The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) has recently published a report on renovation strategies that are required by EU member states. Article 4 of the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive requires Member States, for the first time, to set out national strategies for the renovation of their building stocks. The report focuses on 10 member states … Continue reading New BPIE report on renovation strategies
The benefits of insurance as a catalyst for investment in energy efficiency
EiD has provided recent posts on the role that the insurance industry can play to promote energy efficiency. ClickGreen writes about the role that energy efficiency must play to meet our climate targets and the role that the insurance industry can play to help. 50% of emissions targets will need to be reached by … Continue reading The benefits of insurance as a catalyst for investment in energy efficiency
India takes action to attract financing for renewable energy
Anand Upadhyay writes on the cleantechnica website about the efforts underway in India to finance renewable energy in order to meet its targets. It has been looking at Germany for inspiration. India To Formulate A “Renewable Energy Act” To Attract More Capital India has been taking notes from Germany to achieve its mega renewable … Continue reading India takes action to attract financing for renewable energy
Trying to kick the carbon habit
Andrew Simms, a well known author and Fellow at the New Economics Foundation, recently wrote an interesting column in The Guardian that we need to kick the carbon habit and shift to benign sources before our life support systems are ruined. Like Daedalus, we should use our judgment to thrive within limits “I would … Continue reading Trying to kick the carbon habit
New EU car fleet emissions performance in line with targets
The European Environment Agency recently reported that the efficiency of passenger cars and vans in the EU has improved over the past years, and the number of electric cars, albeit still low, is increasing rapidly. The report, which presents data on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from these vehicles, finds that, on average, both passenger cars … Continue reading New EU car fleet emissions performance in line with targets
Backyard energy plants
Paul Hockenos writes a very good article in Foreign Policy about the green energy revolution taking place in Germany’s backyards. Undoubtedly, this is an important part of Germany’s energy transition. As Hockenos states Germany is increasingly powered by backyard windmills and locally owned solar panels. And he goes on that this complex, patchwork system just … Continue reading Backyard energy plants
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the October update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. October 2014 Sustainable Energy Finance Update During the month of October, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), Inter-American Development Bank … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
Background to Canada lobbying the EU to change the fuel quality directive
Many in Europe were not pleased to hear that the Fuel Quality Directive was changed to allow crude oil from Canada’s tar sands. Barbara Lewis writes in Canada’s Globe and Mail about the lobbying process. How Canada blocked Europe’s dirty oil label In the cafés and bars of Brussels, bitumen has been high on … Continue reading Background to Canada lobbying the EU to change the fuel quality directive
This week’s briefs
There are several good news briefs this week that you should enjoy. • Leonardo Energy – IEA DSM Webinar November 6th, Catherine Cooremans will be leading a webinar entitled: Customized, Systemic, Strategic – the way to succeed with energy efficiency in industry. It will be held at 15h00 to 16h00 Central European Time. Catherine … Continue reading This week’s briefs
Linking energy efficiency to economic productivity
John A. “Skip” Laitner, an energy and resource economist, well known to many EiD readers, has recently published an article entitled Linking energy efficiency to economic productivity: recommendations for improving the robustness of the U.S. economy. It discusses new evidence that traces, at least in part, both the growing climate problem and a weakening economy … Continue reading Linking energy efficiency to economic productivity
