The IEA’s Seven Key Pillars Of Decarbonization
This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new report detailing the steps that would be required to get the world to net‐zero carbon emissions (NZE) by 2050. The report is Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, and it can be downloaded here.
Chile to speed up decarbonisation and energy transition with IDB support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million loan to support Chile’s policy reforms aimed at speeding up its energy matrix decarbonisation and transition to carbon neutrality. The program seeks to strengthen the energy sector’s regulatory framework by promoting distribution market regulation improvements, fostering clean energy use by consumers, and encouraging women participation […]
What is the European Green Deal?
CLIMATE ACTIVISTS, policymakers and delegates from European cities are gathering (virtually) for the European Union’s Green Week, an annual talking-shop. This year’s event is dedicated to finding ways to stop pollution of the air, water and soil (past themes have included how to implement environmental laws and make cities climate friendly). This objective aligns with […]
How green bottlenecks threaten the clean energy business
THEs the world economy wakes back up, shortages and price spikes are affecting everything from the supply of Taiwanese chips to the cost of a French breakfast. As we explain this week, one kind of bottleneck deserves special attention: the supply-side problems, such as scarce metals and land constraints, that threaten to slow the green-energy […]
Guatemala will contribute to mitigate climate change with efficient use of firewood
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved US$12.98 million in nonreimbursable financing to help Guatemala lessen greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector through reductions in consumption and efficient use of firewood.
U.S. Solar Needs A New Model – Lumio Answers From Silicon Slopes
Solar energy’s success depends on its business model as much as its photovoltaic cells. Despite the challenges of 2020 and the global pandemic, U.S. solar installations achieved record levels and the Energy Information Administration expects 2021 to far exceed these levels, with solar accounting for 39% of all new electricity generation capacity in 2021, surpassing […]
Biden’s 80% By 2030 Clean Electricity Standard Would Unlock $1.5 Trillion Across The U.S.
President Biden has a rare opportunity to act on climate with maximum political capital from the 2020 election, bipartisan support for a clean energy recovery from the COVID-induced economic crisis, and the imperative of meeting his announced goal of halving the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The upside of acting now is massive […]
At The Department Of Energy, ‘Process’ Takes A Back Seat To Politics
The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to rescind a rule implemented by the Trump Administration that would have imposed additional procedural obligations on the agency before adopting new energy standards. The move likely signals a flurry of new energy efficiency activity in the months ahead, and it forms part of a larger effort by […]
How An Old Power Plant Is Being Refitted For The Hydrogen Economy
Talk about changing times. An old gasification plant in West Terre Haute, Indiana is getting a new life. It will use petroleum coke and biomass to produce hydrogen for power. It will also capture and sequester the resulting CO2. Just how realistic is this pursuit and just how clean is the process?
Somerset biogas plant plans revived thanks to new investment
Plans to build a biogas plant on the outskirts of a village have taken a step forward thanks to new investment. Planning permission for the plant, at Evercreech in Somerset, was first granted eight years ago but the project has stalled since then.