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July 2, 2009
The Middle East oil/gas producer countries- GCC, Iraq and Iran – are among the big C02 emitters on the planet. Jointly they are responsible for more than four percent of global emissions – more than India – due to the nature of their industries, their high living standards, low energy prices and an excessive waste… » read more
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Climate change, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, environment |
July 1, 2009
Sir, Regarding ‘EU leaders warned about emerging ‘major’ gas crisis‘: As the Swedish Presidency has pointed out, if the Ukraine used their energy as efficiently as Slovenia , they could wipe out their gas deficit to Russia completely. Why is nobody concentrating upon that option? Andrew Warren EuroACE (European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency… » read more
Heating of buildings and warm water production are two major causes of energy consumption in Europe, and account for a significant proportion of overall European CO2 emissions (between 25% and 30% of the total). To read the full article, —————————————- Post written by Laurent ZIBELL. Founder of the political association “Forum Civique” (1995-1999) and of… » read more
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Climate change, energy efficiency, English, Rural and sustainable development |
There is much talk of smart grids and smart meters. The former concerns electricity only, whereas smart meters concerns electricity, gas and other utilities. When smart metes have two-way communication, smart meters are a first step towards a smart grid. Already, 99% of electricity customer in Sweden and 90% in Italy have intelligent meters installed.… » read more
June 24, 2009
Rail is a highly sustainable mode of transport that is well-adapted to the medium population densities present in Europe. However, the European rail networks need to be transformed deeply. To read the full article, —————————————— Post written by Laurent ZIBELL, founder of the political association “Forum Civique” (1995-1999) and of the association “European Citizens’ Seminars… » read more
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Economy and Finance, energy efficiency, English, environment, Freight, Network, Rail Service, Rural and sustainable development |
June 2, 2009
In a recent interview with the Financial Times the new US Secretary for Energy, CHU, has ruled out the chances for raising the federal gasoline tax as not being politically feasible. That is regrettable, though no surprise to those familiar with US politics. US action against climate change, as envisaged by the Obama Administration, focuses… » read more
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energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, Sustainable Dev. |
May 30, 2009
Needless to say, it is the innovation pipeline — from blue-sky research to entrepreneurial development to the markets — that transforms basic ideas into new economic building blocks safeguarding our prosperity and all that comes with it including the future of the European project. Now, while in the United States a discussion has been launched… » read more
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energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, EU, innovation, Innovation and Growth |
Together with two of my ERRIN Board Members, Sylvia Schreiber of Stuttgart Region and Valentina Pinna of the Lombardy Region Chamber of Commerce, I had the pleasure to participate at a Pro Inno Workshop focusing on their new Partnering Forum Initiative to be launched this summer. The meeting took place in Rotterdam on 12 […]
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energy efficiency, English, EU, EU Institutions, future EU, Innovation and Growth, Polish |
Phenomenon of geothermal energy is not the discovery of our generation. At the very beginning of it, in 1852, Lord Kelvin focused his attention on natural heat as an enormous source of power at disposal for human being. On the other hand, knowledge on field of physics had been not enough developed in order to… » read more
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energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, geothermal, Nikola Tesla, Sustainable Dev. |
May 28, 2009
All of you know that: Imagine you are on the beach during a sunny summer day. No clouds, no wind, just sun. Suddenly you decide to walk without shoes on your feet. Possible? Impossible because rocky road is too hot for your skin on feet. Actually, the rock can be good absorbent of enormous heat… » read more
May 16, 2009
We northern Europeans often complain about the blustery, rainy, windy weather that batters our shores, but this climate also offers us great potential to face the economic and environmental storms overhead. That’s because on our very coastlines we have a resource which can provide more energy than the Gulf oilfields and create thousands of jobs,… » read more
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action days, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, PES President |
In a letter to all MEPs, Orgalime has expressed it’s concerns with respect to the upcoming votes of the European Parliament on the draft Podimata report and draft energy labelling implementation measures for refrigerators and TVs. Orgalime requests their support for resolving, what in our view, are major issues in the establishment of the European… » read more
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energy efficiency, English, environment, European Commission, European Engineering, European Parliament |
May 4, 2009
Sir, Regarding ‘EU lawmakers reject revised energy labels‘: The current dispute concerning the Energy Labelling Directive between the Parliament on one hand and the Commission and the Council on the other, is taking a theological course along the lines of ‘how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?’. All parties agree that… » read more
April 27, 2009
On April 23, 2009, the European Parliament has called for all new buildings respecting zero energy and emission standards, as of 2019. This would be feasible through super-insulation combined with renewable energy covering the remaining energy needs, e.g. for heating, cooling and warm water. Buildings account for 40 percent of global energy consumption and C02… » read more
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Climate change, energy efficiency, English, Innovation and Growth, Uncategorized |
March 31, 2009
On Thursday 26th March, Blogactiv spoke to Nobuo Tanaka. Mr Tanaka is Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. He was in Brussels to speak at Workshop VIII – titled “The last energy crisis” – at EBS 2009. If you have an opinion about this interview or session that you would like to share, please… » read more
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EBS, EBS 2009, energy efficiency, energy saving, Energy Supply, English, Uncategorized |
March 30, 2009
On Friday 27th March, Dr Stephan Singer spoke to Blogactiv. Dr Singer is Global Energy Policy Director for the WWF and is based in their Brussels office. Dr Singer was a participant in Workshop XIV at EBS 2009, which was Moderated by Frederic Simon, Editor of EurActiv.com. If you would like to levae your thoughts… » read more
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EBS, EBS 2009, energy efficiency, English, European Business Summit, Global Warming |
March 20, 2009
Coal industry can begin deploying CCS technology now: WCI chief Copenhagen (Platts)–18Mar2009–Carbon capture and storage technology has developed to the point where it can now deliver up to 55% of the emission reductions needed to fight global warming worldwide up to 2100, World Coal Institute CEO Milton Catelin said Wednesday on the sidelines of a… » read more
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Carbon capture and storage, CCS, Climate change, energy efficiency, Energy Supply, English, EU |
March 9, 2009
The biggest European automobile manufacturer has announced its intention to introduce a new extra high fuel-efficiency model as of this autumn. Its consumption would be 3.3 litre/100 km, or the equivalent of 87 grammes C02 emissions per km. This news has to be on the background of aconfirms swing in the automobile market away from… » read more
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Automobile Maunfacturers, Business & Climate Change, Climate change, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, English, Trade & Industry |
Sir, Regarding ‘EU climate negotiator signals end of ‘free lunches’‘: In the run-up to the Copenhagen COP and further to your interview with the European Commission’s Runge-Metzger, PWR would like to raise the question: ‘Is what is being negotiated by all parties in fact simply ‘business as usual’?’ (BAU). To be effective, non-BAU scenarios normally… » read more
February 26, 2009
Is this fine by the Flemish government appropriate? As of January 2009, all new residential houses in Flanders must be audited by the Flemish Energy Agency (VEA). This is to ensure that energy use is kept within appropriate limits. Houses are rated according to their so-called E-level, which must be less than 100 to receive… » read more
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buildings, electricity, energy efficiency, English, Sustainability, Sustainable Dev. |
