Today REN21 published the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. The Renewables 2016 Global Status Report reveals that renewables are now firmly established as competitive, mainstream sources of energy in many...Lees verder
According to preliminary numbers from GTM Research, 59 gigawatts of solar PV were installed globally in 2015, a 34 percent increase over 2014’s total.
“The fourth quarter of 2015 showed that global PV demand is very...Lees verder
An extended period of lower oil prices would benefit consumers but would trigger energy-security concerns by heightening reliance on a small number of low-cost producers, or risk a sharp rebound in price if investment falls...Lees verder
Germanwatch fordert Verbesserung des Entwurfstextes bei Dekarbonisierung, Klimafinanzierung und Mechanismus für spätere Verschärfung der Klimaziele
Am Montag beginnt in Bonn die letzte Verhandlungsphase vor dem Klimagipfel in Paris auf Arbeitsebene. Bis zum Freitag wollen die Vertreter...Lees verder
“The emergence of shale oil, together with growing concerns about climate change and the environment, means that the beliefs that many of us have used in the past to analyse the oil market are out...Lees verder
Today, the President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is in Tokyo to continue the international momentum of the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi), calling on Japanese businesses to...Lees verder
This paper, jointly authored by James Henderson and Tatiana Mitrova, examines the emerging trends in Russia’s export strategy, identifying the key political drivers as well as the commercial factors that are influencing policy making.
Gas exports...Lees verder
Nuclear power’s global expansion is projected to continue in the coming decades—albeit at a slowing pace—amid challenges including low fossil fuel prices, a sluggish world economy and the legacy of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi accident, according...Lees verder
WBCSD partners with seven of the world’s leading energy and technology companies to launch innovative, low carbon microgrids program in South Africa
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launches an innovative microgrids program,...Lees verder
Amended figure much stronger for second quarter, with first half of 2015 only slightly down on same period of 2014
Bloomberg New Energy Finance is correcting the second quarter 2015 clean energy investment data that it...Lees verder
The factors underlying the current eastward shift of international oil markets
The recent increased Chinese activity in the Platts Dubai window is yet another manifestation of the eastward shift of international oil markets. In light of...Lees verder
‘Öffentliche Gelder für Kohle, Öl und Gas untergraben eine zukunftsfähige Entwicklung’
Morgen versammeln sich Diplomaten, Finanz- bzw. Entwicklungsminister sowie Experten in der äthiopischen Hauptstadt, um bis Donnerstag einen neuen Finanzierungsrahmen für die globale Entwicklungsagenda und die...Lees verder
A significant disruption to regional gas equilibria
The aftermath of warmer than normal 2013/2014 winters in Europe and Asia, evidence of slowing Asian LNG demand growth through 2014 and the collapse of the oil price in...Lees verder
Nederland zet duurzame transportprojecten op de kaart
Staatssecretaris Mansveld van Infrastructuur en Milieu presenteert vandaag in New York een initiatief waarmee het personenvervoer en goederentransport in andere landen ook schoner en klimaatvriendelijker kan worden. Nederland biedt...Lees verder
Papal encyclical reinforces moral impetus to the growing movement for fossil fuel divestment
Fossil fuel divestment campaigners expect the release of Pope Francis’ climate encyclical this week to add momentum and moral weight to the fast...Lees verder
Report offers strategy for delivering a peak in energy emissions by 2020
A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost, the International Energy Agency said...Lees verder
BP Statistical Review Shows 2014 was a Year of ‘Tectonic’ Shifts in Global Energy Production and Consumption
The 2015 edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, launched today, highlights how significant changes in global...Lees verder
G7 Strengthens the Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment and Keeping Carbon in the Ground
G7 leaders released a climate communique today that lacks in crucial details, but the broad strokes of which will help strengthen the...Lees verder
