Infrastructures

Peak oil demand is nearing. More ebikes are needed

BNEF believes that electric vehicles could help peak oil happen this decade. I just think that maybe cars, electric or otherwise, are not that great an answer to our mobility needs.

Peak oil demand is nearing. More ebikes are needed Read More »

Hospitals and clinics everywhere need energy management and local renewables

Having worked in the energy transition for the #healthcare sector I share in this post my experience and thoughs on both energy management and #renewables.

Hospitals and clinics everywhere need energy management and local renewables Read More »

Biking is booming globally

I wrote a few months ago that vehicles are getting more and more efficient as efforts are being made in the USA, China and Europe. In the conclusion I was noting that it was good news but that more had to be done in biking among others. It seems to be the case as Courrier

Biking is booming globally Read More »

Are our cities just too big to flood ?

This was the question asked on the the Yale Environment 360 blog and I believe the timing is perfect as last year cities such as New York City, Manila and Bangkok got it by record floods. Now it is the turn of Jakarta. The capital megacity of Indonesia now has water in its streets and

Are our cities just too big to flood ? Read More »

The too many little oil spills of Russia

Here is something we never heard about before. To the Associated Press : ” Environmentalists estimate at least 1 percent of Russia’s annual oil production, or 5 million tons, is spilled every year. That is equivalent to one Deepwater Horizon-scale leak about every two months. Crumbling infrastructure and a harsh climate combine to spell disaster

The too many little oil spills of Russia Read More »