The BREXIT agreement was finalised on Christmas eve and it passed the UK Parliament on New Year’s Eve. The agreement foresees the EU and UK co-operating on carbon pricing with "serious" consideration on linking carbon pricing systems in a way that "preserves the integrity of these systems and provides for the possibility to increase their … Continue reading BREXIT agreement requires UK to have an “effective” system of carbon pricing as of 1 January 2021 GHG emissions from power & heat generation, industry and aviation
EEA data on energy input and emissions for large combustion plants
This dataset from the European Environment Agency contains the location and administrative data for the largest industrial complexes in Europe, releases and transfers of regulated substances to all media, waste transfers as well as more detailed data on energy input and emissions for large combustion plants. These data are reported to EEA under Industrial Emissions … Continue reading EEA data on energy input and emissions for large combustion plants
Why AI technology is so power-hungry
Kate Saenko, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Boston University explains why AI technology requires so much energy in an article on The Conversation website. AI is computationally intensive because it needs to read through lots of data until it learns to understand it – that is, is trained. It takes a lot of … Continue reading Why AI technology is so power-hungry
New report presents climate change as an immediate public health danger
We are receiving more and more evidence that climate change is causing more and more concerns. It makes one wonder if we need to make the 2015 Paris climate agreement even more ambitious. Somini Sengupta writes on the New York Times website about a new report published in The Lancet that raises concerns about the … Continue reading New report presents climate change as an immediate public health danger
The importance of sea surface temperatures
Ayesha Renyard writes on the Sofar Ocean website to give us an introduction to sea surface temperature and what are the implications for the maritime industry, offshore oil and gas industry, agricultural industry, and fishing industry. In our drive for a more sustainable future, everything needs to be better understood. An Introduction to Sea … Continue reading The importance of sea surface temperatures
New wind power research centre in Norway will give priority to offshore wind research
A Renewable Energy Magazine news item describes the creation of a new wind power research centre in Norway, expecting its innovations to benefit Norway and the world at large. Northwind will bring together over 50 partners from research institutions and industry all around the world. Norway Launches Major Wind Power Research Center Recently the … Continue reading New wind power research centre in Norway will give priority to offshore wind research
Britain comes out with long-awaited energy white paper as part of its strategy to help “clean up” the country’s energy system
James Murray writes on the NS Energy website about the key points in the recently published energy white paper. What are your views? What are the key points of the UK energy white paper? The government said the plan will support up to 220,000 British jobs and “put affordability at the heart of the … Continue reading Britain comes out with long-awaited energy white paper as part of its strategy to help “clean up” the country’s energy system
Global gathering on 5th anniversary of Paris Climate Agreement called for new and more ambitious commitments
We definitely need more ambition if we are to meet our 2015 Paris climate objectives. Global leaders met to “show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets”, with “no space for general statements.” Marc Hudson, Research Associate in Social Movements at Keele University gives his views on the outcome of the summit in an … Continue reading Global gathering on 5th anniversary of Paris Climate Agreement called for new and more ambitious commitments
New EEA briefing on the European Union’s Emissions Trading System
Greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations covered by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) dropped by 9.1% in 2019 from 2018 levels, the largest drop in a decade, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing on trends and projections in the EU ETS released this week. Climate action in Europe: EU … Continue reading New EEA briefing on the European Union’s Emissions Trading System
The exponential drop in the cost of solar, storage and power electronics is accelerating the energy transition already underway
Doug Arent and Adam Warren from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory discuss in the January 2021 Issue on the Financier Worldwide website the opportunities available to invest in clean energy technologies because of their dramatic cost reductions in the past decade. Financing clean energy: unprecedented momentum and opportunity Clean energy technologies, particularly solar photovoltaics … Continue reading The exponential drop in the cost of solar, storage and power electronics is accelerating the energy transition already underway
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