We have read many articles recently about the deployment of renewable energy technologies in Africa but we also have to appreciate that countries such as China are investing heavily in coal plants. David Obura, Adjunct Fellow from the University of Queensland, writes about concerns about the overall environmental impact. The environmental impact of a … Continue reading The energy transition in Africa has some concerns
Understanding the macroeconomic benefits of the low-carbon energy transition
Stephen Hall from University of Leeds and Jeffrey Hardy from Imperial College London write an important article on The Conversation website about their research assessing what the benefits will be to the British economy from transitioning to a low-carbon economy. This does not even include the benefits from addressing energy demand. Britain's switch to … Continue reading Understanding the macroeconomic benefits of the low-carbon energy transition
Latest update on climate adaptation finance
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the September update on global developments in climate finance for adaptation. Climate Adaptation Finance Update: GCF Adaptation Projects Get Underway During the month of September, Caribbean countries received financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cambodia secured funds … Continue reading Latest update on climate adaptation finance
How America’s coal country is finding its own sustainable energy transition
Regardless what the Trump Administration is promoting, the sustainable energy transition is truly underway and nowhere more than the coal areas of the country. Diane Cardwell provides a good article in the New York Times describing many of the developments underway What’s Up in Coal Country: Alternative-Energy Jobs From the mountain hollows of Appalachia … Continue reading How America’s coal country is finding its own sustainable energy transition
Latest update on climate finance institutions
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the September update on global developments in climate finance institutions. Climate Finance Institutional Update: Green Bond Issuance Reaches US$96 Billion September was marked by a flurry of meetings, announcements and reports by multilateral development banks (MDBs), climate funds and other actors … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance institutions
Climate change and the film industry
One advantage of EiD coming out on the weekend is that there is always the need for posts that are not your usual news items. Melena Ryzik provides an excellent article in the New York Times about the role the film industry plays in addressing climate change. What do you think? Can Hollywood Movies … Continue reading Climate change and the film industry
France promoting industrial energy efficiency
Ludovic Dupin writes on the Novethic website about the push by France’s national energy agency to get the financial industry more involved in the energy transition. While this is important for France, it is also important for all of Europe to see these efforts. ADEME calls on the world of finance to mobilise on … Continue reading France promoting industrial energy efficiency
Positive interest in electric vehicles but where to charge them is less obvious
Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a regular contributor to EiD, questions why EU member states - including the UK - are blocking attempts to require new buildings to be equipped with fast charge points for EVs. This article first appeared on the Business Green website. EV charge points are … Continue reading Positive interest in electric vehicles but where to charge them is less obvious
Benefits of improved energy efficiency
It is always good to see how other analysts assess the impact of energy efficiency. Sheryl Carter and David B. Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council wrote a good blog on its website as part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate … Continue reading Benefits of improved energy efficiency
Some important aspects of the energy transition in Japan
As a country with few domestic resources of energy, Japan has had to develop very robust policies to ensure effective energy security. Unfortunately, its reliance on nuclear energy caused many problems after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It is encouraging to read an article by Barbara Eldredge on the curbed.com website about the impact from … Continue reading Some important aspects of the energy transition in Japan
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 