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How European Climate Policy Can Bolster Energy Efficiency Measures

3BL Media

These are just a few of the nightmare scenarios evoked by UN Secretary General António Guterres following the publication in April of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate science. The findings could scarcely be starker. We’re on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5°C

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A Decade After Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey's Infrastructure Is Considerably More Prepared for Hurricane Season

3BL Media

PSE&G also installed smart grid technologies , replaced close to 2,000 miles of aging gas lines and added digital and other technologies to make the network more intelligent and agile. KEYWORDS: NYSE: PEG, hurricane season, climate change, Energy Strong I and II and Gas System Modernization Program, energy infrastructure.

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Making the UK’s net zero target real: Professional services firm comments on progress

Envirotec Magazine

Between 2012 and 2016, peak coal phase-out years, the UK achieved an annual average rate of decarbonisation of 6.9%. The electrification of sectors such as transport and heating needs to be met by the scaling up of renewables and increased investment in clean energy sources, advanced storage solutions, and smart grids.

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South American Finance Ministers Discuss Incentives and Mechanisms to Finance the Decarbonization of their Economies

Sustainable Development Network

C by 2030 in order to limit the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Among economists, there is a strong consensus that carbon pricing is the most important policy to mitigate climate change. Session objective: Understand the role of Finance Ministers in the conversation about Climate Change.