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How governments are defusing political opposition to the energy transition

November 22, 2022 by Jared Finnegan

What’s holding up the energy transition? Not the hardware, says the energy sector: proven clean energy solutions abound and any bottlenecks are continually being addressed by innovation. Not the money, says the finance sector: there is more than enough investment queueing up for realistic returns. It’s the politics: the voters and the businesses that rationally oppose what could cost them too much. So the main obstacle is the ability of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: business, elections, EU, France, Germany, markets, Politics, subsidies, tax, transition, US, voters, welfare

How European nations are using tax to promote zero-emissions cars

November 14, 2022 by Griffin Carpenter

Taxation is an effective way to steer people towards zero-emission cars. But there is wide variation between European countries in how this is done, and therefore the results. Griffin Carpenter at Transport & Environment (T&E) summarises their report “The good tax guide: A comparison of car taxation in Europe” that covers seven forms of car taxation across 31 European countries in detail. The ultimate goal should be to create a clear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: Belgium, BEVs, cars, emissions, EU, Europe, EVs, France, road, subsidies, Sweden, tax, transport, UK

Reactor shutdowns in Nuclear-dependent France expose the need for a diversified mix of Renewables

September 14, 2022 by Frank Bass

Events are showing that a nation’s heavy reliance on a single source of energy is unwise. It’s not just gas. The heatwave is causing problems for France’s nuclear fleet, where the use of water for cooling has had to be restricted. All compounded by routine and unexpected maintenance shutdowns. As nuclear typically delivers well over 60% of its power, and also made it Europe’s biggest power exporter (until now), France is feeling the consequences. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: electricity, exports, France, heatwave, hydro, Nuclear, power, Sweden, wind

As spot market electricity prices break all records, what is the prediction for winter?

September 13, 2022 by Simon Göss

Spot market prices for electricity have been breaking all records, as European leaders and their ministers intensify their discussions on how to deal with the crisis. Simon Göss at cr.hub, writing for Energy Brainpool, starts by explaining how the markets work, noting that price rises are indeed being driven by fossil prices and not CO2 certificates. Göss looks at how prices have climbed in Germany, France, the Baltics and Spain, and how the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: baltics, coal, demand, electricity, EU, Europe, France, gas, Germany, imports, LNG, markets, Nuclear, prices, Russia, spain, Ukraine, winter

Energy security concerns are building momentum for Nuclear

July 19, 2022 by IEA

The IEA’s latest report on nuclear power recommends a doubling of capacity by 2050. It emphasises that, though many advanced economies are planning a decline, 32 nations have nuclear today and reactors are now under construction in 19 countries. It’s evidence of a momentum behind nuclear power that should be further stimulated by recent spikes in oil, gas and electricity prices, says the IEA. Russia and China remain nuclear advocates, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: Canada, China, costs, electricity, EnergySecurity, France, innovation, investment, Nuclear, Russia, SMRs, UK, US

Net-zero targets delayed by fossil fuel investors suing governments

June 2, 2022 by Rachel Thrasher, Blake Simmons and Kyla Tienhaara

As nations try to phase out fossil fuels, companies are suing them for compensation. Rachel Thrasher at Boston University, Blake Simmons at Colorado State University and Kyla Tienhaara at Queen's University (Ontario) summarise their latest study of the scale of the payouts. The cases are based on treaties – the Energy Charter Treaty being the most significant - that allow investors to sue governments when policy changes overturn their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: Canada, compensation, Denmark, EnergyCharterTreaty, France, ISDS, Italy, netzero, New Zealand, phaseout, Rockhopper, TCEnergy, treaties, US, Vermilion

Do e-bike subsidies lift sales, change habits and cut emissions?

May 27, 2022 by Lucas Davis

What happened when Sweden introduced a 25% rebate on the cost of an e-bike for 12 months over 2017-18? Lucas Davis at the Haas School of Business reviews a study that digs into the consequences. Sales increased by 70%. E-bike prices remained steady, so the sellers didn’t simply raise prices to eat up the rebate. The study estimates that although a third of those sales would have “happened anyway” (i.e. no additionality) the remaining two-thirds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: Austria, congestion, ebikes, emissions, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, micromobility, mobility, Norway, pollution, Scotland, subsidies, Sweden, transport

Buildings Renovation: if Europe had started a decade ago it wouldn’t have a Russian oil & gas problem

April 8, 2022 by Andreas RĂŒdinger

It’s a message we are starting to see a lot. If ambitious climate policies struggling to be implemented today had been launched a decade ago, Europe wouldn’t have a Russian oil and gas problem. Andreas RĂŒdinger at IDDRI looks at buildings renovations in France. Two missed targets, proposed in 2008, are a 38% reduction in energy consumption in existing buildings by 2020, and 400,000 “major” renovations annually. If they had been met, natural gas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Energy Tagged With: boilers, buildings, efficiency, electricity, EU, Europe, France, gas, insulation, oil, renovation, Russia, Ukraine

