Could the world really become net zero by 2040 ?
The opinion from a respected UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champion got me thinking : could the world be Net Zero by the 2040s ?
Energy
Le défi gigantesque de la sobriété énergétique
Selon RTE, la consommation d’électricité baisse en France. C’est encourageant mais aussi trompeur. C’est l’occasion pour moi d’un peu de réflexion.
IEA finally acknowledges the exponential growth of renewables
The International Energy Agency is forecasting exponential growth of renewable energy sources, with capacity doubling in the next five years.
Ukrainian Hospitals and Clinics need Solar PV, Energy Storage
With diesel generators being sent by the hundreds to Ukraine, I believe solar PV and energy storage solutions would be a better solution.
Despite progress, COP27 is yet another failure
This year’s UNFCC climate talks achieved little compared to what is needed. But some progress actually took place
La France doit (et peut) accélerer sur le solaire photovoltaïque
Après mon article d’introduction sur le biogaz, en voici un autre expliquant pourquoi je suis un grand défenseur du solaire photovoltaique. Alors qu’Emmanuel Macron a été réélu Président et dit vouloir accélérer la transition énérgétique, cette source d’énergie est la plus facilement déployable ainsi que la moins chère. Au niveau mondial, le photovoltaïque est en …
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Energy sobriety / frugality is critical to the energy transition
We need to invest as much time, money and resources in cutting and slashing our energy demands as we put into renewables.
Wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuels
For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. But the future is now.
Energy news as COP23 is taking place in Germany
A selection of climate and energy news as COP23 is taking place in Bonn, Germany.
How the Middle East is turning to the sun for energy
When one thinks of the Middle East nowadays, oil comes to mind. But with solar photovoltaic booming right now all around the region and beyond, this might not be the case in twenty or thirty years.
How to go solar with these two super tools
Years ago when Google Earth was launched, we were all amazed at the levels of details provided. It was just very impressive. Now Google does it again with a most interesting feature: Google Project Sunroof.
Global coal and oil use to peak in 2020
That’s it ! Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years.
