Expansion of transmission lines in India planned to support growth in renewable energy

Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma write on the Reuter’s website about the launch of new tenders in India to significant expand the electricity grid. This is certainly an important next step in India’s low-carbon energy transition. India seeks bids for $5 billion in transmission lines to fuel renewables growth India will launch $5 billion of … Continue reading Expansion of transmission lines in India planned to support growth in renewable energy →

Concerns about the energy transition in EU’s neighbours

At a time when the EU strives to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, coal still represents more than half of electricity across much of the Western Balkans and other EU neighbouring countries, writes Janez Kopač, director of the Energy Community Secretariat on the Euractiv website. Making things worse, coal plants are intensively supported … Continue reading Concerns about the energy transition in EU’s neighbours →

Concerns in Australia that climate change will affect its wine industry

Christopher Davies and Christine Bottcher at The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Canberra, Australia write on The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on its wine industry. If any EiD readers have evidence of this, please let us know. A warning for wine-lovers: climate change is messing with your favourite tipple's … Continue reading Concerns in Australia that climate change will affect its wine industry →

New report on China’s climate and energy policies

The fourth edition of the report “Mapping China’s Climate & Energy Policies” describes, maps and analyzes China’s national-level Party, government agencies, academic and research institutions, and state-affiliated enterprise climate actors in China on a policy by policy basis. The report is supported by the British Embassy in Beijing, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of … Continue reading New report on China’s climate and energy policies →

Latest update on adaptation finance

Beate Antonich from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in adaptation finance.   Adaptation Finance Update: Number of Climate Adaptation Projects Increases, So Must Their Quality According to the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), launched at the fourth session of the UN Environment … Continue reading Latest update on adaptation finance →

Smart phones for smart electricity systems

Throughout Africa, access to electricity has been a challenge. Increasingly, however, mobile phones are everywhere. Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli and Pierluigi Mancarella from the University of Manchester write on The Conversation website   How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning Access to reliable and affordable electricity brings many … Continue reading Smart phones for smart electricity systems →

Latest update on climate finance institutions

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global climate finance institutions compiled by Beate Antonich.   Institutional Finance Update: Steering Capital Towards Global Investments in Climate-aligned Assets Building climate-resilient and low-carbon infrastructure, particularly in developing countries, requires support, which includes mobilization of finance and investment … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions →

‘System change not climate change’

We are increasingly inspired by what the youth are saying in terms of how to address climate change.  Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, who has led the action, was recently in Brussels to explain her views. Sheila M. Cannon, Assistant Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Trinity College Dublin describes the world Greta is … Continue reading ‘System change not climate change’ →

Energy transition underway in Asia

The low-carbon energy transition includes many important choices for the future.  Ben Smee and Daniel Hurst write in The Guardian that Japan has made an important choice. Australia’s largest export customer for thermal coal is scrapping plans to build power plants.   Energy analysts forecast 'the end of coal' in Asia as Japanese investors back … Continue reading Energy transition underway in Asia →