Any transition is going to lead to stranded assets. In the news recently has been the concern that climate change policies will lead to stranded assets in the fossil fuel industry. Nick Butler provides a good blog on the Financial Times website that there is a need to step back from the emotion of the … Continue reading Should investors be worried about stranded assets related to climate change?
Reflecting on what Volkswagen’s errors means in human terms
We cannot just take enforcement lapses casually. What Volkswagen did to deceive the enforcement system has serious implications to our health, as discussed by Margot Sanger-Katz and John Schwartz in the New York Times. Assessing the Human Toll of Volkswagen’s Diesel Deception Volkswagen’s diesel deception unleashed tons of extra pollutants in the United States, … Continue reading Reflecting on what Volkswagen’s errors means in human terms
Even a Prime Minister gets involved in discussing renewable energy
You know the low carbon transition is underway when a Prime Minister takes an active role chairing a meeting on renewable energy. The Hindustan Times reports on a recent roundtable in India chaired by Prime Minister Modi. This is certainly a welcome development. Modi chairs roundtable on renewable energy with top CEOs Prime Minister … Continue reading Even a Prime Minister gets involved in discussing renewable energy
Debating the financial issues surrounding renewable energy
Financing sustainable energy is always a hot topic. Laura Singleton writes on the Imperial College London website about a recent panel debate at the college’s Business School. The end of fossil fuels? Investors debate the future of renewable energy Investors, staff and students gathered at the Business School last week to debate the financial … Continue reading Debating the financial issues surrounding renewable energy
A quiet revolution is underway
Smart meters are being deployed more and more. The latest government figures show nearly two million smart meters have already been installed in the UK and they are changing the way people think about energy, says Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of the Smart Meter Central Delivery Body Smart Energy GB on the BusinessGreen website. Smart … Continue reading A quiet revolution is underway
Trying to better understand the importance of energy efficiency
We cannot find enough reasons to appreciate the importance of improving energy efficiency. Jake Rozmaryn, CEO & Founder of Eco Branding wrote a good article on the Huffington Post website about the four reasons that he raises why we should care. Do you agree? 4 Reasons You Should Care About Energy Efficiency It's easy … Continue reading Trying to better understand the importance of energy efficiency
Taking some leaps forward to ensure consumers benefit from smart energy systems
We seem to be moving in a million directions at once. All of us are excited by new technologies and this is certainly true concerning our energy systems. Increasingly the “smart grid” is coming into being and many of us stare in wonderment what is happening next. Yes, we have the smart grid now and … Continue reading Taking some leaps forward to ensure consumers benefit from smart energy systems
California is trying to overcome energy efficiency’s verification problem
EiD makes no apologies about the number of posts devoted to developments in California. There is much to learn. Now Stephen Lacey writes on the GreenTech Media website about whether energy efficiency can finally become a metered resource. He writes about a pair of bills in California that may help bring the industry into the … Continue reading California is trying to overcome energy efficiency’s verification problem
Europe’s electricity industry pushes for greater energy efficiency
It is a welcome addition to the voices promoting energy efficiency in Europe. EURELECTRIC paper on improvements needed to boost energy efficiency investments This week EURELECTRIC, the association of the electricity industry in Europe, published a position paper on the pressing need to trigger energy efficiency investments. As private energy investments remain low, EURELECTRIC … Continue reading Europe’s electricity industry pushes for greater energy efficiency
A surprising idea about the future of large building construction
Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about the US Department of Agriculture’s plans to demonstrate the feasibility of building tall buildings out of wood. Interestingly, the article states that In the last five years, 17 tall wood buildings have been built around the world that are over seven stories in height. What do you … Continue reading A surprising idea about the future of large building construction
