Virginia Wiseman, for the International Institute for Sustainable Development has provided an update of activities related to mitigation. This is part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Knowledge Hub that IISD has created. No doubt we will be hearing more in the lead up to the climate conference (COP 22) in Morocco in early November. … Continue reading Reviewing latest developments in global mitigation efforts
European offshore wind farms are undergoing a boom
The European Union’s push away from fossil fuels toward renewables, along with falling costs, has seen offshore wind thrive with turbines being installed from the Irish to the Baltic Seas. Christian Schwägerl for Environment 360 writes in The Guardian about latest developments. Europe's offshore wind industry booming as costs fall On a sunny October … Continue reading European offshore wind farms are undergoing a boom
Energy efficiency is moving to centre stage in the energy revolution
It is important that energy efficiency truly becomes “efficiency first” in our energy policies. We are now hearing such from the European Commission and many others. Rob Murray-Leach head of policy at Australia’s Energy Efficiency Council writes an inspiring article on the ecogeneration website in the lead up to Australia’s National Energy Efficiency Conference in … Continue reading Energy efficiency is moving to centre stage in the energy revolution
It’s time to be a bit radical if we are to be serious about addressing climate change
Andrew Simms, who co-founded the New Weather Institute, is a research associate at the Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex, and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, writes an important article in The Guardian, arguing that choosing the best possible future means considering radical scenarios that align energy use and industry with … Continue reading It’s time to be a bit radical if we are to be serious about addressing climate change
Subsidies are slowing the energy transition
Regularly we read about consumption or production subsidies that give fossil fuels a big advantage over low carbon alternatives. Clifford Krauss writes a good article in the New York Times about the difficulties in removing the, yet also on the impact of keeping them. Global Governments, Loath to Change, Are Wasting Oil With Subsidies … Continue reading Subsidies are slowing the energy transition
Reflections about discussions on energy efficiency at the recent World Energy Council Congress
Energy efficiency got more coverage than normal at the recent World Energy Council Congress. It was helped by the IEA releasing its Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016. Ian Lewis writes on the Petroleum Economist website about some of the important discussions. It was written during the Congress that was held two weeks ago. The … Continue reading Reflections about discussions on energy efficiency at the recent World Energy Council Congress
Global shipping industry starting to be serious about carbon emissions cuts
With globalisation, the shipping industry has significantly increased in recent decades. John Vidal writes in The Guardian that many of the world’s biggest shipping groups say ‘ambitious’ action is needed. Let’s hope they are serious about this. Shipping 'progressives' call for industry carbon emission cuts Many of the world’s biggest shipowners and charterers have … Continue reading Global shipping industry starting to be serious about carbon emissions cuts
Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions
Energy management of our buildings – residential and non-residential – is fundamental. Eric Williams, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States writes a good article on The Conversation website about how poor management of our heating and cooling needs can be a serious problem to employees as well as to … Continue reading Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions
How promoting renewable energy is tackling fuel poverty on the Orkney Islands
Scotland is definitely providing much of the news this week. The Orcadian daily news online website provides a good article on a new funding drive that invites renewable energy generators to donate some of their FIT income to help address fuel poverty. It is an interesting approach we should all watch with great interest … Continue reading How promoting renewable energy is tackling fuel poverty on the Orkney Islands
Contrasting Scotland’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings with England
As shown in another post this week, Scotland is not only giving a priority to renewable energy but also to energy efficiency. This is a well-appreciated approach to sustainable energy as a whole. Writing in the October 2016 edition of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, reviews … Continue reading Contrasting Scotland’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings with England
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