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Silvia Zinetti is well known to many of us who have been working in and around Brussels. Last year she moved to the San Diego area but has continued to work in the field of sustainable energy and wrote a post for EiD last summer. She is very involved with many local groups encouraging sustainable … Continue reading Have your say . . . →

A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21

Everyone is still trying to determine what the impact of the recent global climate change agreement means in reality, now that the fine words are over. Nick Butler provides a good blog in the Financial Times about the impact on the energy sector. Beyond Paris – the long-term energy outlook Two papers published in … Continue reading A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21 →

Progress on the deployment of smart meters in the UK

EU Member States are required to ensure the implementation of smart metering under EU energy market legislation in the Third Energy Package. According to the European Commission, “implementation may be subject to a long-term cost-benefit analysis (CBA). In cases where the CBA is positive, there is a roll-out target of 80% market penetration for electricity … Continue reading Progress on the deployment of smart meters in the UK →

What are you doing with the lower oil costs?

Oil prices have remained stubbornly low and there are few signs they will increase. Daily we read about the impact on the fossil fuel industry. What is less heard is the impact on our climate change and sustainable energy policies. Clifford Krauss and Diane Cardwell discuss the impact in an article in the New York … Continue reading What are you doing with the lower oil costs? →

Re-thinking energy policy

With the global agreement at the recent climate change conference in Paris, the spotlight is now on how the energy sector will play an increasingly more positive role in meeting the challenges. Ed Crooks writes a very good article in the Financial Times on how the problem should be tackled. What are your views? … Continue reading Re-thinking energy policy →

Is Europe a “green energy” basket case?

It is important to look at energy policy from all angles. Jude Clemente provides his views on the Forbes website about his criticism of the approaches being taken in Europe. What do you think? Europe's Energy and Electricity Policies are a Bad Model It’s quite telling that COP21 took place in Paris. Western leaders, … Continue reading Is Europe a “green energy” basket case? →

Bringing renewable energy into the mainstream

Lisa Cohn writes on the Energy Efficient Markets website about some of the people and some of the disruptive technologies that are changing the way we use energy. Energy Storage, Genius Software & Renewable Energy Will Save the Day Everyday I have the honor of speaking with researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs creating disruptive technologies … Continue reading Bringing renewable energy into the mainstream →

New American standards will lead to greater use of biofuels

In a controversial move, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation that will raise the amount of biofuels that will be used in blends of vehicle fuels, according to an article by Diane Cardwell in the New York Times E.P.A. Rule Requires a Big Jump in Biofuel Use The Environmental Protection Agency … Continue reading New American standards will lead to greater use of biofuels →

Canada, Mexico and the United States looking at a closer continental approach to energy and climate policies

Canada has a new government and it is now preparing for a new approach to the global climate summit – COP 21 – starting soon in Paris. Shawn McCarthy writes in Canada’s Globe and Mail that Canada is also launching negotiations with Mexico and the US on a continental energy and climate accord. These are … Continue reading Canada, Mexico and the United States looking at a closer continental approach to energy and climate policies →

UK downgraded on global energy rating

The World Energy Council rates countries in their energy and climate policies. The recent rating is available here on the WEC website. The WEC points out that only two countries have the triple A rating. This post from Reuters in The Guardian shows that the UK has lost that rating, because of the government scrapping … Continue reading UK downgraded on global energy rating →