Building Decarbonization Movement Leads Stealth Attack On Fossil Fuels
Knowledge is power: New building decarbonization technologies are mainstreaming, with an assist from new financial instruments.
Knowledge is power: New building decarbonization technologies are mainstreaming, with an assist from new financial instruments.
The world’s energy demand is expected to decline from 2035 onward, according to global quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL, which published its most recent Energy Transition Outlook 2018 recently, and which predicts that this will result in a reshaping of energy investment trends.
Buildings that use fossil fuels contribute significantly to climate pollution. California is attempting to change building efficiency.
The International Energy Agency this week has highlighted the work being done by Denmark in decarbonizing its economy and the country’s progress on meeting its ambitious goals of becoming a low-carbon economy by the middle of this century.
Innovation is needed to decarbonize the steel and cement industries in an effort to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5°C limit, according to new research published by the Climate Action Tracker which deems current technologies insufficient.
The role of natural gas seems to have increased exponentially over recent years, as countries look for a fuel to bridge the gap between more intensive fossil fuels and a greener, renewable energy future, but a new report has warned of the need to take the “foot off the gas,” so to speak, to ensure we don’t create stranded assets and breach the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal.
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by as much as 70% by 2050, and completely phased out by 2060, all while providing a net positive economic outlook that could benefit up to trillions of dollars in economic benefits and GDP.
The latest Low Carbon Economy Index report from PwC has revealed China led the way in decreasing its carbon intensity during 2015, in a year which saw global carbon intensity drop by 2.8%, double the average fall of 1.3%.
Green market design is the need of the hour. Renewables and energy efficiency solutions have reached meaningful parity with conventional energy sources in many parts of the world. The timing is extremely opportune. It presents a historic coincidence. Firstly, just now, many fast-developing countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and … [continued]
Eddie O’Connor, the CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, has called into question the need to financially support the decarbonization of economies like India. On Thursday, Eddie O’Connor called for a rethink of climate finance at COP21, the United Nations climate negotiations currently entering their final hours in Paris. “We must learn to … [continued]