investment – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:24:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 2022’s energy winners: Oil and Gas companies https://energytransition.org/2022/09/2022s-energy-winners-oil-and-gas-companies/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/2022s-energy-winners-oil-and-gas-companies/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27223 In 2022, there are wins to be celebrated for climate policy. The recent US legislation is the first time in 40 years that the government has managed to pass any meaningful climate policy. The invasion of Ukraine has shaken Europe to accelerate the move away from Russian oil and gas. However, it is hard to celebrate wins for the climate without addressing the elephant in the room – the thriving and...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/2022s-energy-winners-oil-and-gas-companies/feed/ 0 EU’s Green Deal Needs a Budget Behind It https://energytransition.org/2019/10/eus-green-deal-needs-a-budget-behind-it/ https://energytransition.org/2019/10/eus-green-deal-needs-a-budget-behind-it/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:00:58 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21057 A day-long conference in Brussels underscored the urgency of making the EU’s 2021-2027 budget a green one. There’s a window of opportunity to do so — and the game is on. Paul Hockenos reports The EU’s energy and climate policy depends on an effective financial plan. ( Public Domain) After a ten-year hiatus – and trip across the Atlantic – the Green New Deal, or Green Deal, as it has been reframed...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/10/eus-green-deal-needs-a-budget-behind-it/feed/ 0 Can Ireland get the definition of community energy right? https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/ https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:00:40 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20739 The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive of 2018 requires member states to provide special support for “community energy.” Doing so requires a definition of “community renewables” that is eligible for that special support. Ireland may be the most interesting case at present. Craig Morris takes a look. Ireland focuses more on community energy ( Public Domain) In 2018, Ireland’s then-Climate Minister...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/feed/ 1 South African private banks turn their backs on new domestic coal plants https://energytransition.org/2019/08/south-african-private-banks-turn-their-backs-on-new-domestic-coal-plants/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/south-african-private-banks-turn-their-backs-on-new-domestic-coal-plants/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:00:11 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20489 The construction of new coal-fired power plants in South Africa has hit a major roadblock, with three of the biggest private banks saying they will stop funding dirty energy infrastructure developments here. Leonie Joubert reports Some South African banks no longer invest in coal-fired power plants (Photo by Micheal Roger Denne, CC BY-SA 2.0) A proposed coal-fired power plant, which was planned to...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/south-african-private-banks-turn-their-backs-on-new-domestic-coal-plants/feed/ 0 China’s emissions ‘could peak 10 years earlier than Paris climate pledge’ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/chinas-emissions-could-peak-10-years-earlier-than-paris-climate-pledge/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/chinas-emissions-could-peak-10-years-earlier-than-paris-climate-pledge/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:33 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20503 CO2 emissions in China may peak up to a decade earlier than the nation has pledged under the Paris Agreement, according to a new study. Josh Gabbatiss reports China´s CO2 emission is still the highest in the world (Photo by T Chu, CC BY 2.0) With its enormous population and heavy reliance on coal, China is by far the world’s biggest polluter, responsible for more emissions than the US and EU...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/chinas-emissions-could-peak-10-years-earlier-than-paris-climate-pledge/feed/ 1 Wanted: a double reorientation of energy finance https://energytransition.org/2019/07/wanted-a-double-reorientation-of-energy-finance/ https://energytransition.org/2019/07/wanted-a-double-reorientation-of-energy-finance/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20249 Several countries’ national determined contributions (NDCs) highlight climate finance as a precondition for the ambitious action needed to achieve development paths compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C in 2100. Many hopes have been pinned on new market mechanisms in this context, but the trade-offs demanded by carbon trading schemes continued to be hotly debated at the UNFCCC last week...

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