Category: Opinion

Good news for renewables, less so for energy efficiency

Tom Revell writes in Blue & Green Tomorrow about a recent poll in the UK that shows that voters believe renewables is the most important way to address energy security. Nuclear came second and energy efficiency came third.   Poll: UK voters think renewable energy is best way to secure energy supply British voters from … Continue reading Good news for renewables, less so for energy efficiency →

An interview with Jeremy Rifkin

Jeremy Rifkin is an economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor and activist. Rifkin is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the bestselling author of 19 books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. He has recently been interviewed by David … Continue reading An interview with Jeremy Rifkin →

New considerations of shale gas

Nick Butler wrote an excellent blog in the Financial Times that brings some start messages.  He firmly believes that the shale “revolution” is real and not going away.  He warns the climate change lobby will have to adapt.  Is he right?  He certainly puts a good case forward for starting from a point of reality.  … Continue reading New considerations of shale gas →

New survey tries to come to grips with “deep” energy efficiency in buildings in Europe

The Global Buildings Performance Network and its European Hub, the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, have just released a survey undertaken by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to better understand what the “buildings community” is thinking on the importance and feasibility of going “deep,” achieving very ambitious savings, compared to past performance.   Are Businesses Ready … Continue reading New survey tries to come to grips with “deep” energy efficiency in buildings in Europe →

Letter to the editor of The Independent

This is a very interesting letter to the editor of a major British newspaper published February 12th.  It was written by a friend of EiD, Bill Bordass, who has been part of a group battling with how the UK government is implementing the display of energy performance certificate.  Our red tape John Morgan . . … Continue reading Letter to the editor of The Independent →

Comments in the Independent newspaper on November 12th from newspaper reader to complaints about planned fuel price rise in the UK

These are very good comments by a Mr. Fox in the Independent. "If fuel costs were really too high then you would expect there to have been a change in driver behaviour to reflect that fact. But most drivers still appear to exceed statutory speed limits on motorways or drive close to them; many overtake … Continue reading Comments in the Independent newspaper on November 12th from newspaper reader to complaints about planned fuel price rise in the UK →

Quote of the week – We are all Japanese

On July 10th, Gerald Curtis, a professor at Columbia University wrote a commentary in the Financial Times about the Fukushima disaster.  He refers to a recent Fukushima commission report that assessed the factors leading to the tragedy.  His last paragraph reads:  The Fukushima commission report ‘found an organization-driven mindset that prioritized benefits to the organization … Continue reading Quote of the week – We are all Japanese →