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”
Category: energy policy
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
Some of the main takeaways from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook
This week, the IEA published its 2019 version of its annual World Energy Outlook. Brad Plumer writes in The New York Times about his main takeaways. 5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles are spreading far more quickly around the world than many experts had predicted. But … Continue reading Some of the main takeaways from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook
Energy transition: so far the IEA has unfortunately failed to deliver real reform
The International Energy Agency and its annual World Energy Outlook have significant impact in our energy and climate policies. As one columnist for Bloomberg writes: the WEO is like “a map used by the people, companies and institutions planning and building the roads. If its scenarios point a certain way, then investments will be made … Continue reading Energy transition: so far the IEA has unfortunately failed to deliver real reform
What improved energy efficiency could bring to the state of New York
It is always encouraging to see ambitious efforts in sustainable energy. Sneha Ayyagari and Jackson Morris write on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about the benefits that will come to New York State from an ambitious energy efficiency approach expected to be announced soon. New Analysis: Strong NY Efficiency Target Will Save Billions New … Continue reading What improved energy efficiency could bring to the state of New York
Proposals for alternative mechanisms for funding emissions reduction schemes
Annabel Andrews writes on the newpower website about a new study in the UK that shows that it would be more effective to pay for energy policy through taxation. What are your views? Paying for energy policy through taxation would reduce energy bills for 70% of households, says UKERC Some 70% of UK households … Continue reading Proposals for alternative mechanisms for funding emissions reduction schemes
Turkey takes important step forward in its energy efficiency strategy
Turkey is definitely in the midst of its energy transition. Both energy efficiency and renewable energy are gaining in importance in the overall energy strategy. Increasingly, Turkey is also aligning itself with EU energy directives. The Daily Sabah website writes about the approval of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan that is an obligation for … Continue reading Turkey takes important step forward in its energy efficiency strategy
What California is doing to address energy equity
Increasingly we discuss fuel poverty but it is not normally looked at from an equity perspective. Maria Stamas and Isaac Sevier explain recent developments in California in an article on the writes on the Natural Resources Defense Council website. California Takes 5 Steps Toward Energy Equity Approximately one in five California households lives at … Continue reading What California is doing to address energy equity
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