Expected impact of climate change on Asian economic growth

Victor Mallet writes in the Financial Times about a recent Asian Development Bank study that calculates the effect on GDP in six Asian countries if they maintain a “business as usual” scenario for global carbon emissions. Climate change to slash south Asian GDP, ADB warns South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate … Continue reading Expected impact of climate change on Asian economic growth →

How renewable energy is contributing to the economy and jobs

Zachary Shahan, director of CleanTechnical.com, writes a good article in Custommade.com about the impact on small businesses from renewable energy development. Renewable Energy Produces A New Crop of Small Business Benefits When we think of renewable energy, “environment,” “green,” and “clean” may be some of the first things that come to mind. But while … Continue reading How renewable energy is contributing to the economy and jobs →

Employment impact from investment in energy efficiency

Pennie Varvarides writes in the website Lighting about the jobs safeguarded in Wales due to recent investment in energy efficiency. Energy efficiency push secures thousands of jobs At least 1,500 private sector jobs have been safeguarded in Wales thanks to investment in energy efficiency. These figures were revealed today by the Carbon Trust’s Wales … Continue reading Employment impact from investment in energy efficiency →

Assessing the impact of smart meters

There is a considerable amount of debate about who benefits from the roll out of smart meters, as required by EU legislation. Terry Macalister writes in The Guardian about an analysis in the UK showing that the net benefits of technology which is meant to give consumers more control over energy are reduced from £8.3bn … Continue reading Assessing the impact of smart meters →

Maybe Canada will wake up to importance of climate change

Chris Plecash writes in the Hill Times of Canada about the rising insurance claims due to extreme weather events associated with climate change. This is going to happen in more than Canada and hopefully we will all be prepared. Extreme weather events beginning to take a toll on Canadian infrastructure, economy Extreme weather events … Continue reading Maybe Canada will wake up to importance of climate change →

Is this the right message for Egypt?

EiD is always happy to get articles on the rebound effect as it relates to increased energy efficiency. But it is complex and has to be treated by policymakers and analysts carefully. This is an article by Hisham Farouk Mostafa in Daily News Egypt, which is Egypt’s only daily independent newspaper in English. I defer … Continue reading Is this the right message for Egypt? →

The impact of energy efficiency on Germany’s economy

We are always looking at the non-energy benefits of energy efficiency. This is a good example from The Local, Germany’s News in English, about the impact of energy efficiency on exports. It is good to see the priority given to energy efficiency at the Hannover Messe. My colleagues from Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes were … Continue reading The impact of energy efficiency on Germany’s economy →

He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house price down . .

Siting wind turbines has been controversial in many countries. Patrick Collinson writes in The Guardian about new analysis that shows that windfarms can seriously affect the price of houses. This disputes the findings of a previous study. Many feel that this will fan homeowners' demands for compensation when windfarms are approved Windfarms can reduce house … Continue reading He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house price down . . →

Benefits of new energy building codes

Barbara Vergetis Lundin writes in Fierce Energy about new research from one of the US national laboratories that quantified the savings from federal funding for more ambitious energy building codes. Interestingly, for every US$1 the Department of Energy spent on building energy codes, US$400 in energy cost savings resulted. Building code energy efficiency dollar … Continue reading Benefits of new energy building codes →

Explaining why electricity use is declining

Steven Nadel writes on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) website about his analysis to explain why electricity use is declining in the U.S. It would be good to see equivalent analysis for Europe or other regions. Let us know. U.S. Electricity Use is Declining and Energy Efficiency May be a Significant … Continue reading Explaining why electricity use is declining →