Comments on: The energy transition in Ukraine: mission impossible? https://energytransition.org/2018/03/the-energy-transition-in-ukraine-mission-impossible/ The Global Energiewende Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Jarmo https://energytransition.org/2018/03/the-energy-transition-in-ukraine-mission-impossible/#comment-6445 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 11:02:25 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16823#comment-6445 “It’s time for Ukraine to embrace renewables to combat global climate change, and to enhance security and welfare of its people.”

Hopefully not like Germany. Ukrainian electricity CO2 emissions per kWh are much lower than Germany’s because of large share of nuclear power.

]]> By: James Wimberley https://energytransition.org/2018/03/the-energy-transition-in-ukraine-mission-impossible/#comment-6430 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:18:24 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16823#comment-6430 Bad or timid policy can slow or cripple the rollout of renewables and electric vehicles. But that’s less sure for efficiency. LEDs will replace incandescent and CFL light bulbs anyway. All new TVs sold anywhere have low-energy standby modes. Electric motors are variable-speed. The price mechanism alone will halve Ukraine’s energy waste.

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