Category: energy transition

How to promote electric vehicle charging states in urban areas

Everyone is promoting electric vehicles and sales are climbing.  Yet, the infrastructure is still not there to make major inroads. Jerome Mayaud, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia writes about how growing cities can do more to promote at-home EV charging. What are your views?   How growing cities can support at-home electric … Continue reading How to promote electric vehicle charging states in urban areas →

Important lessons from the energy transition in Spain

The Transnational Institute (TNI) published an article on its website about important developments in Spain’s energy transition. What do you think?   A renewable energy model based on participation, collective ownership and gender equity The Spanish electricity sector has undergone major changes since 1997, when the government of José María Aznar adopted a decision to … Continue reading Important lessons from the energy transition in Spain →

What is a just transition to a clean energy economy?

We are in the midst of a low-carbon energy transition but don’t really understand all the implications.  Franziska Mey and Chris Briggs from the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney try to answer what a fair and just energy transition would look like in Australia.  Their article was posted on The … Continue reading What is a just transition to a clean energy economy? →

EEA report shows progress on increasing the use of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency is slowing across the European Union

Progress on increasing the use of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency is slowing across the European Union, putting at risk the EU’s ability to achieve its energy and emissions reduction targets. Rising energy consumption, particularly in the transport sector, is to blame for the slowdown, according to preliminary data released today in the European … Continue reading EEA report shows progress on increasing the use of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency is slowing across the European Union →

Looking at Poland’s energy transition

Poland, host of the upcoming COP24 climate conference, has long had a love affair with coal. Can it say goodbye and commit to renewables? Irene Banos Ruiz discusses these transition issues in an article from Deutsche Welle.   Can Poland end its toxic relationship with coal? Poland's love affair with coal goes way back. For … Continue reading Looking at Poland’s energy transition →

Cultural organisations in unique position to engage audiences in climate change

Everyone is responsible for creating a more environmentally sustainable world and the arts and cultural sector is no exception. Nicholas Serota, chair of Arts Council England provides a convincing argument in an article in The Guardian. The arts have a leading role to play in tackling climate change If we are to avoid irreversible global … Continue reading Cultural organisations in unique position to engage audiences in climate change →

Understanding Germany’s Green Party

The Greens have made huge gains in two recent state elections in Germany. But to what extent is the success of this political party connected to the environment?  Irene Banos Ruiz reviews the policies of the Green Party in an article on the Deutsche Welle website.  Given how important the Greens are for the entire … Continue reading Understanding Germany’s Green Party →

Taking the necessary action to avoid a crisis

People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognise necessity when a crisis is upon them. Jean Monnet French political economist and diplomat who was one of the founding fathers of the European Union   The recent special report from the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that the impact … Continue reading Taking the necessary action to avoid a crisis →