The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) called on businesses to avail of enterprise opportunities in Ireland’s sustainable energy sector with a projected value of €2.5 billion per annum by 2020. This is according to a new report launched recently by the Authority. The report, Ireland’s Sustainable Energy Supply Chain Opportunity, which was carried out … Continue reading Irish market for sustainable energy technologies and services will be worth €2.5 billion per annum by 2020
Category: national policies
UK’s programmes for buildings retrofits not living up to promises
Fiona Harvey writes in The Guardian about the poor results from the two programmes in the UK that are designed to help finance building retrofits. UK on track to miss carbon targets, climate change advisers warn The coalition’s flagship insulation programmes have failed to put the UK on the right track to meet its commitments … Continue reading UK’s programmes for buildings retrofits not living up to promises
New report from UK: Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate
The resilience of transport networks, homes, hospitals and water supplies in England need to be enhanced to counter the more frequent and severe flooding and heatwaves that can be expected in future. This is the key finding of a new report by the UK government’s official adviser on preparing for climate change. The findings are … Continue reading New report from UK: Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate
Important blog on UK energy policy
Nick Butler is a regular writer/blogger in the Financial Times and his recent blog reflects on the state of British energy policy, or the lack thereof. There is so much written about UK energy policy but this is a good one for those outside the UK to get a better idea of just what is … Continue reading Important blog on UK energy policy
Ukraine must tackle how it uses energy
While many of the headlines concerning Ukraine and Russia have included the problems over natural gas, Ukraine has to take a more balanced approach and address how it uses energy. Christian Oliver and Roman Olearchyk provide a good article in the Financial Times, explaining many of the problems. The article describes the support from the … Continue reading Ukraine must tackle how it uses energy
For China, the existential question remains whether it can simultaneously decarbonise and grow
EiD has had several posts on China and understandably it is necessary to follow what they are doing because of the global impact of their emissions. Eduardo Porter writes in the New York Times about the efforts underway, yet the balancing of growth versus climate action remains a concern. China’s Hurdle to Fast Action … Continue reading For China, the existential question remains whether it can simultaneously decarbonise and grow
UK’s Green Investment Bank wants greater manoeuvrability
The Green Investment Bank created in 2012, has been getting headlines for its investments in offshore wind projects together with others for energy efficiency. Only this week, it announced plans to launch a £1 billion offshore wind fund as well as support for small businesses to invest in energy efficiency. These efforts are certainly welcome. … Continue reading UK’s Green Investment Bank wants greater manoeuvrability
New IEA report on Russian energy policies
The International Energy Agency has just published its assessment of Russia’s energy policies. Russia's energy sector plays an essential role for the Russian economy, its energy security and global hydrocarbon supplies. Russia holds among the world’s largest resources of gas, oil and coal. Its liquids production has reached historical highs, yet major additional upstream investments … Continue reading New IEA report on Russian energy policies
German renewable energy policy about to change
We have all been following Germany’s energy transition. With the new government coalition we are now seeing some interesting changes to the approach taken, as Bentham Paulos writes on the Greentech website. The next phase of Germany’s energy transition takes competitive markets into account. Will other European countries start making the same move? Germany’s … Continue reading German renewable energy policy about to change
Two climate sceptic prime ministers meet
With UNFCCC discussions currently underway in Bonn, it is hard not to turn to the two countries who should be more active but who have turned their backs on seriously addressing climate change – Australia and Canada. Colin Horgan writes in The Guardian about the Australian PM visiting Canada. Tony Abbott in Canada: the climate … Continue reading Two climate sceptic prime ministers meet
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 