Jennifer Kefer has written a good article on the GreenBiz website stating that “energy efficiency helps manufacturers save money, improve operations, motivate and inspire staff and even improve workplace safety, all while boosting bottom lines.” And there are even more benefits. What are your views? A simple truth: Energy efficiency is good for manufacturers’ … Continue reading More proof of the value of improved energy efficiency in industry
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the August update on global climate finance institutions compiled by Beate Antonich. Institutional Finance Update: Leveraging Digital Technologies, Using Blockchain for Climate Action and Sustainable Development Discussions in recent months have explored how emerging technologies such as blockchain and digitalization processes … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
Possibility of new Tesla product: smart homes
Elon Musk is in the news regularly. Known for his electric cars, energy storage and many other products, there are hints he may also be considering smart homes. Fred Lambert explains in an article on the electrek website Elon Musk hints at a ‘Tesla Smart Home’ with more efficient air conditioning Tesla CEO Elon … Continue reading Possibility of new Tesla product: smart homes
Need for wine industry to adapt to climate change
The extreme weather is making all of us re-think our policies and actions. Now that we are thinking about this year’s grape harvest, it is good to see what is happening to that industry. Aleszu Bajak writes on the undark website about the situation in Bordeaux. France’s famous vintners will need new grapes that can … Continue reading Need for wine industry to adapt to climate change
Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Effectively ‘outsourcing’ GHG emissions by importing energy-intensive products instead of producing them domestically is not a new concept. However, Brad Plumer explains in an article in the New York Times that dealing with imported emissions remains a thorny problem that must be addressed globally. What are your views? You’ve Heard of Outsourced Jobs, but Outsourced … Continue reading Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Come On! Print your own solar panels?
Someone has to think the unthinkable. Who ever thought of printing your own solar panels? Paul Dastoor, Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Newcastle explains that it has just happened. It may still be in the trial stage but the potential seems enormous. Professor Dastoor explains in an article on … Continue reading Come On! Print your own solar panels?
What makes female directors more “green” than their male counterparts?
There are moves in virtually every country to increase the representation of women on corporate boards. Now we know there is even greater urgency. Chelsea Liu, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Business School, at the University of Adelaide discusses in an article on The Conversation website that women are greener. And she explains why. What are your … Continue reading What makes female directors more “green” than their male counterparts?
Nanoparticles producing hydrogen could dissolve plastic waste mountain
Everyone is trying to figure out what we can do with all the plastic we use and dispose. Cahal Milmo writes on the i news website about a new scientific breakthrough that could have discarded plastic used as a fuel for hydrogen-powered vehicles. Waste plastic could be used to fuel cars using recycling technique … Continue reading Nanoparticles producing hydrogen could dissolve plastic waste mountain
Energy transition provides some shock therapy to traditional firms
Once a process is set in motion, it is hard to know how the pieces will fit together. The low-carbon energy transition is certainly having an impact and there is definitely now known as business as usual. Antony Froggatt, Associate Member, Energy Policy Group, at the University of Exeter and a Senior Research Fellow at … Continue reading Energy transition provides some shock therapy to traditional firms
New report published on Zero Energy Building definitions and policy activity
The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation’s Buildings Energy Efficiency Task Group (BEET) has just released its seventh publication on energy efficiency in the buildings sector, BEET 7, which focuses on zero energy or emissions buildings (ZEBs). While the precise term varies, ZEBs generally refer to highly efficient buildings that use renewable technology to produce … Continue reading New report published on Zero Energy Building definitions and policy activity
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