Following the numbers of the week Agence France Presse writes that the EU is having a re-think about the level of subsidies for renewable energy. Hopefully, whatever happens, there will be a level playing field, as they say. The numbers of the week show the extent of the subsidies for fossil fuels. Last week, the … Continue reading Where are subsidy policies going?
Numbers of the week – 4 and 5
In a recent study by the Overseas Development Institute, Germany ranks 4th and the UK ranks 5th in the group of countries leading in subsidising fossil fuels. The top 11 rich-country emitters (E11) spent $74 billion on subsidies in 2011. Importantly, each of the 11.6 billion tonnes of carbon emitted from the E11 countries in … Continue reading Numbers of the week – 4 and 5
Personal investments in renewable energy on the rise in the UK
Rebecca O’Connor, editor for the Trillium Fund, provides a detailed account of the dynamics of personal investing in renewables in Britain on the Ecologist website. While this is a welcome sign, it will be interesting if we see the same activity for energy efficiency. Any information on this will be welcome. Small investors pile billions … Continue reading Personal investments in renewable energy on the rise in the UK
What you wanted to know about fracking but were afraid to ask
Bryan Burrough reviews a new book on fracking in the New York Times. The book provides an excellent account of the ‘fracking revoluton’ that has turned energy policy in all directions. ‘The Frackers’ and the Birth of an Energy Boom One could argue that, except for the Internet, the most important technological advance of the … Continue reading What you wanted to know about fracking but were afraid to ask
Changes start at DG Energy
Tony Vogel of European Voice writes about big changes at the head of DG Energy Ristori to succeed Lowe as head of energy department European Commission appoints Frenchman to key post. The European Commission has appointed Dominique Ristori of France as the new director-general of its department for energy. He is to take over on … Continue reading Changes start at DG Energy
Let’s hope the answer is blowing in the wind
David Smith writes in the Guardian about the opening of Africa’s biggest windfarm in Ethiopia. Only 14% of the Ethiopian population has access to modern energy services and let’s hope this windfarm will turn that around to give access to the wider population. Ethiopia opens Africa's biggest windfarm A windfarm billed as the biggest in … Continue reading Let’s hope the answer is blowing in the wind
Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010
The website Process, solutions for the process industries, describes the reduction in carbon emissions from large facilities that have taken place in the US since 2010. Are their comparable data for other countries? US carbon emissions down 10% since 2010 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released data showing that the amount of greenhouse … Continue reading Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010
Jobs are what count
The Social Democrat Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany has come out strong to support in favour of job protection before expansion of renewables according to a report from the German Energy Blog. SPD Premier of NRW: Jobs Protection in Energy and Energy-Intensive Industry More Important Than Speedy Expansion of Renewables Job protection in the … Continue reading Jobs are what count
Number of the week – 30781
This is the number of followers that the Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP), a not-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, has in its “energy efficiency community.” EEIP is only two years old but it has steadily built a strong and loyal following. Launched at the European Commission in April 2011, EEIP is the first B2PTM … Continue reading Number of the week – 30781
Poland looks to coal for its future
Poland is struggling to get its energy policy priorities right. It has a lot of domestic coal. It does not want to be dependent on Russia for energy imports. It wants a competitive economy. These are not easy to find the right balance. Danny Hakim and Mateusz Zurawik write an excellent article in the New … Continue reading Poland looks to coal for its future
