Stefan Jungcurt from the SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the latest update on global developments in clean energy commitments. Clean Energy Commitments: South Africa, California, Facebook Update Targets as Cities Pledge Net-zero Buildings Every day countries, sub-national actors, businesses and organizations announce new commitments supporting the global … Continue reading
One knows that the energy transition is making good headway when a strong right-winger is fully committed to the low-carbon energy transition and gives a good reason why. Ivan Penn explains in an article in the New York Times. A Gun-Owning Trump Fan’s New Crusade: Clean Energy Debbie Dooley’s conservative profile seems impeccable. The gun-owning … Continue reading
Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems at the Nottingham Trent University explains in an article on The Conversation website how disused coalmines can provide clean energy. OPINION: How the legacy of dirty coal could create a clean energy future Energy from coal is now being linked to global warming and pollution on a … Continue reading
Undoubtedly, people define the expressions “clean energy” or even “renewable energy” differently and it can be frustrating when we have no idea what is included. Meg Charlton writes on the Slate website that we don’t really have common, useful definitions for these things. While not included, we could even include the term “energy efficiency” that … Continue reading
Increasingly we know about the benefits of sustainable energy. Margo McDiarmid writes on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation website about a recent survey that provided several surprises about the benefits of sustainable energy. Indigenous communities embracing clean energy, creating thousands of jobs An increasing number of Indigenous communities are becoming partners in renewable energy projects … Continue reading
There are growing opportunities to expand the trade in clean technologies. Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada writes about the opportunities from a Canadian perspective on the Policy Options website. There are important lessons for everyone. The opportunity of green trade It’s time to think globally about … Continue reading
Can we get to 100% renewable energy? There have been debates about it and no doubt there will be many more. Eduardo Porter writes a very good article on the New York Times website about one of those debates currently underway in the US. Fisticuffs Over the Route to a Clean-Energy Future Could the … Continue reading
The African head of a $10 billion programme has recently quit, accusing donors of a deliberate strategy to “railroad” Africans into rubber-stamping projects selected by Europeans. Megan Darby writes on the Climate Home website about the turmoil EU, France accused of hijacking ‘Africa-led’ clean energy scheme A $10bn clean energy programme launched at the … Continue reading
The energy transition is bringing forward some good innovation in all areas. Gabriel Samuels writes in The Independent about a pilot project in California to use road traffic to vibrate crystals in order to generate electricity. Interestingly, the technology has been around since the Second World War. Samuels writes that scientists estimate crystals placed on … Continue reading
Regular readers of EiD will know we try and find articles from local newspapers and websites where possible, to get a sense of what is going on at the local level. Here is a post from Ron Kamen for the Poughkeepsie Journal in New York State explaining the benefits that have come from investments in … Continue reading
