The renewable energy sector employed over one million people in Europe and created a turnover of around €143.6 billion in 2014, according to a new report published by EurObserv’ER, the body that monitors trends in renewable energy in Europe.
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The European Union installed record wind-power capacity in 2015 as the technology leapfrogged hydropower to become the third-biggest source of electricity in the 28-nation bloc. Germany’s market led the growth, installing 47 percent of the 12.8-gigawatts of new wind power capacity across the region, the European Wind Energy Association said Tuesday in an e-mailed report.
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In most other American cities, the sign at the Conoco station advertising petrol for $1.29 per gallon would be welcome. In Spring, Texas, a suburb on the northern side of Houston, it is a warning. Cheap petrol is a result of the collapse in the oil price, which dropped briefly below $28 a barrel this week, a 13-year low, from $115 for Brent crude in June 2014.
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Today Member States agreed on a Commission proposal to invest €217 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, mainly in Central and South Eastern Europe. In total, 15 projects were selected following a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), an EU funding programme for infrastructure.
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Investors want a trio of the world’s largest miners to make greater disclosure of risks associated with climate change, after this month’s Paris agreement to limit global warming. Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore could face shareholder votes next year on whether they should reveal more about how their businesses might perform in a low-carbon world.
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L’accordo di Parigi sul clima ha un grande perdente, l’industria che produce energia con le fonti fossili – dal carbone al petrolio – e un grande vincitore, l’industria che lavora sulle energie rinnovabili. Una rivoluzione di cui ancora non si percepisce l’importanza, ma che cambierà radicalmente i connotati del business che ha accompagnato la crescita del pianeta negli ultimi cento anni. Per ridurre il surriscaldamento globale occorrerà virare velocemente su un nuovo standard di produzione di energia, soprattutto quella del sole.
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