Paul Hockenos – Energy Transition

Paul Hockenos – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Fri, 12 May 2023 15:06:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Europe’s Energy Crisis Has a Silver Lining: More renewables than ever https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/ https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 08:00:33 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28163 Defying the grimmest projections, Europe made it through the temperate winter of 2023 with remarkably little collateral damage – and even a few big wins. The energy crisis may have displaced Europe’s climate aspirations by a fraction, but thanks to a record rollout of renewables and conservation measures, the continent’s emissions footprint inched downward and positioned Europe to remain within...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/05/europes-energy-crisis-has-a-silver-lining-more-renewables-than-ever/feed/ 0 Russian Assault on Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Stations: “An Hour Away from Nuclear Meltdown” https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/ https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28155 At the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Berlin, several international experts including two from Ukraine, underscored the precarious events unfolding at Ukraine’s nuclear power stations, among them the Zaporizhzhia complex, the largest nuclear power facility in Europe. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Credits: Ralf1969 | Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. During the 15-month Russian attack on Ukraine...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/05/russian-assault-on-ukraines-nuclear-power-stations-an-hour-away-from-nuclear-meltdown/feed/ 0 EU’s commitment to carbon pricing system doesn’t rule out state aid https://energytransition.org/2023/03/eus-commitment-to-carbon-pricing-system-doesnt-rule-out-state-aid/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/eus-commitment-to-carbon-pricing-system-doesnt-rule-out-state-aid/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:00:15 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28039 The US’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) counts on massive direct subsidies to its private sector to stimulate a green transformation of the economy. The EU has opted largely for carbon pricing and other taxes to make the same transition. The two approaches are in no way mutually exclusive – and both have benefits. Paul Hockenos looks at the European answer to the IRA in the second installment of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/eus-commitment-to-carbon-pricing-system-doesnt-rule-out-state-aid/feed/ 0 Moonshot Moment: Biden’s IRA Ups the Global Ante on Climate Protection https://energytransition.org/2023/03/moonshot-moment-bidens-ira-ups-the-global-ante-on-climate-protection/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/moonshot-moment-bidens-ira-ups-the-global-ante-on-climate-protection/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:00:07 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28029 The US’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a moonshot moment in global climate protection, underscoring that the public sector will spend hundreds of billions in subsidies to drive decarbonization and a green economic transition. The EU’s bet on carbon pricing doesn’t rule out state aid, too. It now has to match the US plan. Paul Hockenos explains the details in the first installment of a two part...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/moonshot-moment-bidens-ira-ups-the-global-ante-on-climate-protection/feed/ 0 When Germany Can’t Give it Away: Negative-Price Power Hours https://energytransition.org/2023/03/when-germany-cant-give-it-away-negative-price-power-hours/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/when-germany-cant-give-it-away-negative-price-power-hours/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27993 In 2022, negative prices occurred during 69 of the total of 8,760 hourly prices in German day-ahead trading. Last year, there were 139 cases of hours when utilities had to pay to give away electricity. This adds to the high price of electricity in Germany, but it doesn’t explain it. Paul Hockenos has the details. Pumped-storage power station, Rönkhausen, Germany. (Photo by Dr.G.Schmitz, CC BY-SA 3.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/when-germany-cant-give-it-away-negative-price-power-hours/feed/ 0 Despite Fossil Fuel Price Rise, Germany’s Emissions Miss Target https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:56:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27981 Although overall energy consumption fell, Germany’s emissions declined only slightly: because coal-fired power plants stepped in for Russian gas. A leading German energy think tank argues that Germany has to undertake structural reforms to get on track. Nevertheless, Germany’s emissions are lower than ever before – evidence that Germany can hit targets by replacing fossil fuels with renewables.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/feed/ 0 If Billionaires Want to Rescue the Climate, They Have to Walk the Talk https://energytransition.org/2023/02/if-billionaires-want-to-rescue-the-climate-they-have-to-walk-the-talk/ https://energytransition.org/2023/02/if-billionaires-want-to-rescue-the-climate-they-have-to-walk-the-talk/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27849 When the world’s wealthy and powerful descend on the Swiss ski resort of Davos every year to offer prescriptions to fix the world, the assumption from many on the outside is that these moguls are converging to fix it in a way that will protect their riches, or better yet expand them. Thus while there was XXL greenwashing afoot at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in January 16 to20...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/02/if-billionaires-want-to-rescue-the-climate-they-have-to-walk-the-talk/feed/ 0 The Global Climate Movement is Way More Diverse Than You Think https://energytransition.org/2022/12/the-global-climate-movement-is-way-more-diverse-than-you-think/ https://energytransition.org/2022/12/the-global-climate-movement-is-way-more-diverse-than-you-think/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:00:31 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27757 Its many manifestations give those intent on helping curb climate breakdown a spectrum of choices and models. The no-holds-barred climate activism of Letzte Generation and Just Stop Oil grabs headlines today the way Fridays for Future did a couple of years ago. But the climate movement is a broad and textured phenomenon that encompasses thousands of bottom-up groups around the world...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/12/the-global-climate-movement-is-way-more-diverse-than-you-think/feed/ 0 Will Solar Mandates Prompt a Boom in Europe’s Rooftop Solar? https://energytransition.org/2022/12/will-solar-mandates-prompt-a-boom-in-europes-rooftop-solar/ https://energytransition.org/2022/12/will-solar-mandates-prompt-a-boom-in-europes-rooftop-solar/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:35 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27713 From California to Greece, there are ever-more laws that mandate solar panels on roofs. In Europe, southern Germany is held back by a lack of trained electricians. Paul Hockenos reviews. Rooftop solar panel installation in San Francisco. (Photo by brian kusler, CC BY 2.0) Across Europe and in the U.S. too, there are more and more new laws that oblige homeowners, businesses, and public buildings to...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/12/will-solar-mandates-prompt-a-boom-in-europes-rooftop-solar/feed/ 0 In Serbia, Clean Energy Can’t Happen Fast Enough https://energytransition.org/2022/12/in-serbia-clean-energy-cant-happen-fast-enough/ https://energytransition.org/2022/12/in-serbia-clean-energy-cant-happen-fast-enough/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:25 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27697 As winter approaches, Serbia finds itself behind the eight ball. Its coal reserves, about two-thirds of its 2021 energy supply, are dwindling in terms of quantity and are ever poorer in terms of quality. This is why the country’s import of electricity and coal are expected to increase this year and next – along with an energy bill that will double, at the very least. Serbia’s coal deficit will...

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