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Tag Archives: Energy Savings
Cyprus: rising tensions as gas bids gain a further international dimension
Along with the newly incumbent Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus is also coping with the impacts of a second round of licensing (February – April 2012) for the gas discovered in its Exclusive Economic Zone … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Cyprus, Energy Savings, gas, Israel, security of energy supply
Cyprus: Small but ambitious
Cyprus might be small but it has big plans for its six-month presidency. Alongside the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, and expected developments in a number of key European policy areas in the next six months, Cyprus also has problems closer … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Council of the European Union, Cyprus, Energy 2020, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, EU budget
Slower than certainly possible: developments in Energy Roadmap and Energy Efficiency Directive
A low carbon society is achievable. This was the message given many times over at coinciding workshops of the European Environmental and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC), and the Coalition of Energy Savings on 4 October 2011. Not only can … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Climate change, De-carbonisation, Energy, Energy 2020, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, European Commission, European Union (EU), low-carbon housing, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Resource efficiency, security of energy supply, Sustainability
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How at home is the EU with energy efficiency? The new energy efficiency directive and the role of housing
In June this year, the Commission published a proposal for a new Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the follow-up from the February 2011 Energy Efficiency Plan. This has been widely criticised by environmental organizations for allowing states to opt to take … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged binding target, CECODHAS, Climate change, CO2 reduction, Combined heat and power (CHP), CooperAmbiente, Covenant of Mayors, data protection, decentralised energy, Energy Ambassadors, energy consumption, energy efficiency directive, energy efficiency obligations, energy efficiency plan, Energy Performance Contracting, energy poverty, Energy Savings, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), Euroheat and Power, European Commission, European Policy Centre (EPC), Frankfurt, fuel poverty, Green Deal, housing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), passivhaus, POWER HOUSE EUROPE, profit, renewables, smart meters
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ICT for a global sustainable future? The PARADISO Project
The PARADISO initiative was launched in 1997 by Sigma Orionis and the Club of Rome with the aim of exploring how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-based solutions can enable a transition towards a more sustainable future. The name PARADISO is … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Amelia Andersdotter, Angela Hariche, Club of Rome, Collective Action, consumer empowerment, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, European Commission, FP7, GDP per capita, Geoff Mulgan, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Internet, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), PARADISO Foundation, Peter Madden, Pirate Party, Rebound effect, Resource efficiency, Sigma Orionis, smart meters, Sustainability, systems analysis, wellbeing, Wikiprogress
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Poland’s energy and environment chameleon shows his true colours
The Polish Minister for the Environment, Andrzej Kraszewski, has been sending some very mixed messages. Poland begins its first 6 month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on the 1st of July, and is therefore under increasing … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Andrzej Kraszewski, Banktrack, CEE Bankwatch, Climate change, CO2 reduction target, Coal, demand reduction, economic consequences, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, EU energy and climate package, European Economic Congress, European Union (EU), European Voice, Financial Times, Green Week, Low-carbon Roadmap 2050, PAP, Poland, Polish Presidency, Polish Press Agency, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Resource efficiency
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New Briefing Paper – Energy Efficiency and Savings: The under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential
QCEA has published a new briefing paper, the first in a series of Sustainable Energy Security briefing papers. This introductory document outlines why, given the gravity of the inter-related energy and climate crises, the cheapest, fastest and most reliable way … Continue reading
Missing the point… EU ETS pits itself against energy savings
There is a serious tension between two different strands of EU climate and energy policy. As reported by EurActiv on Thursday, 16th June, there is significant discord between the drive for energy efficiency and savings, in particular the upcoming energy … Continue reading
Excerpts from a Diary of the EU Sustainable Energy Week
This year’s EU Sustainable Energy Week (11-15th April 2011), organized by the Directorate General for Energy of the European Commission, was focused on energy efficiency. This is in recognition of the fact that despite energy efficiency (or rather, energy savings) … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Behaviour change, De-carbonisation, economic growth, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency Action Plan, Energy Savings, European Commission, Günther Oettinger, Jos Delbeke, low-carbon housing, split-incentive, Sustainability, Sustainable Energy Week
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