Our Hydrogen future: 27 authors imagine the world in 2030-2050

February 15, 2022 by Erik Rakhou

Here’s something very different for our readers today, and an opportunity for you to register for our Webinar and Q&A on Wednesday Feb 16th at 09:00 CET (register here). It’s to mark the book launch of “Touching Hydrogen Future”, where 27 energy experts from around the world have written a chapter each. They are fictional accounts of what our world could like in the near future. The countries covered are the Netherlands (2029), Denmark … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Hydrogen Tagged With: australia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, electrolysers, France, Germany, Greece, hydrogen, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, pathways, Peru, Romania, Russia, scenarios, SouthAfrica, spain, Sweden, transition, turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, US, Uzbekistan

EU Taxonomy: why nations are backing Nuclear and Gas

February 1, 2022 by Simon Göss

The heated debates over the potential inclusion of nuclear power and natural gas in the EU taxonomy has again exposed the different interests of EU nations. Simon Göss at cr.hub, writing for Energy Brainpool, explains what parameters the EU taxonomy controls, what conditions are attached should the two technologies be classified as sustainable, as well as summarising those national interests and constraints. Critics say neither should be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: electricity, emissions, Environment, EU, financing, France, gas, Germany, Nuclear, Parliament, sustainability, Taxonomy

Buildings: France and Flanders lead on decarbonising new builds

January 20, 2022 by Clare Taylor

Buildings are responsible for 36% of total EU carbon emissions. So, since the start of 2021 European legislation requires all new buildings to be ‘nearly zero energy’. The frontrunners are France and Flanders in Belgium, according to a new report from the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), writes Clare Taylor. Both jurisdictions have plans for phasing out fossil fuels in new buildings within five years. Taylor explains how Flanders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Energy Tagged With: Belgium, biogas, buildings, construction, DistrictHeating, efficiency, embodied, emissions, Flanders, France, Germany, HeatPumps, HVAC, Italy, JustTransition, Poland, renewables, solar, spain

Politicians need net-zero scenarios that include socio-economic obstacles and solutions

November 18, 2021 by Henri Waisman and Patrick Criqui

Standard net-zero scenario modelling carefully analyses the possible impacts of technological solutions and their obstacles. What they’re missing is the detailed analysis of the socio-economic impacts of these scenarios on the lives of citizens. That means jobs, incomes, energy bills, air quality, and regional economic performance. In other words, the politics on the ground. Misunderstood, and perfectly sensible pathways will come up against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: COP26, elections, France, jobs, JustTransition, modelling, pathways, Politics, scenarios

Why was Nuclear side-lined at COP26?

November 16, 2021 by James Conca

James Conca is extremely disappointed that nuclear did not get a serious hearing by negotiators at COP26. Meanwhile in the "Green Zone" (for the general public), the World Nuclear Association had all of its members' applications to establish exhibits rejected. Why? If public opposition is a main obstacle, the nuclear industry should be given an opportunity to argue its case, explain how it is one of the safest energy sources available, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: China, COP26, France, Fukushima, IPCC, Kerry, Macron, Nuclear, safety, US

Behaviour Change: strategies and case studies for reaching net-zero by 2050

November 8, 2021 by Daniel Crow, Insa Handschuch, Gabriel Saive and Leonie Staas

Technological solutions on their own are unlikely to deliver emissions reductions at the speed and scale required to reach net zero by 2050. Daniel Crow, Insa Handschuch, Gabriel Saive and Leonie Staas at the IEA look at a suite of policy-driven citizen “behaviour changes” that should be used to bridge the gap. The impact will be greatest in advanced economies where energy intensity is highest. Meanwhile, in emerging economies the good habits put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: appliances, aviation, BehaviourChange, buildings, Colombia, cycling, emissions, EU, France, Germany, heating, HVAC, Japan, Kenya, recycling, Scandinavia, Switzerland, transport, UK, US

COP26: a strategy for tackling “imported deforestation”

November 5, 2021 by Alain Karsenty and Nicolas Picard

Palm oil, beef, cocoa, coffee, soy, and other agricultural products are responsible for deforestation in the producing countries. Of the 10m hectares of tropical forest lost each year, two-thirds can be unambiguously attributed to agricultural expansion and international trade is responsible for about half of this. The EC is due in December to unveil a legislative proposal to address the issue. Alain Karsenty and Nicolas Picard, writing for IFRI, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy, Environment Tagged With: agriculture, auditing, beef, certification, cocoa, coffee, deforestation, EC, forests, France, GATT, imports, Indonesia, LULUCF, PalmOil, soy, Switzerland, tariffs, tropical, WTO

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