Financial Times: Energy

APRIL 15, 2024

Ballooning leverage and excessive financial engineering are among the unnerving parallels with the 2008 financial crisis

94

94

Financial Times: Energy

MAY 29, 2024

Also in this newsletter: BHP’s £39bn pursuit of Anglo American collapses, German workers in largest real-terms pay rise since 2008, orange juice producers feel the squeeze

66

66

The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit? It was the 2000s, and fossil fuel prices were rising worldwide. Uruguay imports its oil, so it had a problem. Demand for energy in the country had grown by 8.4%

Fossil fuels 111

Fossil fuels Demand Energy Energy 111

Charged

JULY 7, 2022

300 of these are e-208 Allure Premium models, and 300 are e-2008 GT models. The larger e-2008 is also powered by a 50 kWh pack, and has a range of up to 214 miles. UK electric car subscription service Onto plans to add 600 new Peugeot EVs to its fleet.

Demand 130

Demand Batteries Electricity 130

Energy Central

JANUARY 14, 2024

Portfolios Resulting from HFTO R&D Funding PNNL updates the hydrogen patent portfolio annually (by calendar year) • Since 2008, PNNL has searched and recorded over 7,000 patents and 60,000 patent applications related to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies • PNNL links IP to technologies resulting from HFTO R&D funding.

Patents 98

Patents Technology Hydrogen 98

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

The revisited Steelcoat systems – originally applied in 2008 and 2010 respectively – serve as demonstrable proof of their enviable track record of success and affirms their position as industry leaders. www.denso.net

Innovation 130

Innovation 130

TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008 and that announced plans to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years, has raised $103 million Series D in equity and debt to meet its objectives.

Africa 106

Africa Energy Energy 106

GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2021

We were founded in 2008 and our teams are based in Australia, Chile, and the United States. Edge Environment. taylor flores. Wed, 07/14/2021 - 09:37. Edge is an international sustainability consultancy focused on serving clients based in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Ethics 274

Ethics Asia Agriculture Sustainability 274

The City Fix

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

Real Estate 102

Real Estate Construction Africa 102

The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 4, 2024

Concerns about air pollution and athlete health overshadowed preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games and required industry and traffic shutdowns to clean the air during the event itself. Now, a team of researchers at Chinese, German and Canadian universities have tracked the impacts of deteriorating air at that time.

Pollution 76

Pollution Health Energy Energy 76

Business Green

APRIL 23, 2024

Worsening nature destruction could hit UK incomes harder than Covid-19 pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis, landmark Green Finance Institute study warns

48

48

The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

After the demise of Lehman Brothers in 2008, a group of policymakers gathered in Washington to ponder the relevant question: “How do we bail out the bankers to stop them consuming us?” It is also because of their motivated tendency to ask themselves the wrong questions, and thus head slowly but inexorably to self-harming policy solutions.

Politics 82

Politics Policy Europe Energy 82

Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 29, 2021

In a historic ruling against the oil giant Shell, the Court of Appeal in The Hague has found in favor of four Nigerian farmers along with environmental activists in an oil spill case that was first filed in 2008.

Innovation 137

Innovation Energy Energy 137

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Whilst not immediately obvious, with the looming recession, the data gives an indication of the likely impact of an economic downturn by looking back to the time of the 2008 financial crisis and the years that followed. For next year, whilst targets are flat, a shortfall this year could see a lack of carry forward PRNs into 2023.

Recycling 245

Recycling Recycling Packaging Waste 245

Energy Central

JUNE 18, 2024

Since 2008, the shale boom has grown U.S. oil production by about 9 million barrels per day. In the early days of the shale boom, when it wasn’t clear whether this development would have a significant impact, it was largely ignored by OPEC. By late 2014, as U.S.

45

45

Energy Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

➡️ 10 GW was passed in 2008 ➡️ 100 GW was passed in 2012 ➡️ 1 TW was passed in 2022. After taking 22 years to reach its first terawatt of solar power, the world will reach its second AND third terawatt in just five years. And this is why global power sector emissions are going to start declining.

Solar Power 59

Solar Power 59

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

OGCI claims mobile carbon capture technologies aboard ships could help the global shipping sector reach its current climate target to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050, from a 2008 baseline — a goal that has faced criticism from green groups for lacking ambition.

Carbon 395

Carbon Methane Fossil fuels Organic 395

Solar Power World

JANUARY 7, 2022

As of 2020, there were 551 mines in the United States (out of that group, 37% of them idled operations) compared to more than 1,200 active mines in 2008.… Over the last 13 years, the country has shuttered more coal mines than it has opened.

Solar Power 126

Solar Power Energy Energy 126

Energy Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that distillate inventories were at their lowest levels since 2008. However, in 2008 distillate levels were low coming out of spring. That’s far worse than the situation in 2008. The primary distillates are diesel, jet fuel ,and heating oil).

