Working in industrial energy efficiency, it has been difficult to tap into the potential for energy savings in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This report from Canada assesses the opportunities for SMEs to cut their carbon emissions. In Europe, this is also a relatively untapped sector that needs addressing, especially to improve its energy performance. … Continue reading “A leading solution may be hidden in plain sight”
How sparrows cope with noise from oil and gas infrastructure
It is not often that one reads about the impact of our energy industries on love songs from birds. Hiroko Tabuchi writes in the New York Times about how sparrows in Canada have adapted to the noise of the oil and gas industry. You should enjoy this. Near Noisy Oil Fields, Lovesick Birds Change … Continue reading How sparrows cope with noise from oil and gas infrastructure
The energy transition needs to protect the vulnerable
Fossil fuel subsidies are a popular and pervasive tool for helping people across the world to have access to energy. This is an issue that needs to be addressed in our energy and climate policies. Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex and Jessica Jewell, Research Scholar at the International Institute … Continue reading The energy transition needs to protect the vulnerable
Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The Hera Group experience with green bonds: energy efficiency is the top financed category
Green Bonds have been around for a decade. The World Bank first issued them in 2008 for an equivalent amount of USD 10 million, but starting to take off in 2013 and growing since. In 2017 an equivalent amount of USD 157 billion were issued worldwide.[i] What types of project are mostly financed with Green … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: The Hera Group experience with green bonds: energy efficiency is the top financed category
New report from European Environment Agency on the challenges for sustainable, low-carbon future
The European Environment Agency has recently published an important report on the low-carbon energy transition. Achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future will be a huge challenge for European society Shifting to an environmentally sustainable society will bring huge challenges for Europe, involving fundamental changes in how it meets its demand for necessities such as food, … Continue reading New report from European Environment Agency on the challenges for sustainable, low-carbon future
Important developments in geothermal energy in Kenya
It is encouraging to see how the energy transition is taking place throughout the world. Amy Yee writes in The Independent about recent developments in Kenya to deploy geothermal energy. Kenya, the first African country to tap geothermal power, began its programmes in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But recent growth is quite dramatic. … Continue reading Important developments in geothermal energy in Kenya
Recent observations show that melting Arctic sea ice is affecting global circulation of the oceans
There is new evidence of the impact of melting Arctic ice on the circulation in our oceans. Chris Mooney explains in the Washington Post about the most recent analysis. The fast-melting Arctic is already messing with the ocean’s circulation, scientists say Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new … Continue reading Recent observations show that melting Arctic sea ice is affecting global circulation of the oceans
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in climate finance institutions. Climate Finance Institutional Update: Focus on Greener Shipping in Europe In February 2018 institutional climate finance news, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a significant amount of project funding and elected … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
While carbon taxes have their appeal, there are easier ways to fund sustainable energy
Steve Cohen writes on the Earth Institute website of Columbia University that efforts should be on reducing the costs of renewable energy rather than increasing the costs of fossil fuels. He states that we “need to stop scolding people for "misbehavior" and start figuring out how to reduce the environmental impact of the things that … Continue reading While carbon taxes have their appeal, there are easier ways to fund sustainable energy
New OECD report on inventory of support measures for fossil fuels reveals extent of subsidies
If the energy transition is to be effective, support for fossil fuels will need to decrease but Jocelyn Timperley writes on the energymix website that such is not the case so far. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Hit (At Least) $373 Billion in 2015, OECD Reports Countries burned through at least US$373 to $473 billion in … Continue reading New OECD report on inventory of support measures for fossil fuels reveals extent of subsidies
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 