Everyone has been concerned about the EU’s multiannual financial framework that was finally agreed upon. The budget of the EU has a considerable influence on the extent and impact of its full range of policies and programmes. The EU Bookshop has just published a report that presents the key figures of the 2014–2020 multiannual financial … Continue reading Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 and EU budget 2014
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Providing incentives to employees who reduce their carbon footprint
Jennifer Paterson writes in employeebenefits.com about the programme that Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies, has to promote energy efficiency amongst its staff. EiD thinks a lot of other companies should be paying attention to this. Swiss Re extends incentives for energy efficiency Swiss Re has extended its financial support for employees … Continue reading Providing incentives to employees who reduce their carbon footprint
More gloom in retrofitting houses in Britain
Several EiD posts in the past few months have reported on the difficulties in getting the new energy efficiency financing schemes in the UK – the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation – to achieve their expected impact. Damian Carrington writes in the Guardian about, as Andrew Warren of the Association for the Conservation … Continue reading More gloom in retrofitting houses in Britain
Romania takes new approach to renewables
EurActiv and Reuters report that Romania is cutting support for renewable energy projects. Importantly, the government sees this as an important measure to cut price increases to consumers, both residential and industrial. It is difficult to know what this means for Romania to meet its 2020 objectives. Romania slashes renewable energy subsidies Romania will cut … Continue reading Romania takes new approach to renewables
Energy efficiency programmes need to reflect needs of consumers
The Dromore Leader in Lisburn, Northern Ireland writes about findings from the Consumer Council on the need for better targeted energy efficiency programmes. Hopefully others outside Northern Ireland will also listen to this advice. Energy schemes need to be smarter, says consumer council Reduce the number of energy efficiency schemes and concentrate spending on high … Continue reading Energy efficiency programmes need to reflect needs of consumers
New energy strategy for the EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has played a key role in the transition to market-based economies for countries that were formerly planned economies, primarily under the influence of the former Soviet Union. It was created in 1991 and is now the largest financial investor in its region of operations which now stretches from … Continue reading New energy strategy for the EBRD
Investing in China’s energy efficient future
Viola Caon writes in Invest Europe about a new UK China Energy Efficiency Investments Fund that has been set up to help support a new partnership in energy efficiency investments. SDCL Asia to launch UK China Energy Efficiency Investments Fund Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) Asia has announced its plan to launch the UK China … Continue reading Investing in China’s energy efficient future
Innovation has many faces
Kara Gray of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, and Cheryl Harrington of NSTAR Electric & Gas write about an innovative approach to target low-income multifamily housing on the Electric Light & Power website. Using Vision and Data to Unlock Energy Efficiency Innovation has many faces. Depending on where you stand, it can look very different. Designing … Continue reading Innovation has many faces
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
US changes stance on funding coal-fired power plants
The World Bank has often been criticised for funding large-scale energy projects – from large hydropower dams to coal-fired power plants – that can have serious environmental consequences and certainly not in the realm of sustainable energy. Michael Shear writes in the New York Times that its largest funder, the US, has now taken a … Continue reading US changes stance on funding coal-fired power plants
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