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Apples to Oranges - Comparing the costs of energy techn...
In the public debate on costs and benefits of renewable energy, the life-cycle cost per unit of energy is often used as the m... -
A fully renewable energy system needs biomass
Biomass and its conversion to feedstock, raw materials and energy plays a crucial role in every renewable energy scenario. A... -
EU’s 2030 energy and climate package
The energy and climate package agreed by the EU in 2008 formed a milestone in EU policy making. It included a target to achie... -
US climate action: A call for more than individual appr...
Global climate change affects the American public with growing visibility and ferocity. As severe weather events wreak havoc ...
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Apples to Oranges - Comparing the costs of energy technologies
In the public debate on costs and benefits of renewable energy, the life-cycle cost per unit of energy is often used as the metric for comparing various technologies. Especially opponents of renewable energy often claim that technologies like onshore wind result in higher costs than coal, gas and nu... -
A fully renewable energy system needs biomass
Biomass and its conversion to feedstock, raw materials and energy plays a crucial role in every renewable energy scenario. According to The Energy Report by Ecofys and WWF, many sectors and countries will rely on biomass in decades to come. Biomass will be supplying almost 50% of the world’s energy... -
EU’s 2030 energy and climate package
More than a greenhouse gas target needed The energy and climate package agreed by the EU in 2008 formed a milestone in EU policy making. It included a target to achieve 20% of renewable energy, 20% energy efficiency improvements, and 20% reductions in GHG emissions by 2020. The implementation status of these targets is mixed: Renewable... -
US climate action: A call for more than individual approaches
Global climate change affects the American public with growing visibility and ferocity. As severe weather events wreak havoc on the East coast or wildfires consume hundreds of thousands of acres in the West, concern about the effects of climate change grow. In addition, the American public bears a h... -
Understanding the full impact of the Energy Efficiency Directive
Energy efficiency is an answer to many problems. It is critical to reduce energy demand and moderate energy prices, and bring lower energy bills for both consumers and industries. Consequently, it will enhance competitiveness of EU industries and the economy as a whole. Saving energy can help reduc... -
Myth and reality — ETS development in China
China is taking increasingly bold steps in its environmental agenda. Concerns about energy security, rising environmental damage and pressure to maintain the country’s competitiveness are all pushing in one direction – a greener future. The 11th Five-Year Plan tested the waters and the 12th Five-Yea... -
Global Energy Assessment: Is CCS a choice or a must?
“Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a choice, not a must”, according to the long awaited Global Energy Assessment (GEA) which has been published online very recently. With its 1884 pages and an extensive online database, it provides a wealth of information on energy potentials and transition pathw... -
We can still limit global warming to 2°C!
An increase in the global mean temperature of two degrees would already result in fatal consequences: The agricultural productivity would be heavily impaired, the sea level would rise by up to one metre in this century and dying coral reefs would threaten the attached food chain. Europe would suffer... -
Climate Policy and the US Election
Although Climate Change was hardly mentioned in the US Presidential campaigns, truly massive forces struggled behind the scenes. A series of Supreme Court rulings unleashed corporate campaign spending, with one estimate placing the total cost of the 2012 election at $6 billion. Although court ruling... -
Climate and energy policies of the new Netherlands’ government
On Monday, the Liberal party (VVD) and the Social Democrats (PvdA) have presented their coalition agreement. It contains some really interesting mentions of a series of measures for climate, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Overall, we see healthy climate change ambitions to at least follow ...
