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Carbon emissions

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8/3/2023 News

Global carbon emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022

The risk of runaway emissions growth resulting from a shift to coal amid the global energy crisis failed to materialise last year as growth in clean energy (renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, efficiency etc) offset much of the impact of greater coal and oil use, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Head and shoulders photos of Miguel Valderrama on left and Jose Carlos Palma on right

28/9/2022 Comment / Miguel Valderrama,Jose Carlos Palma

On the right track: Peru’s energy transition journey

Peru has been reinventing and liberalising its power generation system since the 1990s, based on UK and Chile models. Although there have been significant challenges, the country is well on the road to energy transition, with further opportunities ahead, write Miguel Valderrama (left), MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, and Jose Carlos Palma (right), LatAm Area Manager with EDF International, both Co-Founders of PYEP (Peru Young Energy Professsionals).

Energy and carbon management

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18/1/2023 Comment / Mark Burrows

Engaging colleagues in energy behaviour change in 2023

A successful energy transition depends on behavioural changes, but these can be challenging to inspire, maintain and direct. Here, Dr Mark Burrows, Client Development Director – Plan Zero, Mitie Energy, and Member of the EI Energy Management Panel, provides his recommendations using the EI’s new Energy Essentials: A guide to energy and carbon management.

Fuel poverty

Head and shoulders photo of Chloe McLaren Webb, Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Energy

11/12/2024 Comment / Chloe McLaren Webb

Ensuring a smart, inclusive and fair energy transition

The energy transition will be a failure unless all domestic consumers are able to participate fully with innovative energy products, services and tariffs. Here, Chloe McLaren Webb, Project Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), explains how the CSE is helping with this social imperative.

Nuclear

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16/11/2022 Comment / David Landon

Molten salt reactors – a cost-effective nuclear solution to net zero

The combination of molten salt technology and flexible, load-following operation could prove an essential component of efforts to reach net zero in the UK – writes David Landon, CEO of MoltexFLEX.

Energy efficiency / management

Head and shoulders photo of Mervyn Pilley, Executive Director, Energy Services and Technology Association

3/5/2023 Comment / Mervyn Pilley

Net zero starts with energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is often overlooked in favour of grand and expensive supply side plans for achieving net zero emissions. But the cleanest energy is the energy we don’t use, and the public sector needs to recognise this by prioritising the basics, argues Mervyn Pilley, Executive Director at the UK Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA).

Energy and carbon management

14/6/2023 Comment / Chris Rason

The resilience challenge – navigating the EU energy market

Energy resilience is front of mind across all industries in Europe. With costs rising and government support across the European Union (EU) coming to an end in 2024, now is a crucial time for organisations to start putting energy strategies in place. Here, Chris Rason, Head of Energy Services at Aggreko, shares some of these strategies.

COP

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1/11/2023 Comment / Jim Skea

COP28 Perspective: The Global Stocktake and best available science

Jim Skea CBE FRSE FEI HonFSE, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), expresses his views in a personal capacity on the progress of the Paris Agreement.

Grid management

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12/6/2024 Comment / Simon Skillings

The power system challenge for the new UK government

One early task for the upcoming new UK government will be to oversee, along with the National Energy System Operator, development of the electricity grid necessary to support progress towards net zero. Here, Simon Skillings, Senior Associate at climate change think tank E3G, proposes a ‘Power System Delivery Office’ to take on the task.

Energy efficiency / management

Head and shoulders photo of Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO, OGCI Climate Investments

14/12/2022 Comment / Pratima Rangarajan

Resource efficiency is vital for energy security and climate

In a world grappling with an energy and climate crisis, we can’t afford to waste resources. Available, cost-efficient solutions can help address this problem, argues Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments and a speaker at the EI’s International Energy Week in February 2023.*

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