In September, EiD had a post on concerns about modelling at the International Energy Agency and whether it truly meets the objectives of the Paris climate agreement. Now the Oil Change International team write on the Price of Oil website about similar concerns. They worry that there is now an over reliance on natural gas … Continue reading
Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President of Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, recently spoke at an innovation summit that there is a lot of “untapped potential” to improve energy efficiency but even with such innovations as electric vehicles, there is still a need to cut energy demand. Jonny Bairstow explains in an article on the Energy … Continue reading
Recently, The Guardian has had a series of articles on the need to rein in the oil majors. The lead article on the series was by Rick Heede, who leads the Climate Accountability Institute’s Carbon Majors project, which traces carbon dioxide emissions to oil, gas, and coal producers. Rick is a long-time friend of EiD. … Continue reading
Recently, the UNECE has published a report to accelerate the shift to improved energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment in selected countries of South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and in the Russian Federation. UNECE issues recommendations to accelerate energy efficiency and renewable energy shift in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Russian … Continue reading
In April this year a group of investors and scientists wrote to the Executive Director of the IEA calling for a more realistic approach to modelling in its World Energy Outlook. They closed the letter this way: “As a group of individuals representing the investor, business, academic and non-profit sectors, we are key end users … Continue reading
DNV GL, one of the world’s leading providers of risk management and quality assurance services to the maritime, oil and gas, and power and renewables industries, has recently published its 2019 Energy Transition Outlook. Kelsey Misbrener describes many of the key findings in an article on the Solar Power World website. DNV GL report: The … Continue reading
Wars have been fought over oil and the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia could lead to more conflict. Steve Hanley argues on the Clean Technica website that the transition to an economy based on renewable energy could lower those concerns. While it is not stated, one imagines that renewable energy deployment needs … Continue reading
Andrew Warren, in his September column to Energy in Buildings & Industry, discusses the planned new tax to replace Britain being in the European emissions trading scheme. Why this new tax could increase emissions All UK companies are almost certain shortly to cease participating in the European emissions trading scheme (EU:ETS). Should no formal … Continue reading
I’m advised by my friends from Canberra that the city is hooked on the car culture and a fairly unsustainable lifestyle. It is going to be a challenge for the needed change. Tom Lowrey writes on the ABC News website about the plans that are being considered. What is your city doing to combat climate … Continue reading
Don Fitz writes on the Resilience website about concerns (“myths”) about renewable energy in our low carbon energy transition. He has one key message – we must reduce our energy demand. What Is Energy Denial? The fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day of 1970 will be in 2020. As environmentalism has gone mainstream … Continue reading
