Michael MacDonald from the Energy Performance Measurement Institute in the United States and a friend of EiD provides an important post reviewing the progress made in Europe since 2005. You should find this useful. Basic European Energy Performance, 2005–2015 The European Union (EU) has several energy performance goals, and they have changed some over … Continue reading Reviewing energy performance in Europe
Australia is at the forefront of improving energy performance of commercial property
There is significant potential to improve the energy performance of commercial buildings and Abigail Dean of TH Real Estate writes on the investor Daily website about the important gains being made in Australia. Australia in the lead on energy efficiency Thanks to the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), Australia is one of the … Continue reading Australia is at the forefront of improving energy performance of commercial property
New programme in Canada to improve industrial energy efficiency
The PR news service has announced a new ENERGY STAR® programme in Canada on the markets.businessinsider website. Canada has promoted industrial energy efficiency since the oil crises in the 1970s and this is one more measure to help the sector improve its energy performance. New ENERGY STAR® for Industry Program to Improve Energy Efficiency … Continue reading New programme in Canada to improve industrial energy efficiency
Neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York sets up its own microgrid
We are seeing new developments almost daily in energy markets. Julian Spector writes in The Guardian about a new microgrid developed for a social housing complex in Brooklyn. Have you seen similar efforts in other cities? Let us know. Brooklyn's social housing microgrid rewrites relationships with utility companies Residents of a social housing complex … Continue reading Neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York sets up its own microgrid
Latest update on mitigation finance
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the recent update on global developments in mitigation finance. Mitigation Finance Update: Wind and Solar Projects Receive Financing through Innovative Bonds, Partnerships and Government Offsets Recent developments in climate mitigation finance include national initiatives on offsets and research and development, new … Continue reading Latest update on mitigation finance
Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
The debate about the role of nuclear energy in our low carbon future is not going to cease. But MV Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia provides a good article on The Conversation website about nuclear energy’s future … Continue reading Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
Companies are taking sustainable energy seriously
Alyssa Danigelis writes on the Energy Manager Today website about how some of the world’s largest companies are taking renewable energy more seriously this year. Have you found this to be the case? World’s Largest Companies Push Record Growth in Renewable Energy The largest companies in the world are jumping into renewable energy big-time … Continue reading Companies are taking sustainable energy seriously
New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. CDKN is currently funded over seven-year period from March 2010 to April 2017 by the UK Department for International … Continue reading New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
We have all been watching the important developments taking place in India’s sustainable energy transition. Mukta Patil from IndiaSpend writes a comprehensive article on the Business Standard website about expected job creation in the next few years from the expansion of renewable energy. India's renewable energy sector can create 300,000 new jobs by 2020 … Continue reading Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
We have been dealing with fuel poverty issues for many years but the energy transition is complex and affects poor households in many ways. Alan Pears Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University in Australia writes a good article in The Conversation about some of the issues confronting policymakers in Australia today. These issues are equally … Continue reading It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
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