Communities – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:16:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Gender-Responsive Climate Policy as a chance for a Colombian coal phase-out? https://energytransition.org/2020/12/23661/ https://energytransition.org/2020/12/23661/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23661 The recent publication “Gender-Responsive Climate Policy – a Case Study of the Colombian Coal Sector” showed that climate policies must take gender into account not only to limit the destructiveness of the current climate crisis but also to achieve a just transformation of the Colombian coal sector. Kathrin Meyer explains the advantages of this approach and its international relevance. (CC BY 2.0...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/12/23661/feed/ 0 How an innovative community overcame Ukraine’s nuclear trauma https://energytransition.org/2020/06/stories-from-the-frontlines-of-climate-hope/ https://energytransition.org/2020/06/stories-from-the-frontlines-of-climate-hope/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22465 All over Europe, people are rising up to fix climate breakdown – demanding urgent transformation to a fair, fossil free future. Communities, cities and people are at the forefront of building community-owned renewable energy, creating green jobs, and tackling energy poverty. Here is one such story from the frontlines of climate hope, from Ukraine. Susann Scherbarth reports for Friends of the Earth...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/06/stories-from-the-frontlines-of-climate-hope/feed/ 1 Ecuador: Where David slew Goliath https://energytransition.org/2020/01/ecuador-where-david-slew-goliath/ https://energytransition.org/2020/01/ecuador-where-david-slew-goliath/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:45:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21557 Latin America has a long and bloody history of extractivism. The rivalry over natural resources, such as sugar, copper and oil has for many years pitted large multinational corporations – usually backed by state authorities – against local communities, often indigenous groups. It is not difficult to guess who won most of these struggles. That is why it is so newsworthy that an oil drilling project...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/01/ecuador-where-david-slew-goliath/feed/ 0 Wind energy in Mexico could jeopardize the energy transition https://energytransition.org/2019/10/21021/ https://energytransition.org/2019/10/21021/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:30:58 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21021 How can we save the planet from dangerous climate change without severing social coherence? Both large-scale, centralized installations and small-scale community-owned projects offer convincing benefits: Large–scale projects reduce the cost of electricity generation while small-scale projects directly benefit the local community. Rebecca Bertram takes a look at wind farms in Mexico. In Mexico...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/10/21021/feed/ 2 In US, Community Solar is the Next Big Thing https://energytransition.org/2019/10/in-us-community-solar-is-the-next-big-thing/ https://energytransition.org/2019/10/in-us-community-solar-is-the-next-big-thing/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:00:55 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20897 Americans in some states are realizing the benefits of renewables. Better than in Europe: it saves low-income people money. But its overall numbers are still comparatively small. Paul Hockenos takes a look at the development Privately or collectively owned local solar parks that generate power for subscribers who receive credit on their electricity bills for their share of power produced currently...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/10/in-us-community-solar-is-the-next-big-thing/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 The Triumphant Return of Community Energy https://energytransition.org/2019/08/the-triumphant-return-of-community-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/the-triumphant-return-of-community-energy/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:00:52 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20447 About five years ago, decentralized community energy, though etched in history books for having sparked Europe’s clean-energy revolution in the 1990s, was deemed outdated in the age of the ever-more dramatic climate crisis. Paul Hockenos explains the development. Solar home systems (SHS) enable access to electricity in off-grid areas ( Public Domain) State planners saw it as a quaint and colorful...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/the-triumphant-return-of-community-energy/feed/ 0 German renewable energy cooperatives struggle as markets collapse https://energytransition.org/2019/06/german-renewable-energy-cooperatives-struggle-as-markets-collapse/ https://energytransition.org/2019/06/german-renewable-energy-cooperatives-struggle-as-markets-collapse/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19973 The accelerating downward pressure on onshore wind energy expansion in Germany is paralyzing the industry. Community-owned renewable producers have been hit hardest, and elbowed out of the few markets that remain. L. Michael Buchsbaum takes an in-depth look. Increasingly restrictive approval procedures are crushing local wind industry ( Public Domain) Organized by the World Wind Energy Association...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/06/german-renewable-energy-cooperatives-struggle-as-markets-collapse/feed/ 1 Grassroots solar energy in South Korea https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:00:19 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17766 Korea’s citizens have been organizing their own energy cooperatives, and the new feed-in tariffs could encourage even more investment. Yi hyun Kang talks to stakeholders about their role in the energy transition. Solar and Wind Energy Cooperative members in front of their 4th power plant (Photo by Won-gook Kim, Solar and Wind Energy Cooperative) Last July, there was good news for citizen energy...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/09/south-koreas-grassroots-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Many Republican mayors are advancing climate-friendly policies without saying so https://energytransition.org/2018/07/many-republican-mayors-are-advancing-climate-friendly-policies-without-saying-so/ https://energytransition.org/2018/07/many-republican-mayors-are-advancing-climate-friendly-policies-without-saying-so/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:00:15 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17511 Leadership in addressing climate change in the United States has shifted away from the capitol. Cities across the country are organizing, networking and sharing resources to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and tackle related challenges ranging from air pollution to heat island effects. Nicolas Gunkel takes a look. Washington DC no longer leads on climate: local initiatives do (Photo by...

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