Better understanding the impact of energy poverty in Europe

Seldom do we fully understand the impact of fuel poverty. A new photo essay examines the ways in which people across Europe become vulnerable when sufficient energy to support health and well-being is either unavailable or unaffordable. Please give us your reaction.   EXPOSED, Energy Poverty in Europe EXPOSED, a new photo essay, highlights how … Continue reading Better understanding the impact of energy poverty in Europe →

Harvesting kinetic energy

We are always looking for new innovations that will have an important impact in our energy transition. Kitty Knowles writes on the Forbes website about the efforts of Laurence Kemball-Cook to produce electricity as we pound our local pavement.   The Tesla Of Smart Cities? Pavegen's On A £5m Mission To Supercharge Your Sidewalks Laurence … Continue reading Harvesting kinetic energy →

Utilities should pursue “beneficial” electrification as well as promote energy efficiency

There is no doubt that electricity companies are part of the solution in our energy transition but their role is still in flux. Max Baumhefner writes a good article on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about ensuring energy efficiency and electrification policies are complementary, not in conflict.   Are Efficiency and Electrification Policies in … Continue reading Utilities should pursue “beneficial” electrification as well as promote energy efficiency →

Meeting our Paris climate obligations proving more important every day

All EiD readers understand the importance of the Paris climate obligations. This article by Ivan Semeniuk in Canada’s Globe and Mail explains how important meeting those obligations is to the Arctic region. Unfortunately, as EiD tweeted this week too many Canadians still are not getting the message about climate change.   Studies show Paris targets … Continue reading Meeting our Paris climate obligations proving more important every day →

Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California

In the past three articles, I analyzed several aspects of the Hera Group, its strong dedication to sustainable development, and how the company is advancing energy efficiency in industry. There is one more thing I would like to mention and in particular Hera’s organizational structure and some common features with the Community Choice Energy (CCE) … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California →

Natural gas and the low-carbon energy transition

Ivan Penn writes a good article in the New York Times about the difficulties that natural gas is having in the US as a feedstock for power plants. As Penn states, some utility companies have scrapped plans for new natural-gas plants in favour of wind and solar sources that have become cheaper and easier to … Continue reading Natural gas and the low-carbon energy transition →

Energy giant Shell outlines its own low-carbon energy transition scenario

Royal Dutch Shell recently published it’s Sky scenario that complies with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Chris Mooney and Steven Mufson explain in an article in The Washington Post.   Shell — yes, that Shell — just outlined a radical scenario for what it would take to halt climate change Royal Dutch Shell … Continue reading Energy giant Shell outlines its own low-carbon energy transition scenario →

Can a low-carbon energy transition include Canada’s tar sands?

A lot has been written about Canada’s tar sands over the years but there are few articles that talk about greening this mammoth fossil fuel industry. James Wilt writes on the National Observer website about the possibility of new technology to “green” what would seem to be “un-greenable.” Can technology turn Canada's oilsands green? Can … Continue reading Can a low-carbon energy transition include Canada’s tar sands? →

The climate crisis highlights the importance of advancing a deep and just transition that decarbonises society and provides a new basis for organising society to endure climate shocks

Vishwas Satgar, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa gives us much to think in an article on The Conversation website about as we struggle with how we are going to achieve the low-carbon energy transition globally. He discusses a Marxist approach, noting that in the 20th … Continue reading The climate crisis highlights the importance of advancing a deep and just transition that decarbonises society and provides a new basis for organising society to endure climate shocks →