Gero Rueter writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the popularity of home-fitted solar devices. These home-fitted renewable-energy sources are inexpensive and easy to install, and reduce electricity costs. Here's what can be learned from their surging popularity in Germany. Cheaper, cleaner energy drives Germany's balcony-solar boom Transitioning to renewables is critical when it comes to … Continue reading “Most plug-in solar devices are still sold in Germany, far ahead of the rest of the world”
Category: national policies
After Paris: Canada’s climate commitments meet political reality
There is no need to recount the political and economic challenges that Canada is facing this year. Given everything, Canada still has a legally binding climate target. David Thurton writes on the CBC News website that the country is projected to only be halfway to meeting its 2030 target. Canada's 2030 climate target far … Continue reading After Paris: Canada’s climate commitments meet political reality
France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, France released on Friday a revamped climate plan promising to phase out oil and gas and sharply increase electricity use. The following is an AFP news item from the France24 website. France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout The updated strategy was unveiled on … Continue reading France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
Reframing climate change as security policy: The water–fire challenge for Canada”
In an article on the Policy Magazine website, Thomas Axworthy, Public Policy Chair at Massey College in Canada discusses the country’s water-fire national security crisis. arguing that there is no room for backsliding. This is an important argument for more than Canada. Fire, Water, and National Security: Why Canada Cannot Backslide In September of … Continue reading Reframing climate change as security policy: The water–fire challenge for Canada”
President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jennifer McRae writes on the CBS news website about the change in the name of NREL. The new name reflects the laboratory’s expanding mission under the Trump Administration. What are your views? Energy Department renames Colorado's NREL "National Laboratory of the Rockies" The U.S. Department of Energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory … Continue reading President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire
Laura Paddison writes on the CNN news website about Saudi Arabia’s solar boom. Saudi Arabia has pledged to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and the race is on to meet it. This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire … Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire
UK’s iconic landmarks at risk from climate change by 2050, according to new repor
Some of the UK’s most well-known landmarks could be at risk from the impacts of extreme weather in future unless action is taken, according to a new report by leading insurer, Aviva. Aviva’s third Building Future Communities report brings together the latest data to outline the risks that homes could face from multiple climate threats by 2050 … Continue reading UK’s iconic landmarks at risk from climate change by 2050, according to new repor
From Warm Front to cold comfort: the decline of Britain’s insulation efforts
Insufficient vetting and monitoring have enabled some unscrupulous operators to take advantage of the government-funded home insulation upgrade schemes, but in an article in the November/December issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, argues that these failings could easily have been avoided. Confidence in home … Continue reading From Warm Front to cold comfort: the decline of Britain’s insulation efforts
ACEEE publishes International Energy Efficiency Scorecard – France comes on top
ACEEE's 2025 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks the top 25 highest energy-consuming countries on their energy efficiency policies and performance. The Scorecard evaluates their energy efficiency progress in four areas: national efforts, buildings, industry, and transportation. France ranks #1 again, China moves up to #5, U.S. drops to #11 The world’s largest energy users … Continue reading ACEEE publishes International Energy Efficiency Scorecard – France comes on top
Clean energy jobs boom to bring thousands of new jobs in UK
Backed by record government and private sector investment in clean energy such as renewables and nuclear, the clean energy economy is sparking a boom in demand for good industrial jobs in all regions and nations of the UK – with 31 priority occupations such as plumbers, electricians, and welders particularly in demand. Tom Pashby writes … Continue reading Clean energy jobs boom to bring thousands of new jobs in UK
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 