The first assessment of EU National Energy and Climate Plans raise concerns about how targets will be met

A news item on the renews.biz website highlights the challenges the EU has in achieving long-term climate and energy targets. The article only discusses renewable energy but one can imagine the same would hold true for energy efficiency. One would think by now that member states would be giving a higher priority to the energy … Continue reading The first assessment of EU National Energy and Climate Plans raise concerns about how targets will be met →

In 2015 Australia set an energy productivity goal of 40% improvement by 2030 but so far it has only improved 1.1 percent

Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Australian National University explains in an article on The Conversation website that Australia is failing miserably to reduce GHG emissions through improved energy efficiency. Australia has failed miserably on energy efficiency – and government figures hide the truth Amid the urgent … Continue reading In 2015 Australia set an energy productivity goal of 40% improvement by 2030 but so far it has only improved 1.1 percent →

Australia’s energy market is outdated and that’s holding back the transition to renewable energy

Reform would help create a modern grid designed around clean energy, pushing coal-fired generators to retire earlier writes Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School at the University of Sydney in an article on The Conversation website. Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills Australia’s energy … Continue reading Australia’s energy market is outdated and that’s holding back the transition to renewable energy →

Climate campaigners issued proceedings for a judicial review of the energy planning policies in UK

After officials refused to overhaul the rules, climate campaigners issued proceedings for review of rules supporting fossil fuel projects. Jillian Ambrose discusses the latest developments in an article on The Guardian website. Legal case launched over UK's 'outdated' energy policies The government faces a legal challenge over a set of “outdated” energy policies which … Continue reading Climate campaigners issued proceedings for a judicial review of the energy planning policies in UK →

IEA welcomes Luxembourg’s ambitions to shift to a low-carbon economy

In its latest in-depth review of Luxembourg’s energy policies, the IEA notes that Luxembourg faces challenges in achieving its energy objectives but welcomes their approach. These are described in an article by the Newsroom on the Modern Diplomacy website. IEA support Luxembourg’s ambitious energy transition goals Luxembourg is targeting a sharp reduction in emissions … Continue reading IEA welcomes Luxembourg’s ambitions to shift to a low-carbon economy →

Needing leadership for our global climate and energy challenges

This week, Nick Butler, the Financial Times energy columnist and visiting professor and chair of the Kings Policy Institute at Kings College London, raised an important issue this week about the need for a world institution for climate and energy. Here are some of the important points he raises: It’s time to provide detailed steps … Continue reading Needing leadership for our global climate and energy challenges →

The Green Deal is the EU’s “new defining mission”

The European Union has already invested so much of its political capital into the green transition that a failure to fulfill its promise to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 would severely damage its legitimacy. The Green Deal is not just one of many EU projects. It is the Union’s new defining mission. Jean Pisani-Ferry, a … Continue reading The Green Deal is the EU’s “new defining mission” →

Calls for single energy ministry in India

An energy economist, Bansidhar Bandi, provides his views in an article on The Hindu website why India needs one single energy ministry instead of five ministries that currently have responsibility for various aspects of energy policy. He believes that a sole point of reference in the sector is necessary to ensure energy security, sustainability and … Continue reading Calls for single energy ministry in India →

Calls in Hungary for climate and energy policy reform

Zsófia Végh writes on the Budapest Business Journal website climate and energy policy reforms are needed in Hungary. To start with, Hungarian energy strategy needs to be dealt with in the context of climate policy and economic development. There is also a need to accelerate decarbonisation. What are your views? Efficient Climate and Energy … Continue reading Calls in Hungary for climate and energy policy reform →

US Environmental Protection Agency pushing forward with policy that could limit the use of science used to underpin regulations

British cabinet minister Michael Gove said during the Brexit referendum in 2016 that “people in this country have had enough of experts”. Now the US is following that view. Brady Dennis wrote on The Washington Post website that the EPA wants to limit the science used to develop its regulations. What are your views? … Continue reading US Environmental Protection Agency pushing forward with policy that could limit the use of science used to underpin regulations →