The Norwegian dilemma: fossil-funded energy transition
In 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “’No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there.” And yet, that’s what needs to happen: leave it in the...
View ArticleGermany debates a carbon tax – this time, for real
On July 12, a group of economists called on the German government to take quick climate action. This new proposal packs because the messenger officially advises the government – and doesn’t come from...
View ArticleIs democracy too slow to fix the climate?
As “we only have 12 years left” morphs into “11 years” because emissions keep rising, the question of whether benevolent dictators wouldn’t be better than sluggish, ineffective democracies is being...
View ArticleCan Ireland get the definition of community energy right?
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive of 2018 requires member states to provide special support for “community energy.” Doing so requires a definition of “community renewables” that is eligible for that...
View ArticleRenewables replace nuclear and lower emissions simultaneously
A myth is haunting the English-speaking world: Germany allegedly shows that emissions rise because renewables can’t replace nuclear – and that France is right to stick with nuclear. What do the data...
View ArticleHow to Get the Renewables Story Wrong: Planet of the Humans
Our blogger Craig Morris has a cameo appearance in the new film “Planet of the Humans.” He says the way he was quoted out of context reveals what’s fundamentally wrong with the movie. As we mentioned...
View ArticleGermany’s about to Lift Its “Solar Ceiling”
In a long-awaited decision in mid-May, the German government announced it will soon lift restrictions on feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar power, which would have crippled the sector. But why was the...
View ArticleLet’s talk about values, not just prices
In Germany, the expansion of wind power collapsed by around 90% in 2019. In 2020 the solar industry is threatened with collapse. One other thing makes less headlines: Citizen energy has almost come to...
View ArticleGermany’s losing renewable jobs
The goal of 500,000 people employed in the renewable energy sector moves further out of reach every year. The trend is now embedding in wider reports of “environmental jobs,” not reported separately....
View ArticleThe secret recipe for citizen energy: bankability
When the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) led to a wind and solar boom starting in 2000, many environmentalists abroad looked to Germany - including California. But the proposals in California in the...
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