Only 18% of energy investment in renewables despite >50% of new power capacity being renewables is, to me, a sign that the carbon bubble is still growing, but it’s also a giant Post-it note telling investors that it’s time to shift focus and put money into the future … if they want the future to be kind to them.
India’s Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, has provided a powerful statement for the global community in the wake of Donald Trump’s rise to power in the United States.
gasoline is still more expensive than electricity for transportation, but is electricity produced from coal and natural gas cheaper than that from renewables? Price of fossil fuels (oil (2) and natural gas(3)) in the U.S. are at 14 year lows. The amount of electricity generated using coal in the U.S. is at its lowest level since 1970 (4) and last year, natural
gas surpassed coal as the top U.S. fuel used to produce electricity.
We already wrote about Michael Liebreich and Angus McCrone’s BNEF article regarding the commencing electric vehicle (EV) revolution and the ripple effect it will have throughout much of society, but Michael and Angus have published another piece on this topic over on City A.M., a shorter article that is perhaps even more pointed due to the … [continued]
We’ve interviewed a lot of great cleantech experts, celebrities, presidents, etc., over the years. I wanted to do a better job of 1) featuring some of these interviews, and 2) creating a spot where I can easily find them. So, here we are. Below (and on the following pages) are dozens … [continued]
The electric vehicle is expected to “reverberate through other sectors,” such as oil, electricity, retailing, and even tax collection, according to a new commentary published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Authored by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) advisory board chairman Michael Liebreich and chief editor Angus McCrone, the new commentary, … [continued]
It’s no secret — I love chatting with Michael Liebreich and covering his panels, presentations (off the stage and on), and soundbites. Since December or January, I’ve been planning a piece on the top 4 cleantech communicators in the world, and I’ll leak right now that he’s one of them. (See our full … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. If you haven’t heard the news: ~1.3 billion people don’t have electricity… or any electricity at all. The health, education, and economic difficulties that result are impossible to comprehend. Those are some notes from Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability at Masdar and Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. For 4 hours on the opening day of the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I attended a high-level event aimed at turning the ambitious goals of COP21, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into practical and innovative … [continued]
How much should we invest in renewables by 2040 to make the electricity sector compatible with a 2°C scenario? $12.1 trillion, says BNEF. Data released last week by BNEF and CERES on the occasion of the 2016 investor summit on climate risk suggest that $12.1 trillion of renewable energy investments could be … [continued]
