China knows it has many issues to deal with as it tackles economic development and environmental concerns. And those environmental concerns include both climate change and air pollution. The South China Morning Post provides news on a government order to have energy consumption checks conducted to reduce unnecessary demand. China orders checks on energy … Continue reading The energy transition in China includes checks on energy use by coal and steel companies
Category: national policies
Reaction to Northern Ireland’s plans to meet EU Energy Efficiency Directive obligations
Simon Cunningham writes in The Irish Times about new proposals to incentivise energy efficiency in the north have been blasted as 'ill-conceived' by Manufacturing Northern Ireland. Have you had the same reaction in your country? Proposals for energy efficiency scheme 'illogical' say Manufacturing NI THE body that represents the majority of the north's large … Continue reading Reaction to Northern Ireland’s plans to meet EU Energy Efficiency Directive obligations
Explaining the rules for minimum energy efficiency standards for England and Wales’ rental properties
EiD has had several posts over the years on the upcoming minimum energy efficiency standards that landlords will have to meet. The international law firm Eversheds provides a useful review of the obligations that must be met. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards & the Landlord and Tenant Relationship Introduction The rules around minimum energy efficiency … Continue reading Explaining the rules for minimum energy efficiency standards for England and Wales’ rental properties
Ireland starting to realise the benefits of improving the energy performance of its buildings
Sylvia Thompson writes in the Irish Times why making Irish homes more energy efficient is a good first step towards mitigating climate change and it also helps to lift vulnerable households out of energy poverty. A retrofitting revolution Upgrading our homes and offices so that they use less energy is one of the most … Continue reading Ireland starting to realise the benefits of improving the energy performance of its buildings
“It’s a major oversight” – how environmental issues are influencing the Brexit debate
It is coming down to the wire and all Europe is on tenterhooks waiting for how Britain will vote to remain or leave. Pilita Clark writes a good article in the Financial Times on the environmental issues and what they main in the debate. Environmental issues left behind as Brexit rhetoric intensifies Few topics … Continue reading “It’s a major oversight” – how environmental issues are influencing the Brexit debate
China is world’s top wind installer but “it just is not able to use it to the max”
Curiously, while it holds the record as the world’s top wind installer, it still does not generate as much electricity as the US. Chelsea Harvey explains why in the Washington Post. Why China is having so many problems ramping up wind power China holds the record as the world’s top wind installer, accounting for … Continue reading China is world’s top wind installer but “it just is not able to use it to the max”
Latest developments in renewable energy in Russia
We think of Russia as a major oil and gas producer, and it is. Renewable energy certainly does not make any great impact on its energy balance but Russian government officials are revisiting the idea of renewable energy as a potentially profitable business for the country, according to Glenn Meyers on the Planetsave website. … Continue reading Latest developments in renewable energy in Russia
Important new step forward for energy policy in the US
When the US Senate passes a bipartisan bill it is big news – and it is. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about what it all entails. The Senate just passed — overwhelmingly — an actually bipartisan energy bill It doesn’t happen every day, but it did happen Wednesday. The … Continue reading Important new step forward for energy policy in the US
Good policies start with good analysis but . . .
Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, has written an excellent article in the April issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, about how government analysis in the UK has repeatedly (and we are talking decades) failed to understand the dynamics of changes in energy consumption. Yet, it is more important than that … Continue reading Good policies start with good analysis but . . .
Reviewing China’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy
Max Dupuy and Wang Xuan write on the Energy Collective website about Document 625, the Chinese government’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy developments. This is intended to require grid companies to purchase from renewable energy operators. This is a detailed assessment that you should appreciate. China’s String of New Policies Addressing Renewable Energy … Continue reading Reviewing China’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 