Continuing on the Sustainable Development Goals, Katharine Earley writes in The Guardian about two recent surveys that show how businesses are not doing enough for the SDGs. More than half of all businesses ignore UN's sustainable development goals Businesses are failing to work on the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to two new … Continue reading Sustainable Development Goals not getting attention from business that they need
Global Sustainable Development Goals need new approach
W. Scott Tew, executive director for the Centre for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand writes an important article on the IndustryWeek website about the new approach industry must take if we are to have any chance of meeting our UN Sustainable Development Goals. What are your views? Meeting UN Energy Efficiency SDGs … Continue reading Global Sustainable Development Goals need new approach
With costs dropping, renewable energy is shaking up the power sector
The Futurism website provides a good article explaining that the significant drop in the costs for renewable energy technologies means they are more competitive and now shaking up the power sector globally. The Cost of Renewable Energy Is Plunging, and It’ll Change Everything In Brief New solar bid is a more than 16-percent drop … Continue reading With costs dropping, renewable energy is shaking up the power sector
Turkey: IEA publishes in-depth review of energy policies and programmes
Since the in-depth review in 2009, the International Energy Agency believes Turkey has made significant progress in reforming its energy sector. The report states that completing the reforms will allow Turkey to tap into its renewable and energy efficiency potentials. The review is available as a free download here. Meanwhile, it is good to see … Continue reading Turkey: IEA publishes in-depth review of energy policies and programmes
The ups and downs of the energy transition
We read this week that the Ontario government is planning to scrap many of its renewable energy contracts in order to save the average homeowner Canadian $2.45 per month. Rob Ferguson writes about the developments in the Toronto Star. For a province that has few resources to generate electricity, it seems somewhat puzzling. Ontario … Continue reading The ups and downs of the energy transition
Testing a stretch of highway to generate electricity
The energy transition is bringing forward some good innovation in all areas. Gabriel Samuels writes in The Independent about a pilot project in California to use road traffic to vibrate crystals in order to generate electricity. Interestingly, the technology has been around since the Second World War. Samuels writes that scientists estimate crystals placed on … Continue reading Testing a stretch of highway to generate electricity
The need for the aviation industry to act on reducing emissions is urgent
As we address climate change challenges, the transport sector is increasingly poses difficulties, in large part because of its dependence on fossil fuels and in part because of the reluctance to use fiscal instruments to reduce emissions. John Vida writes an important article in The Guardian explaining that with biofuel potential limited and emissions rising, … Continue reading The need for the aviation industry to act on reducing emissions is urgent
Businesses are increasingly pledging their support for action on climate change
We realise that the energy transition takes the efforts of all parts of society. There have been concerns that companies have been slower to react. However Gina-Marie Cheeseman writes on the Justmeans.com website that companies are increasingly showing their support. Having recently attended the eceee industrial efficiency conference in Berlin, EiD would certainly agree. What … Continue reading Businesses are increasingly pledging their support for action on climate change
Large-scale roll out of electric vehicles will bring many benefits to Europe
The European Environment Agency has produced a very good briefing on the potential impact of electric vehicles in Europe. Electric vehicles will help the shift toward EU's green transport future A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air … Continue reading Large-scale roll out of electric vehicles will bring many benefits to Europe
Solving our sustainable development problems needs multidisciplinary approach
The challenges we face to address sustainable development are increasingly complex. Christie Chen writes an encouraging article on the Focus Taiwan News Channel about the comments from a visiting American scientist who states that today's problems require an understanding of various disciplines, including economics, social behaviour, science, law and policy. Visiting U.S. scientist urges … Continue reading Solving our sustainable development problems needs multidisciplinary approach
