Tariq Fancy, who served as chief investment officer of sustainable investing at the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, tells Louise Boyle in an article on The Independent website the practice has little impact on reducing GHG emissions. ‘It’s moving deckchairs on the Titanic’: Former BlackRock sustainability executive says Wall Street’s green investing is ‘PR … Continue reading Is Wall Street duping the public that its green investing is only PR spin?
‘Skybrators’ can generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, says green start-up
Clean energy technologies are evolving and one company has pioneered a new approach to wind power by forgoing the need for turbine towers and blades. Jillian Ambrose explains in an article on The Guardian website. Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home The giant windfarms that line hills and coastlines … Continue reading ‘Skybrators’ can generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, says green start-up
Climate change had the potential to have a bigger impact on credit ratings than the Covid-19 pandemic
Larry Elliott writes on The Guardian website about a new study that used artificial intelligence to simulate the economic effects of climate change on Standard and Poor’s ratings for 108 countries over the next ten, 30 and 50 years, and by the end of the century. UK, US and others face credit rating fall … Continue reading Climate change had the potential to have a bigger impact on credit ratings than the Covid-19 pandemic
Uncertainties about benefits of carbon offsets
Robert Watt, Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester writes on The Conversation website about concerns raised about carbon offsets. What are your views? Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises Governments, companies and sometimes entire sectors are increasingly proposing to use carbon offsets in response to the deepening climate … Continue reading Uncertainties about benefits of carbon offsets
Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: Together we can achieve more
“The news on climate change with related challenges and consequences seems to explode at present, as there are many things that require special attention: greenhouse gas emissions, micro plastics, extinction of species and many more.” With this sentence, Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten started her contribution to the Energy in Demand blog in October 2019, in … Continue reading Blog from Erlijn van Genuchten: Together we can achieve more
We need to be clear what role nuclear and hydrogen can play in our transition to being carbon neutral
Jonathon Porritt, the environmentalist and founder-director of Forum for the Future provides his comments on our energy transition in an article on the Guardian website. Big industry players pushing techno-fixes are ignoring the only realistic solution to the climate crisis: renewables. Don't believe hydrogen and nuclear hype – they can’t get us to net … Continue reading We need to be clear what role nuclear and hydrogen can play in our transition to being carbon neutral
In its first economy-wide climate stress test, the European Central Bank assessed the impact of climate change on four million companies and 2,000 banks in the bloc
Gurpreet Narwan writes on The Times website about the first economy-wide climate stress test by the ECB on companies and banks in the European Union. European Central Bank environment stress test shows polluters at risk Climate change poses “a major source of systemic risk” to the economy, the European Central Bank has warned after … Continue reading In its first economy-wide climate stress test, the European Central Bank assessed the impact of climate change on four million companies and 2,000 banks in the bloc
Chapter Zero France gains major sponsors to support the climate transition
Chapter Zero France announces that three major personalities from the business world are now sponsors of the association: Jean Lemierre, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Société Générale, and Denis Kessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR, one of the world's … Continue reading Chapter Zero France gains major sponsors to support the climate transition
Media corner – upcoming podcasts on access to energy as a basic human right
Next week the ‘ENGAGER Energy Rights Forum: Would a Right to Energy end Energy Poverty?’ will take place between the 15th and 19th of March 2021, entirely online. While registration is now closed, there is still much to learn and there will be more podcasts produced after the event. European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and … Continue reading Media corner – upcoming podcasts on access to energy as a basic human right
Green hydrogen – nobody seems to want to talk about water
Irina Slav writes on the Oilprice website about the water needed to produce green hydrogen. What are your views? The Green Hydrogen Problem That No One Is Talking About Gigawatt upon gigawatt of green hydrogen capacity is being planned across Europe, Asia, and Australia. According to proponents of the technology, green hydrogen - the … Continue reading Green hydrogen – nobody seems to want to talk about water
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 