EiD always appreciates good posts from local newspapers. Patricia Sharkey from the Midwest Cogeneration Association and Susan Brodie from the Heat is Power Association write in the Belleville News-Democrat in Belleville, Illinois in the US about the benefits of industrial energy efficiency. Guest view: Industrial energy efficiency can create benefits across the board Imagine … Continue reading Reviewing the benefits from improved industrial energy efficiency
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the November update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. November 2015 Sustainable Energy Finance Update During the month of November, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
How the UK and others can learn from the German experience in decarbonising its electricity system
Must has been written about the UK’s dismantling of support schemes for promoting renewable energy in particular, but also schemes for energy efficiency. Karoline Rogge and Florian Kern write a good blog on the Sussex Energy Group at SPRU website about how German experience could give valuable lessons for the energy transition. Stimulating innovation … Continue reading How the UK and others can learn from the German experience in decarbonising its electricity system
EU’s Energy Union encourages complete re-think of energy policy
The Energy Union, launched earlier in 2015, ensures that Europe has secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy. To achieve that, there is a need to carefully review all elements of energy policy to see how priorities should change. A new report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows the role that an ambitious energy efficiency strategy … Continue reading EU’s Energy Union encourages complete re-think of energy policy
Energy efficiency and better ventilation can go hand and hand
Elisa Wood writes a good article on the Energy Efficiency Markets website about a new study that shows it is now possible to double ventilation rates in commercial buildings at a very affordable cost. Breathe Easier and Work Better in Today’s Energy Efficient Buildings Remember when energy efficient buildings were too tight and caused … Continue reading Energy efficiency and better ventilation can go hand and hand
Can we have it all?
Our economies, at least in the western world, that we can endlessly consume. Yes, we talk about the circular economy and the Club of Rome, for one, has done a good job promoting it. But, not enough has been done to turn it from theory to practice. George Monbiot writes in the Guardian about why … Continue reading Can we have it all?
A burning issue in Scandinavia
District heating from urban waste is an increasingly attractive option but Lars Bevanger writes on the Deutsche-Welle website about the disputes that can arise when there is competition between good neighbours for the feedstock. First-world problem? Norway and Sweden battle over who gets to burn waste While many countries struggle to get rid of … Continue reading A burning issue in Scandinavia
The importance of loss and damage in climate negotiations
The issue of compensation and liability has been a major issue in climate negotiations since the beginning. Vulnerable countries who are forced to adapt and who have done nothing to create the global problems feel victimised and want that recognised. Barney Jopson and Pilita Clark write a good article in the Financial Times about … Continue reading The importance of loss and damage in climate negotiations
With all the enthusiasm for electric vehicles, car dealers are more hesitant
It is hard to know if this is only an American phenomenon but Matt Richtel writes a good article in the New York Times about the scepticism of car dealers to get solidly behind the electric vehicle bandwagon. Would this also be the case in Europe and elsewhere? A Car Dealers Won’t Sell: It’s … Continue reading With all the enthusiasm for electric vehicles, car dealers are more hesitant
Important new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency
EiD is always arguing that energy policy needs to be re-thought because business as usual simply cannot continue if we are to have a meaningful transition to a sustainable energy future. IRENA has just published second edition of a report that helps the process. REthinking Energy: Renewable Energy and Climate Change Renewable energy offers … Continue reading Important new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency
