Sergi Rombi writes on the Euronews website about REScoop, an impressive network of 3,000 members across Europe. The network is intended to speed up the process of energy transition, by making it easier to meet the EU’s target of 20 percent of the region’s energy being from renewables by 2020. Power to the people … Continue reading A new generation of renewable energy cooperatives
Texas and its climate change concerns
Texas has largely based its economy on exploiting its vast fossil fuel reserves. Neena Satija, however, writes in the New York Times about how the economic miracle has come at a price and that the state emits more GHG emissions than any other state. Yet, they fear that they can do nothing to reduce emissions … Continue reading Texas and its climate change concerns
‘Mobility on demand’ coming to Helsinki
Adam Greenfield writes in The Guardian about the plans in Helsinki to integrate all forms of shared and public transport in a single payment network could essentially render private cars obsolete. Helsinki's ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years The Finnish capital has announced plans to transform its existing public transport network … Continue reading ‘Mobility on demand’ coming to Helsinki
Environmentalists hone their lobbying skills
In the US, Coral Davenport writes in the New York Times that environmentalists show that using the same lobbying techniques as the oil industry is the best way to promote their case. Taking Oil Industry Cue, Environmentalists Drew Emissions Blueprint In November 2010, three combatants gathered in a sleek office here to build a carbon … Continue reading Environmentalists hone their lobbying skills
Focus on waste heat recovery
EiD has received a valuable contribution from Marco Baresi, vice-president of Italcogen, the Confindustria association of manufacturers of CHP and waste heat recovery equipment in Italy. In reviewing a new report from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, he shows the importance of waste heat recovery in Europe and that the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive … Continue reading Focus on waste heat recovery
New report from UK: Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate
The resilience of transport networks, homes, hospitals and water supplies in England need to be enhanced to counter the more frequent and severe flooding and heatwaves that can be expected in future. This is the key finding of a new report by the UK government’s official adviser on preparing for climate change. The findings are … Continue reading New report from UK: Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate
Developing a strategy to avoid a climate catastrophe
Suzanne Goldenberg writes in The Guardian about a new report to the UN that to prescribes concrete actions that the biggest 15 economies must take to keep warming below 2C. Unfortunately, the report did not provide a cost-benefit analysis of the sweeping transformation that would be needed in all 15 countries to keep warming within … Continue reading Developing a strategy to avoid a climate catastrophe
Impact of a carbon tax
EiD has given readers articles about energy and climate change policies in Canada to give them a better appreciation of how the fossil fuel industry can distort national policies that used to be appreciated globally. Three distinguished experts provided an important column in Canada’s Globe and Mail about a major success story in one province. … Continue reading Impact of a carbon tax
World Trade Organisation about to re-start negotiations on green goods
After the failure of the Doha Round, the WTO was paralysed for a considerable period. Now the new head of the WTO is trying to get the ball rolling again, according to Shawn Donnan in the Financial Times. Green goods trade talks set to start The world’s leading economies are due on Tuesday to launch … Continue reading World Trade Organisation about to re-start negotiations on green goods
Important blog on UK energy policy
Nick Butler is a regular writer/blogger in the Financial Times and his recent blog reflects on the state of British energy policy, or the lack thereof. There is so much written about UK energy policy but this is a good one for those outside the UK to get a better idea of just what is … Continue reading Important blog on UK energy policy