Demand 40

Demand Energy Energy 40

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

They argue that this statement is unlawful, because it cuts across the objectives of the Climate Change Act 2008. The claimant, Rights Community Action, is challenging the written ministerial statement, published in December 2023, which limits councils setting higher energy efficiency standards for new housing schemes.

Law 147

Law Policy Climate change Waste 147

Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

The analysis also confirms that while total emissions have grown, the carbon intensity of shipping improved between 2008 and 2018 - both for international shipping as a whole and for most ship types.

Carbon 101

Carbon Transportation Government Energy 101

The City Fix

JANUARY 12, 2023

Aileen Monsale, a resident of Iloilo City, Philippines, lost her home in 2008 after devastating floods hit the low-lying city following Typhoon Fengshen – which many called a “storm of the century.” Like thousands of people in Iloilo City, her.

Sea level rise 57

Sea level rise Construction Climate change Government 57

R-Squared Energy

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that distillate inventories were at their lowest levels since 2008. However, in 2008 distillate levels were low coming out of spring. That’s far worse than the situation in 2008. The primary distillates are diesel, jet fuel ,and heating oil). a gallon.

Demand 60

Demand Europe Energy Energy 60

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2020

The suit alleged that First Solar executives and officers misled shareholders between April 2008 and February 2012 about the extent of financial damage related to a manufacturing hiccup. Prior to the suit, First Solar had announced the discovery of a defect that impacted 4 percent of the panels it produced between June 2008 and June 2009.

Logging 130

Logging Construction Investment 130

GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Countries around the globe are set to launch the biggest round of infrastructure investment since the post-2008 financial crisis stimulus measures. Before the shovels hit the dirt, it's worth understanding how the world of 2020 is different from the world of 2008. For example, since 2008, the percentage of U.S.

Investment 393

Investment Sustainability Resilience Innovation 393

Energy Central

MARCH 19, 2024

Back in the fall of 2008 it 'rained for four days as the air temperature rose by 30 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), close to and. " In August of 2021, unexpected rain fell on the 10,551-foot summit of the Greenland ice cap, triggering an epic meltdown and a more than 2,000-foot retreat of the snow line.

40

40

Solar Power World

JULY 21, 2021

200 on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list) CEO Joe Tunney had flashbacks of the Great Recession of 2008. When COVID-19 shut down businesses across the nation at the start of 2020, American Sentry Solar (No.

Solar Power 98

Solar Power 98

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

This was further underpinned in 2008 Grundfos set themselves some tough inhouse targets, including to reduce the total water usage, at their facilities by 50%, by 2025. Grundfos are proud to be at the vanguard of companies who are taking positive global action.

Energy Monitor 179

Energy Monitor Climate change Sustainability Investment 179

Solar Power World

JULY 27, 2021

E Light got into solar in 2008 when we did the 1.75-MW For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? MW Belmar project.

Electricity 101

Electricity Solar Power 101

Global Renewable News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of families and businesses across northern Illinois have saved a total of more than $8 billion on their energy bills by participating in the ComEd Energy Efficiency.

Energy 40

Energy Energy Organic Climate change 40

Energy Central

MAY 10, 2023

And I’m old enough to have lived through numerous Wall Street scams including the dot.com debacle, Enron et al, and of course the latest fleecing of the average Joe in the 2008 housing crisis. So if I’m.

52

52

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 27, 2020

27 – Investors have been talking about systemic risks at least since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. ImpactAlpha, Aug. More recently, climate change, income inequality and now, suddenly, pandemics have been recognized as systemic risks as well.

Climate change 105

Climate change Policy 105

Energy Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Lofty goals are out there: “The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set an ambition to reduce the carbon intensity of emissions from shipping by at least 40% by 2030, and 70% by 2050, compared with 2008 levels. To achieve this, the shipping industry needs to unite in taking urgent action.”

Electricity 59

Electricity Organic Energy Energy 59

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 27, 2020

Investors have been talking about systemic risks at least since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. Featured: Agents of Impact Call Replay Rooting out racism as a systemic risk (audio). More recently, climate change, income inequality and, suddenly, pandemics have been recognized as systemic risks as well. The current discourse on.

Investment 109

Investment Climate change 109

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 28, 2020

28 – The Evergreen Cooperatives was launched in 2008 to create green, worker-owned and controlled businesses that create jobs and wealth in low-income Cleveland neighborhoods. ImpactAlpha, Oct.

95

95

ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 12, 2024

The geothermal company AFK GmbH was founded in 2008 by the communities of Aschheim, Feldkirchen, and Kirchheim in Eastern Munich. . “Everyone is talking about geothermal energy, the projects are politically desired. But then you have to support the communities too,” said Managing Director Martina Serdjuk.

Politics 102

Politics Demand Energy Energy 102

Grist

MAY 14, 2024

In 2008, summer lightning storms sparked a chain of wildfires in the forests of Northern California. Wildfire smoke spreads across California’s Sacramento Valley on July 7, 2008. A California Department of Forestry firefighter monitors a blaze on July 9, 2008 in Concow, California. The experiment started by chance.

Health 75

Health Pollution 75