A lot has been written about Canada’s tar sands over the years but there are few articles that talk about greening this mammoth fossil fuel industry. James Wilt writes on the National Observer website about the possibility of new technology to “green” what would seem to be “un-greenable.” Can technology turn Canada's oilsands green? Can … Continue reading Can a low-carbon energy transition include Canada’s tar sands?
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The climate crisis highlights the importance of advancing a deep and just transition that decarbonises society and provides a new basis for organising society to endure climate shocks
Vishwas Satgar, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa gives us much to think in an article on The Conversation website about as we struggle with how we are going to achieve the low-carbon energy transition globally. He discusses a Marxist approach, noting that in the 20th … Continue reading The climate crisis highlights the importance of advancing a deep and just transition that decarbonises society and provides a new basis for organising society to endure climate shocks
“Real world challenges” need to be integrated into our renewable energy modelling
Modelling our energy transition is important to guide our policy directions. Last year, for energy efficiency, OpenEXP questioned whether the Commission’s assessments (including its modelling) assigned the right role to energy efficiency in its clean energy package. Liam Stoker writes on the Clean Energy News website about some of the flaws in renewable energy models, … Continue reading “Real world challenges” need to be integrated into our renewable energy modelling
Bumpy road for our energy transition: consumers increasingly embracing gas-guzzling vehicles
In January the Carbuyer website wrote: “It’s no secret that British car buyers have a soft spot for SUVs. These 4x4-style vehicles have become more popular than ever before.” Hiroko Tabuchi writes in the New York Times that this is a global phenomenon. This is definitely a worrying trend. Solutions? The World Is … Continue reading Bumpy road for our energy transition: consumers increasingly embracing gas-guzzling vehicles
Global information network requires more energy than the whole of the UK – low carbon solution is needed
The carbon footprint of the Internet already exceeds that of air travel. Oscar Céspedes, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Leeds provides an informative article on unsustainability of the computing world and the need to find low-carbon solutions. He shows that there are options to continue our progress and minimise the ecological impact. … Continue reading Global information network requires more energy than the whole of the UK – low carbon solution is needed
The energy transition needs to protect the vulnerable
Fossil fuel subsidies are a popular and pervasive tool for helping people across the world to have access to energy. This is an issue that needs to be addressed in our energy and climate policies. Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex and Jessica Jewell, Research Scholar at the International Institute … Continue reading The energy transition needs to protect the vulnerable
New report from European Environment Agency on the challenges for sustainable, low-carbon future
The European Environment Agency has recently published an important report on the low-carbon energy transition. Achieving a sustainable, low-carbon future will be a huge challenge for European society Shifting to an environmentally sustainable society will bring huge challenges for Europe, involving fundamental changes in how it meets its demand for necessities such as food, … Continue reading New report from European Environment Agency on the challenges for sustainable, low-carbon future
The shift in transport towards electric vehicles will have major impact on energy transition
It is important for us to understand the dynamics underway in all end-use sectors. Asit K. Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore write a good article on the impact of the move towards electric vehicles. … Continue reading The shift in transport towards electric vehicles will have major impact on energy transition
Energy utilities feeling impact of flat electricity demand
It does not seem that we know enough about the dynamics of energy demand. A good friend of EiD, Andrew Warren, has often written about the drop in energy consumption in the UK that few were willing to acknowledge. Please recall one of those posts from Andrew. David Roberts writes on the Vox website about … Continue reading Energy utilities feeling impact of flat electricity demand
Surprise supporter of clean energy in US
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 Surprise supporter of clean energy in US
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 