Energy savings to eclipse EU fossil imports by 2030

E&T magazine, 26 February

Low-carbon future could save Brazilian city billions

A new CCCEP-led report on the Brazilian city of Recife has led to the city adopting ambitious targets for low-carbon development.

Energy use in the rapidly-growing metropolis is forecast to almost double by 2030 compared to 2014, with emissions set to increase by 80 per cent in the same period.

What lessons do historical energy transitions have for us today?

The Shift Podcast, February 1 2016

Opec faces a mortal threat from electric cars

Telegraph, 23 December

These are the six urgent steps the government has to take now for the good of our environment

Independent, 18 December

Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy

Guardian, 3 December

‘Demand pull’ government policies to support Product-Service System activity: The case of Energy Service Companies (ESCos) in the UK

Product-Service Systems (PSSs) constitute a family of service-based business models designed to satisfy our societal needs in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. To date however PSS application has remained niche due to a variety of critical barriers. This paper explores how ‘demand pull’ national government policies could support PSS activity by addressing these barriers […]

India’s “solar alliance” is a great idea with one fatal flaw

Quartz, 1 December

David Attenborough: Naturalist uses Paris talks to declare cheap renewables can ‘save the world’

ABC Australia, 1 December

Lord Stern welcomes announcement that 20 major economies will double clean energy R&D investment

Pledge means that US$20 billion will be invested by 20 countries in clean energy research and development over five years, which represents a doubling in public spending. read more »