Global investment in energy efficiency is stalling, says the IEA. Here’s why – and what needs to happen next

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Investment in energy efficiencies, electrification and renewables is projected to slow this year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).But investment needs to triple between now and 2030 […]

Riding the ESG investing rollercoaster and the safeguards that intelligent carbon accounting can provide

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author:Luiz Avelar, Senior Director, Strategy, Envision Digital Once hailed as the poster child of investing, ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting has been rapidly growing in recent years, with investors spilling trillions of dollars into funds that prioritise organizations […]

Boost offshore renewable energy sources to meet climate targets

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs set out recommendations on how to deploy offshore wind more quickly, in a report adopted on Wednesday. The report, voted on by MEPs in response to a European Commission communication, stresses that meeting the 2030 and 2050 targets requires faster deployment of offshore […]

Clean energy will do to gas what gas has done to coal

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jules Kortenhorst, CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute and Mark Dyson,Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute Around the world, an emerging “rush to gas” – a glut of investment in new natural gas-fired power plants and associated delivery infrastructure – threatens to […]

Commission sets moderate greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030

Yesterday, the European Commission took the middle, not ambitious path, on the burning issue of climate protection. It chose to propose rather conservative targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy production from renewable resources, easy to achieve and not demanding extra efforts in the investments front. To this effect, early yesterday, José Manuel […]
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