Social Justice – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:38:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Green hydrogen – solution or pipe dream? Part I https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:13 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28053 There is a fairly broad consensus in the climate movement that hydrogen has to play an important role within the international energy transition (especially for the decarbonisation of energy-/feedstock-intensive industry sectors). And while there’s an understanding that only hydrogen produced 100% from renewables will match the requirements of being “clean” and therefore “climate-friendly”...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/feed/ 0 A recipe for the cold https://energytransition.org/2022/12/a-recipe-for-the-cold/ https://energytransition.org/2022/12/a-recipe-for-the-cold/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:00:01 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27769 The embargo on raw materials from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine exposed weaknesses in the Polish energy system as well as political errors. For many in Poland, this winter will serve as a reminder of communist-era shortages. Michał Olszewski has the details Local governments announced switching off street lighting for energy savings. (Photo by Janusz Maniak, CC0) Five million tonnes of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/12/a-recipe-for-the-cold/feed/ 0 Colombia’s first ever left-green government shakes up nation’s energy sector https://energytransition.org/2022/11/colombias-first-ever-left-green-government-shakes-up-nations-energy-sector/ https://energytransition.org/2022/11/colombias-first-ever-left-green-government-shakes-up-nations-energy-sector/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:00:29 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27467 It was unthinkable that a leftist government could ever take office in Colombia – and then this summer it happened. Historically power has been held by the nation’s upper classes who used state violence to terrorize unions, minorities, indigenous groups and social reformers. But running on a platform promising a government dedicated towards waging civil peace and ensuring social and environmental...

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