There are two excellent new books that have come across the EiD desk this week. These are authored or co-authored by friends of EiD and should definitely be of interest for those involved in various aspects of sustainable energy Energy Efficiency: The Definitive Guide to the Cheapest, Cleanest, Fastest Source of Energy by Steven Fawkes … Continue reading New books you need to read
Tag: sustainable development
Business and sustainable development
With the next eceee industrial summer study less than a year away, analysing how business considers the various aspects of sustainability is very important. John Drummond, chairman of sustainable behaviour change at Corporate Culture, wrote recently in the Guardian about a new survey that shows that the majority of businesses are taking behaviour change seriously … Continue reading Business and sustainable development
Bringing electricity to the developing world
Tina Rosenberg, former Pulitzer Prize winner, recently provided this opinion piece in the New York Times. As we are seeking solutions to increase access to modern energy services to meet the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Energy for All, Ms. Rosenberg’s article provides important evidence that many of our modern devices that … Continue reading Bringing electricity to the developing world
Concern about the overuse of ‘sustainability’
The word has become so corrupted as to not only be meaningless, but to actually obscure the real issues, according to a very thoughtful article provided by Doug King in The Guardian. Why the word 'sustainability' should be banned While the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that became all the rage some time … Continue reading Concern about the overuse of ‘sustainability’
There are some things we should not ignore – but we do
If you don’t read everything Andrew Sims writes, you should. Andrew Simms is chief analyst at Global Witness, a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, and the author of Ecological Debt, Tescopoly and Eminent Corporations. What he does is make us think. This article is must reading. We keep moaning about population, but ignore … Continue reading There are some things we should not ignore – but we do
New report on cities and the contribution green policies can make to growth
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has recently published report on the benefits that can be achieved by cities taking a “green” approach. Cities can generate growth and jobs while becoming greener – this is the message of the OECD’s new Green Growth in Cities report. Drawing on case studies of Paris, Chicago, … Continue reading New report on cities and the contribution green policies can make to growth
The idea of a value-based economic structure
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, a Sufi teacher and author, writes in the Guardian about an alternative view of economic growth and sustainability. The author argues that corporate visions of sustainability focus on material prosperity – but leaders must respect the soul as well as the soil. Eco-spirituality: towards a values-based economic structure As our world stumbles … Continue reading The idea of a value-based economic structure
Clean energy in Europe faces the market
Stanley Reed wrote in the New York Times about some of the pressing market issues facing the clean energy transition in Europe. As the article ends, “Sounding the alarm about greenhouse gases and global warming is fine, but money is required to do something about the problem. And it is not likely to be forthcoming … Continue reading Clean energy in Europe faces the market
Reflecting on bitumen oil in Canada
Jeffrey Simpson, one of Canada’s foremost columnists, writes in the Globe and Mail about the politics and sad state of affairs the government has got itself in over promoting its tar sands. While this is a Canadian perspective, it is important for those outside Canada to see the “sea of troubles” as Simpson aptly writes. … Continue reading Reflecting on bitumen oil in Canada
New report on moving to a low-carbon Canada
The Trottier Energy Futures Project has come out with an important new report on Canada moving to a low-carbon economy. An Inventory of Low-Carbon Energy for Canada shows that Canada’s supplies of solar, wind, hydroelectric and biomass energy are much larger than the current or forecast demand for fuel and electricity, and technology costs have … Continue reading New report on moving to a low-carbon Canada
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 