Category: national policies

United Nations having a say in Britain’s renewable energy strategy

Margareta Pagano explains in the Independent that a UN Tribunal has accused the UK government of acting illegally by not having adequate public consultation. UN ruling puts future of wind farms in Britain in jeopardy Plans for future wind farms in Britain could be in jeopardy after a United Nations legal tribunal ruled that the … Continue reading United Nations having a say in Britain’s renewable energy strategy →

Britain’s homes under the microscope

John Kemp, a market analyst for the Reuters news service, provides an excellent article on the dynamics of energy consumption in the housing sector in Britain.  It would be good to know how this compares with other European countries. Britain's quiet home energy revolution Britain's homes are in the midst of an energy-efficiency revolution, though … Continue reading Britain’s homes under the microscope →

Energy saving becomes a higher priority in China

Jennifer Duggan writes in the China Blog for the Guardian about the plans to make energy efficiency a higher priority.  The main driver appears to be tackling the worsening pollution problems that are plaguing the country China to invest in energy saving industries to tackle pollution China's State Council announces plans to make green industries … Continue reading Energy saving becomes a higher priority in China →

German consumers give their views on the phase out of nuclear energy and the new role for renewable energy

Dr. Matthias Lang and Prof. Dr. U. Mutschler write in Environmental Politics and Renewable about consumer acceptance of the energy transition underway in Germany.  The article quotes Holger Krawinkel of VZBZ, a good friend of EiD and a former member of the board of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee).   VZBZ: … Continue reading German consumers give their views on the phase out of nuclear energy and the new role for renewable energy →

Will new building standards make it harder for the small builder?

Louise Bateman writes in Green Building News about the problems small and medium-sized construction companies will face in the UK when new energy efficiency building standards come into force in 2014. Warning for construction SMEs over new energy efficiency building standards Small and medium-sized companies operating in the construction sector are being warned they could … Continue reading Will new building standards make it harder for the small builder? →

New report by GBPN on moving to more energy-efficient buildings in China

The Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) has published a new report on China. The report, prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Achieving scale in energy-efficient buildings in China: A view from the construction and real estate sectors, was commissioned by the Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) in collaboration with the Energy Foundation’s China Sustainable Energy … Continue reading New report by GBPN on moving to more energy-efficient buildings in China →

Quote of the week

This quote is from the German embassy website in UK concerning the country’s “Energiewende” (energy transition) “Germany aims to generate its energy supply primarily from renewables by 2050. This requires the fundamental restructuring of the energy supply system. This process is a fundamental ethical and cultural decision that offers the unique opportunity to show the world how competitiveness … Continue reading Quote of the week →

What do you know about carbon capture and storage?

Fiona Harvey recently wrote in the Guardian about a research study by the UK Energy Research Council that was trying to better understand what the public thought about the future of energy policy.  CCS is considered by the government’s climate advisors to be a major way of helping to take carbon out of electricity generation. … Continue reading What do you know about carbon capture and storage? →