A four month energy challenge

This blog by Elisa Wood for RenewableEnergyWorld.com describes an innovative approach for an industrial packaging company that combines new technology with behavioural psychology. The results are quite impressive. A New Twist in the Energy Efficiency Story Blend a little new energy tech with a pinch of behavioral psychology and you’re bound to get something unexpected. … Continue reading A four month energy challenge →

India and its energy transition

This blog from Simon Denyer and Rama Lakshmi in the Washington Post give EiD readers a throughout discussion of the challenges facing the country as it modernises its entire energy infrastructure. Satisfying India’s thirst for power could be nation’s biggest challenge Like China two decades ago and the United States in 1950, India stands on … Continue reading India and its energy transition →

On the other hand . . . German shift from nuclear increases use of carbon

Stefan Nicola and Tino Andresen of Bloomberg news service report on the difficulties that Germany faces in reducing its reliance on nuclear energy. Merkel’s Green Shift Forces Germany to Burn More Coal Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government says RWE AG’s new power plant that can supply 3.4 million homes aids her plan to exit nuclear … Continue reading On the other hand . . . German shift from nuclear increases use of carbon →

Developments in Canadian energy policy

Much is written about Canada’s emphasis on tar sands (and fossil fuels in general) development but there are growing concerns in Canada that other countries are moving ahead in the “mega trend” towards clean energy and a low-carbon economy. This article from Mike De Souza, in the Montreal Gazette, gives the non-Canadian reader a good … Continue reading Developments in Canadian energy policy →

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind . . .

With the Olympics underway in London, there have been queries about how green these games are. James Murray writes for BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network, that there are wind turbines installed. Unfortunately, there has not been much promotion of them, but they are there. Olympic Park erects wind turbines It was one … Continue reading The answer my friend is blowing in the wind . . . →

New study on corporate image and energy efficiency

Deloitte LLP has published a new report on how the corporate sector views improved energy efficiency as an important element in their own branding. This review by Market Watch provides an important overview of the study. Corporate Energy Efficiency is a Tale of Bottom Line Versus Brand Image: Deloitte Improving energy efficiency at America's businesses … Continue reading New study on corporate image and energy efficiency →

Learning from the past

This report by Matt Fulford, head of buildings at Sustain, in the Guardian, discusses what we can learn today from our heritage buildings. What can heritage buildings teach us about modern energy efficiency? Heritage buildings have, by definition, been around for a long time. With careful management, they are here to stay for hundreds … Continue reading Learning from the past →

Sustainable development in the Paris region

Paris is taking a very progressive approach on sustainable development. You can see from the “Neighbourhood” that there are good things going on in the EiD “quartier.” This article from Agence France Presse presents a new roadmap that the regional council has recently published. Sustainable Development: the Ile de France presents its roadmap PARIS … Continue reading Sustainable development in the Paris region →

Supreme Court Justice says courts are crucial to environmental protection

Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill, a justice of the UK supreme court, writes in the Guardian of the missed opportunity at Rio+20 to emphasise how people can effect real change through the courts: Judges for the environment: we have a crucial role to play While politicians may have failed to agree any headline-grabbing commitments … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice says courts are crucial to environmental protection →

CCS: Sitting on the wrong side of innovation

This is a valuable article by Matthew Ulterino, an independent consultant from London and a colleague of EiD. This is an excerpt from his article in Energy and Environment, Volume 23 No. 2&3, 2012. This is a debate that is going to continue for some time. Carbon Capture and Storage: Sitting on the Wrong … Continue reading CCS: Sitting on the wrong side of innovation →