Innovations such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, and green chemistry are vital in reaching sustainability targets and halting the impact of climate change. From small niches, they have matured into stable markets that play a more significant role in daily life and are adopted on a massive scale, so it comes as no surprise that… Keep Reading
We all know it; the time to transition to renewable energy is now. There is no avoiding the fact that we are heading towards a cliff if we don’t start living more sustainably. Many new businesses know and work on the issues of energy sustainability and climate change since the 1990s. To break free from… Keep Reading
Concerns over the social costs and the financing of the energy transition ran through all panel discussions at the EESC’s European Energy Dialogue, organized by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on 8 September. The event focused on the European Commission’s proposed Clean Energy for All Europeans package as seen by a wide… Keep Reading
On 12 November the IEA’s World Energy Outlook report for 2012 (WEO-2012) was presented by the chief economist of that organization, Dr. Fatih Birol. When he did, so there was one idea that the journalists in the audience latched on to – that by 2020 the USA would become the world’s largest oil producer. The… Keep Reading
Publication date: 2009-01-01 First published in: Energy Policy Authors: B. Lloyd, S. Subbarao Abstract: The “Sustainable Development” aspect of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol is examined, about its current impact on crucial developmental issues. The paper discusses the immediate and urgent global concerns of developmental needs, energy, and climate change while… Keep Reading