Renewables are surging much faster than thought
A close observer of renewable energy markets I am amazed at how fast they are growing around the world. Many countries are banking on them to get out of the current triple crisis. Even...
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Hope for climate in Davos’ World Economic Forum
Last week in Davos, Switzerland, took place the annual World Economic Forum. As the financial crisis of 2008 is drawing to an end, climate change is emerging as a key crisis that has to...
The triple crisis, an update of the situation
Here is my first Cleantechies post of 2013. It is about how 2012 was interesting in terms of global effort on climate change. I believe it is a good complement to the post I...
Annie Leonard’s Story of Change
Do you remember The story of stuff and the various episodes that has been released since ? If not, you should watch them before going any further. Indeed, Annie Leonard has released a new...
Cleantech is the next great investment opportunity
Even today too many people are still believing that cleantech isn’t making financial sense. Some others think that we the current crisis, we can’t spend money on futilities. Here is a post that could...
EU countries could pay back their debts With renewables
” What if the European Union solved the triple crisis – economy, energy, environment – by solving the financial one ? Alice Stollmeyer sent me last week a link of project to do just...
Global collapse could occur by 2030
It seems the great Albert Einstein was right all along when he stated that “We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” Indeed, according to Care2 : In...
Rio 20+ could be a huge disappointment
The Guardian published last week a lenghty article on how the Rio 20+ conference – which will take place in June – might be a huge disappointment as little has been done since and...
We should all partake in the Green Economy
This post was submitted for the UNEP World Environment Day blogging competition sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program and TreeHugger. Please Like it on Facebook or tweet using the #WED2012 hashtag. I have been convinced for years now...
ACEE study on the huge benefits of efficiency
Here are some more interesting findings on how we could consume much less energy. To the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the United States could consume 60 percent less energy by 2050....
The triple crisis, two years on
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...
Two great news from Europe on climate change
Here are two good news. First : this seems too good to be true as such a fact would sure lead to a bigger role of climate change in politics all around the 27...