There is no easy answer to this question, however, Noah Smith, writes on the Business Live website from South Africa, about separating fiction from fact. EiD has been reminded about a new book to come out soon that is quite relevant to the discussion – The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our … Continue reading “What is the appropriate response to the threat of climate change?”
Mixed signals for India’s energy transition
EiD has provided many posts on the energy transition developments in India. Sushma UN writes on the Quartz India website that the banking sector are backing coal-based power projects. India wants more renewables, but its banks are pouring billions into coal Even as the Narendra Modi government pushes for renewable energy, Indian financiers are backing … Continue reading Mixed signals for India’s energy transition
Financing America’s renewable energy sector
In the energy transition, much effort is given to unlock necessary financing. Julia Pyper writes on the GreenTech Media website about what financiers need to do to facilitate financing since they say could double their planned investments in the U.S. renewable energy sector What Financiers Need to Unlock $1 Trillion in Renewable Energy Investment … Continue reading Financing America’s renewable energy sector
A citizens’ project in France called Bégawatts
First France became the big advocate of négawatts throughout France and Europe and now it brings us Bégawatts, a citizen-led renewable energy initiative eventually grew into a nationwide movement piloted by an association called Energie Partagée (Shared Energy). Heidi Ellison explains in an article on the Sparknews website. In France, harnessing the (renewable) energy … Continue reading A citizens’ project in France called Bégawatts
“Antique” smart meters in UK will slow down roll out of electric vehicles
The roll out of smart meters in the UK has been complicated, slow and expensive (about 14 billion euros at last estimate). But the old generation of smart meters is an obsolete technology with limited functions. For the most part they do not even allow switching providers, further complicating the market. Andrew Warren of the … Continue reading “Antique” smart meters in UK will slow down roll out of electric vehicles
A novel way the Dutch are addressing road congestion: consider paying people to cycle to work
Harry Cockburn explains in an article in The Independent about new measures to encourage cycling in The Netherlands. The Dutch government wants to encourage people to cycle 'three billion kilometres more' than at present. Netherlands considering paying people to cycle to work in effort to cut road congestion The Dutch government is encouraging companies to … Continue reading A novel way the Dutch are addressing road congestion: consider paying people to cycle to work
The “revolutionary” material graphene used to produce batteries that charge significantly faster than lithium-ion batteries
There is growing excitement about a new battery using graphene that can charge 12-times faster than current lithium-ion batteries. Anthony Cuthbertson explains in an article on The Independent website. Graphene battery charges in just five minutes Billions of pounds have been poured into research of the "revolutionary" material graphene, though few real-world applications have so … Continue reading The “revolutionary” material graphene used to produce batteries that charge significantly faster than lithium-ion batteries
Growing number of Republicans in US calling for greater action to address climate change
Brad Plumer writes in the New York Times about what he calls a “growing chorus of Senate Republicans, conservative taxpayer groups and corporate executives” urging President Trump to make a greater effort to address climate change. Why Republicans are backing an Obama-era climate policy This is not something you see every day: Over the past … Continue reading Growing number of Republicans in US calling for greater action to address climate change
Expanding the use of renewable technologies for shipping
Greg Atkinson writes on the Japan Forward website about a new eco ship project to reduce the amount of fuel used for both propulsion and for electrical power. Aquarius Eco Ship Project: Japanese Companies Push for Renewable Energy in Vessels In April this year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) outlined its vision to reduce … Continue reading Expanding the use of renewable technologies for shipping
New pilot project to use ammonia as new form of energy storage
Regularly we are hearing about new developments in energy storage. Adam Vaughan writes in The Guardian about a pilot project by Siemens in Oxfordshire to use ammonia for energy storage. Siemens hopes to better conventional batteries to store renewably generated power. Siemens pilots the use of ammonia for green energy storage A chemical compound … Continue reading New pilot project to use ammonia as new form of energy storage
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