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One of my very first post in 2010 was about what I was calling the triple crisis. As I noted back then ” our economies are crumbling, our climate is warming and our energy supplies are getting scarcer. “
You would think that after two years, we would have started to do something about them. Well, from what I see, we haven’t. Unemployment is still high, we are still as reliant on oil and coal and our climate is getting weirder.
This is the beginning of my latest article on Cleantechies. To read further, please go there. As always, comments and shares are more than welcome. Enjoy !
Here is my latest reflection on Cleantechies : ” The more I delve into energy and climate issues, the more this seems completely evident : we should prefer energy efficiency and sobriety over renewables.“
” Making efficiency a priority – whereas renewables are the priority nowadays – will without a doubt benefit the consumer, the society as a whole and our common environment. This would be a win-win-win move.”
As always, to read the full article, please check out Cleantechies. All comments and shares on social networks are welcome.
Cleantechies published last week a tremendous article on solar thermal and why it is “is about to see explosive growth”. I am not entirely surprised of that as I have been a strong advocate of this solution for more than five years.
Presenting the industry, the article goes on and gives no less than seven reasons why solar thermal could soon take off in the USA. Many of these reasons could apply elsewhere as it is more efficient and cheaper than solar PV.
Just as 2011 saw an increase of interest in energy efficiency, I hope 2012 will see an increased interest in solar thermal. Continue »
Here is my latest post on CleanTechies, this time on wave and tidal energies : “According to a new study by the Carbon Trust up to 240 GW of capacity of marine energy could be installed worldwide by 2050.“
” Out of these, 75 percent could be coming from wave, and the remainder by tidal energy. The total market for both wave and tidal energies could in a high scenario amount to up 520 billion euros (740 billion USD) over the next decades. “
To keep reading, please check out the full article there. I look forward to reading your comments. If you liked it, please share it !
Here is my latest post for CleanTechies : “On Monday, the French Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, presented new regulations for large solar installations.”
“(…) Let us hope these new projects will be successful as the previous attempts at creating an solar photovoltaic industry in France have been a resounding failure. ”
” (…) In any case, we shall see whether these most ambitious objectives will be reached and whether sustainable jobs in the sector will be created. So stay tuned !“
” Last week the French government was the first to enact a law forbidding hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”. This technology enables to recover shale gas via the use of massive amounts of water and chemicals.”
” The former remaining afterward polluted, hence the controversy. The law had been discussed by both the lower and upper chambers since March before being finally enacted on June 30th by the Senate with 176 votes in favor and 151 against. ”
This is the introduction to my latest post for Cleantechies. For more please read the full article there. All comments and feedback are welcome !
Further to the decision Germany took on Monday about nuclear energy, I wrote an opinion piece for Cleantechies. I hope you will like and share it. As you can imagine, I am not really approving. Here it goes :
” You may surely know it by now : Germany decided to phase out completely all its nuclear power plants by 2022. This is done for political reasons as the local Greens are gaining power. ”
” Some people are cheering as they believe these are great news for the environment. I, however, believe this is utterly wrong for the reasons I will outline in today’s article. “
CleanTechies often republishes blog posts from the Official White House blog. This enabled me to learn about a significant series of measures designed to help America cut its oil dependence and energy consumption.
Indeed, new standards will enable future cars to cut their oil consumption (not by much though…). US households will also be able to benefit from up to $3,000 rebates for weatherization projects via the Homestar Program.
Of course, given the huge per capita energy consumption, more could have been done, but these are nonetheless several steps in the right direction. Let’s hope President Obama will keep going this way.
Energy efficiency is the very basis of a more sustainable society and Russia seems to have understood that. This is a great news as the country is one of the largest coal consumers. As I note in my latest article for CleanTechies :
“Some interesting news recently went unnoticed. Indeed, last month, Russia unveiled a massive energy efficiency plan as the country wastes as much energy as the French economy consumes.”
The $300 billion plan will save the country up to $35 billion per year. For more please read the full article there. All comments and feedback are welcome !
For my latest article on CleanTechies I decided to go back to writing on my home country, France, and this for a good reason. It had been three months I hadn’t done so. Here is the introduction :
” The French Round Table on sustainability known as the Grenelle de l’Environnement is now three years old and this was the occasion for French government experts to publish an evaluation report.”
You know the tune : to keep reading the article, please refer to the full article there. As usual, please don’t hesitate to comment and share.
