Those in favour of less fossil fuels and more renewable energy have long pointed out that delaying the shift to green power is pushing the price tag up. But the latest research from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows this is already happening and dramatically so: the cost of decarbonising the power sector has shot … Continue reading Price of cutting power sector emissions hits $44 trillion
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Price of cutting power sector emissions hits $44 trillion
Those in favour of less fossil fuels and more renewable energy have long pointed out that delaying the shift to green power is pushing the price tag up. But the latest research from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows this is already happening and dramatically so: the cost of decarbonising the power sector has shot … Continue reading Price of cutting power sector emissions hits $44 trillion
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Europe can be role model for renewable energy at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris 2015
The economic and political winds of change for Europe’s energy security are in full flow. With Ukraine on the brink of civil war and an IPCC report calling on the world’s governments to invest in renewables immediately, Europe’s policymakers face a dilemma that cannot be solved with words alone. Add to that a Heads of … Continue reading Europe can be role model for renewable energy at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris 2015
Continue readingHigh carbon dioxide levels set a record
Measurements of the climate-changing gas by instruments high on a mountain in Hawaii and around the world show that global emissions from burning fossil fuels rose last month to levels higher than at any time in human history – and higher than it has been in hundreds of thousands of years. “This should be taken … Continue reading High carbon dioxide levels set a record
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Petrol versus Electric Vehicle Emissions
Power that electric car with coal and its somewhat better than gasoline; power with wind power or solar energy and there’s no comparison. A few months back I did a post called The World’s 7 Greenest Vehicles. It only included one car. Since then a few readers have emailed to ask if I could do … Continue reading Petrol versus Electric Vehicle Emissions
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Climate change: Indonesia’s adaptation and mitigation efforts
Global climate change is happening and it is definitely real, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserted in its latest report released in Yokohama, Japan, on March 31. The most comprehensive assessment document to date by this UN Panel dedicated to providing the world with a state of knowledge in climate change shows impacts … Continue reading Climate change: Indonesia’s adaptation and mitigation efforts
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Various Energy Sources
According to the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) about one third of US carbon dioxide emissions are generated in industry and power production. Considering that reducing carbon dioxide emissions is a key facet of climate change mitigation, it does one well to note which fuel sources generate the fewest emissions. According to data released by … Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Various Energy Sources
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IPCC report calls for substantial emission reductions
Shares of low or zero carbon energies including those from wind energy, solar power, hydro and biomass should be increased, and fossil power generation without carbon dioxide capture and storage technology be phased out by the end of this century. Substantial reductions of greenhouse gas are needed in order to limit global temperature increase to … Continue reading IPCC report calls for substantial emission reductions
Continue readingIPCC: fossil fuels out, renewables in to tackle global warming
Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in the coming decades is the International Panel for Climate Change’s (IPCC) recommendation in its latest report. This change is “affordable”, says the IPCC: it would knock only 0.06% off expected annual economic growth rates of 1.3%-3%, without quantifying the enormous health benefits of … Continue reading IPCC: fossil fuels out, renewables in to tackle global warming
Continue readingUN panel: We can still slow global warming
But how do we actually stop global warming — or at least slow it down? That’s the subject of a big new report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The topic this time is “mitigation” — how humanity could stop producing so many of the greenhouse gases. The upshot: Global greenhouse-gas emissions from … Continue reading UN panel: We can still slow global warming
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Decarbonizing the Future: Seizing Power for Global Change
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change meets on measures to reduce the impact of climate change, the answer to the global problem remains clear: The world must stop betting on a dirty fossil fuel energy system and should instead double-down on investment in clean, sustainable renewable energy. While no easy task, the good news is that … Continue reading Decarbonizing the Future: Seizing Power for Global Change
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What is the future of fossil fuel?
After concluding that global warming almost certainly is man-made and poses a grave threat to humanity, the U.N.-sponsored expert panel on climate change is moving on to the next phase: what to do about it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, will meet next week in Berlin to chart ways in which the … Continue reading What is the future of fossil fuel?
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Threat from global warming heightened in latest U.N. report
Global warming poses a growing threat to the health, economic prospects, and food and water sources of billions of people, top scientists said in a report that urges swift action to counter the effects of carbon emissions. The latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the effects of warming are … Continue reading Threat from global warming heightened in latest U.N. report
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“Fossil fuel subsidies distort the market”
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Maria van der Hoeven, talked to Sarah Azau at EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona about power markets, subsidies and the Crimea. Will the Crimean situation make a difference to our relationship with Russian gas? Or are we simply too dependent on it? We are quite dependent on … Continue reading “Fossil fuel subsidies distort the market”
Continue reading2013 Marked the Thirty-seventh Consecutive Year of Above-Average Temperature
Last year was the thirty-seventh consecutive year of above-normal global temperature. According to data from NASA, the global temperature in 2013 averaged 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit (14.6 degrees Celsius), roughly a degree warmer than the twentieth-century average. Since the dawn of agriculture 11,000 years ago, civilization has enjoyed a relatively stable climate. That is now changing … Continue reading 2013 Marked the Thirty-seventh Consecutive Year of Above-Average Temperature
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Arctic Sea Ice Freefall is Mirror Image of Carbon Dioxide Ascent
The amount of Arctic sea ice has plummeted in recent decades—a bold manifestation of the rise in temperature resulting from the rapid increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. After staying below 300 parts per million (ppm) for some 800,000 years, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere skyrocketed as humans started burning more … Continue reading Arctic Sea Ice Freefall is Mirror Image of Carbon Dioxide Ascent
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EU Commission has capitulated to anti-renewables lobby groups
The European Commission proposes a greenhouse gas target of 40% and a renewables target of 27% by 2030 in its Communication published today. This is despite its own figures which show that setting a 30% renewables target would create over 560,000 more jobs in Europe and boost economic growth while saving billions on imported fossil … Continue reading EU Commission has capitulated to anti-renewables lobby groups
Continue readingEWEA – European Wind Energy Association : EU to miss its climate objectives without 2030 climate and renewable energy targets
The European Commission’s latest reference scenario, based on current trends and adopted policies, shows that EU GHG emissions would fall by 24% in 2020, but by just 44% in 2050 (compared to 1990 levels), with energy import dependency increasing during the period to almost 57%. “With the EU’s power sector expected to be still pumping … Continue reading EWEA – European Wind Energy Association : EU to miss its climate objectives without 2030 climate and renewable energy targets
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What A Year: 45 Fossil Fuel Disasters The Industry Doesn
While coal, oil, and gas are an integral part of everyday life around the world, 2013 brought a stark reminder of the inherent risk that comes with a fossil-fuel dependent world, with numerous pipeline spills, explosions, derailments, landslides, and the death of 20 coal miners in the U.S. alone. Despite all this, our addiction to … Continue reading What A Year: 45 Fossil Fuel Disasters The Industry Doesn
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Intermittence of wind energy hardly affects CO2 emissions in Spain
Researchers at the UPM have found that real contribution to emissions targets is positive even in energy markets with high penetration of wind energy. The finding has generated the first comprehensive analysis on interaction between wind parks and thermal power plants in Spain and has concluded that global balance of CO2 reduction is still significant. … Continue reading Intermittence of wind energy hardly affects CO2 emissions in Spain
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