In Europe we have heard of companies such as IKEA who are moving towards 100% renewables. Nichola Groom writes on the Reuters news service website about how big companies in the US are increasingly moving towards renewables. America’s hungriest wind and solar power users: big companies Major U.S. corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc … Continue reading How big companies are shifting to renewable energy
Energy efficiency important for creating employment
As policies are developed, one of the key interests of decision-makers is in better understanding how many jobs are created. Kevin Burns who works in the HVAC industry writes a detailed article on the Contractingbusiness website about the jobs created in his industry. The workers who create, manufacture, install, and maintain energy-efficient HVAC systems are … Continue reading Energy efficiency important for creating employment
How Taiwan plans to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets
Miaojung Lin and Lianting Tu write on the Bloomberg website about Taiwan’s plans to obtain the financing for its ambitious long-term renewable energy goals. Taiwan Lays Plans for $59 Billion in Renewable-Energy Finance New energy, meet new finance. That’s the thinking of Taiwan’s government, which is starting to map out funding plans for a … Continue reading How Taiwan plans to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets
How renewable energy plays important role in conflict zones
The Reliefweb website provides a good article on the role of renewable energy development in peacebuilding. Have you had experience in this area? EiD would like to get your views. Renewable Energy Serves as a Peacebuilding Catalyst in Sudan Solar powered water pumps run on electricity generated after its absorption by photovoltaic panels. The … Continue reading How renewable energy plays important role in conflict zones
First flying cars to be built soon
There are innovations in many fields these days. As this article by Agence France-Presse states, flying cars have long captured the imagination. Now, we are seeing in this article on the Hurriyet Daily News website from Turkey, that they may be available soon. What they do for energy consumption, congestion or air pollution remains to … Continue reading First flying cars to be built soon
Launch of new project to “unlock” access to financing for industry, street lighting and district energy
The Investor Confidence Project was brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence to all active stakeholders. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP is designed to change that. ICP started with investments in buildings and is now broadening the scope. This week during the EU Sustainable Energy … Continue reading Launch of new project to “unlock” access to financing for industry, street lighting and district energy
Important news from Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group
The following article comes from the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) that has just launched a new Underwriting Toolkit for financial institutions who are currently reviewing and establishing internal procedures to review and approve energy efficiency projects. Hopefully it will even inspire those financial institutions who are just starting out to consider financing energy … Continue reading Important news from Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group
How volunteers can have a positive impact on air pollution
Air pollution is literally choking too many of us to death. Governments at all levels are starting to take more action and much more needs to be done. Sarah Hudson, a resident of the City of London and a volunteer clean air warden, writes in The Guardian about a voluntary approach that is showing much … Continue reading How volunteers can have a positive impact on air pollution
Greater changes are needed for our societies to be sustainable
Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, makes a strong argument on the EEA website that we need to take a much more integrated approach for us to be truly sustainable. Circular economy in Europe: we all have a role to play Our current resource use is unsustainable. We are consuming and extracting … Continue reading Greater changes are needed for our societies to be sustainable
Understanding what a low emissions target actually means
Australia, as in most other countries, have had their problems anchoring a sustainable energy future. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the Australian National University, reviews current developments in an article on The Conversation website. What is a 'low emissions target' and how would it work? The main job of … Continue reading Understanding what a low emissions target actually means
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