Renewables already beat fossil fuels in the European Union
During the month of May, solar and wind power generated more electricity (30.6%) than fossil fuels (27.3%) in the European Union. And it’s only the beginning.
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Could the European Union lead again on climate ?
As global warming impacts are increasingly scary, as both China and the US are ramping up climate change actiion, can the European Union still compete ? I would say yes, at least in two sectors : home renovations and industry.
Renewables to become first global electricity source by 2025
The latest numbers from the IEA are in and renewables will surpass dirty coal for electricity generation in 2025. Here are some thoughts on the implications this will have.
In A Circular Economy, There Will Be No More Waste
A quick overview of the waste we generate in the European Union and how we could reduce these amounts. What if regarded all these as nutrients for a circular economy ?
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.
Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions
As I have spent some sleepless nights since the latest IPCC report on how Mankind has to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. For both the European Union and the United States of America, the first step in doing so is killing King Coal. As we shall see, this is already currently happening, it is the moral …
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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.
France is late on its energy transition
I came across several articles on my home country lately and thought it was the occasion to keep everyone updated on how the French energy transition is going on.
World Energy Outlook 2016 and global CO2 emissions
Every year in late November, it is the same thing: the very respected International Energy Agency publishes its World Energy Outlook. This year’s edition is interesting in more than one aspect.
A great week for the fight against climate change
This week might be remembered as one of the turning points in the fight against climate change as good news came from Canada, India and the European Union. The Paris Agreement will indeed come into force by the end of the year.
