The EEA has recently published an important report on the benefits we are deriving from renewables. Renewables increasingly curbing reliance on fossil fuels The use of fossil fuels across the European Union continues to decline due in part to increased consumption of renewable energy sources like wind, solar and biomass, according to a report … Continue reading Important new report on renewables from European Environment Agency
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Two important new reports
There are two important new reports that EiD wants to bring to your attention. • Energy efficiency as infrastructure: leaping the investment gap This is an important briefing paper by Ada Ámon and Ingrid Holmes for E3G. As Europe moves to implement the Paris Climate Agreement, two-thirds of its low carbon energy infrastructure investment … Continue reading Two important new reports
Important new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency
EiD is always arguing that energy policy needs to be re-thought because business as usual simply cannot continue if we are to have a meaningful transition to a sustainable energy future. IRENA has just published second edition of a report that helps the process. REthinking Energy: Renewable Energy and Climate Change Renewable energy offers … Continue reading Important new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency
New report from eceee assesses how setting interest rates affects the Commission’s energy modelling
Increasingly, the European Commission is being challenged that its energy modelling is undervaluing the full set of benefits of energy efficiency. The modelling, many are saying, has faulty assumptions, particularly on discount rates. There have been concerns for years but as the review of current energy efficiency policies is set to take place to see … Continue reading New report from eceee assesses how setting interest rates affects the Commission’s energy modelling
IEA publishes medium term energy efficiency market report
With less fanfare than for the launch of the IEA’s renewable energy market report, its 2015 report on energy efficiency markets was published this week. Unlike the renewable energy report, this one for energy efficiency is free as a COP21 special offer. Joshua S Hill reviews the report on the CleanTechnica website. Energy Efficiency … Continue reading IEA publishes medium term energy efficiency market report
Reviewing the IEA’s new report on the renewable energy market
When the IEA publishes a new report, it makes news and such is true with the new report on the renewable energy market. Importantly, the IEA’s Executive Director, Fatih Birol, launched the report in Istanbul at a G20 energy ministers meeting. Joshua S Hill provides a good post on it from the CleanTechnica website. Readers … Continue reading Reviewing the IEA’s new report on the renewable energy market
NREL report examines energy use in cities and proposes next steps for energy innovation
What U.S. cities are doing to reduce their energy use is outlined in a new report from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that sets the stage for broader discussion and analysis. Given increasing urbanization and their large energy footprint, cities are a prime focal point for establishing a clean energy future. The … Continue reading NREL report examines energy use in cities and proposes next steps for energy innovation
Understanding the synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency
Surabhi Goswami has written on the website of the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency about an important new report that should be of interest to all EiD readers. C2E2 and IRENA launch new Working Paper A first of its kind collaboration between the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) and International Renewable Energy Agency … Continue reading Understanding the synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency
Book review on communicating about climate change
Dennis Bours, from the Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office has posted a book review by a professor who looks at the current climate change debate from the perspective of an English professor. The review is well written and it certainly leads one to want to now read the book. Let EiD know if you … Continue reading Book review on communicating about climate change
REN 21 Global Status Report for 2015
First released in 2005, REN21’s Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment and policy developments worldwide. It enables policymakers, industry, investors and civil society to make informed decisions. The Renewables Global Status Report relies on up-to-date renewable energy data, provided by an international network of … Continue reading REN 21 Global Status Report for 2015
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 