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Faced with the convergence of economic, social, political and environmental crises, the importance of the public sector has been rediscovered on a global scale. The article offers a review of the evolution of political and academic debates on public ownership in general and public services provision in particular over the last decades, with emphasis on the energy sector.
"The platform – launching this year – aims to empower 1 billion people with distributed renewable energy (DRE). This is renewable energy generated from sources such as mini-grid and off-grid solutions, located near the point of use, rather than centralized sources like power plants," Ikea Foundation said in a statement.
Peut-on atteindre dans un même élan l’exemplarité sociale et la performance économique ? La justice de l’une et l’efficacité de l’autre. Le débarquement du PDG de Danone, Emmanuel Faber, nous plonge une fois de plus dans cette confusion des sentiments au cœur de la réflexion sur l’éthique du capitalisme. Les défenseurs du patron licencié mettront en avant le sacrifice d’un visionnaire, les autres la sanction d’un piètre gestionnaire.
A survey aimed at encouraging private entities to participate in the renewable energy financing mechanism has been launched by the European Commission. Open until 15 February, the seven-point questionnaire aims at providing the Commission with indicative feedback on potential participants to the mechanism, in preparation for the first call for proposals. Adopted in September 2020, the EU renewable energy financing mechanism is now in its implementation phase. At the end of last year the Commission invited EU countries to express their interest in participating in the mechanism as a host or contributor.
Remunicipalisation could help communities take back control in a way that transcends the 2016 Brexit referendum.
From sparkling water fountains to better waste services and lower drug prices, cities are showing the benefits of remunicipalisation
Making European societies and economies more energy-efficient will play a key role in allowing the EU to meet its climate ambitions, create growth and improve well-being, particularly to meet the goal of making the EU carbon-neutral by 2050. Whilst energy efficiency has not always been considered as an attractive investment by the financial sector in the past, this CORDIS Results Pack features 10 EU-funded projects that have set a new dynamic for accelerating and upscaling private financing of energy efficiency investments across the EU, as well as making such investments much more attractive to investors.
Fashion company PVH Europe, whose portfolio includes Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, has installed the world’s most powerful solar roof at its Warehouse and Logistics Center in Venlo, the Netherlands.
PVH said it is the most powerful solar roof that is currently operational and installed on one singular structure.
The rooftop photovoltaic (PV) plant, with a peak capacity of 18 MW, comprises 48,000 high-performance solar panels. It provides electricity for the Venlo warehouse, which is PVH Europe’s main distribution center covering 110,000 square meters, and for the company’s stores, warehouses and offices in the Netherlands.
The proposal from the European Commission for a European Climate Law means all companies must put decarbonisation at the heart of their business strategies, says Alexandre Perra, member of the board of French utility EDF
The green deal is a credible first step to decarbonise energy-intensive industries such as steelmaking and chemicals. However, the transition to climate neutrality will also depend on the development of a comprehensive, integrated industrial strategy, writes Gauri Khandekar.
With “youth” becoming synonymous with climate action, corporations and politicians are increasingly using young people to portray themselves as climate serious.
European firms are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the economic outlook according to the new EIB Investment Report 2019/2020. The report also finds that investment in climate change mitigation is lower than that of major economies like the US and China.
Siemens has joined forces with UK100 to drive development of £100 billion of clean energy projects.
A network of mayors and council leaders is joining forces with one of the world’s biggest manufacturers to provide clean energy projects to help drive the UK's transtion to a zero carbon economy.
Siemens have said they will now work with the government's planned Local Energy Hubs to guide project development and accelerate the development of a wide range of clean energy schemes.
The partnership will be extended to the Business Industrial and Energy Strategy (BEIS) to scale up projects and attract large investment.
More and more companies are transitioning to climate-friendly business practices. But a study by the British think tank InfluenceMap shows that trade associations representing them in Brussels are lagging behind. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Britons will soon receive practical information on how to reduce their energy usage in winter.
Delivering his keynote speech at EnergyUK’s annual conference, Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem Chief Executive, said: “We will shortly be launching a campaign to explain the support that is available, on how to reduce energy consumption and what customers should expect from their providers.
German energy company Uniper has confirmed its intention to sue the Dutch government over the country’s planned coal phase-out, in what will be the second legal challenge filed against the Netherlands this year under the controversial Energy Charter Treaty.
A thousand years ago, back in 2019, a regional councilor in the Netherlands named Marcel Steeman undertook a seemingly impossible challenge: convince the makers of one of the most popular toys in the world to do something a little different.
He wanted Lego, the toy production company based in Billund, Denmark, to add bike lanes to their tiny, brick-made cities.
To create circular and fair business models, businesses and governments need to consider and address environmental, social, market and governance blindspots. This report dives into three specific business models within the textiles and electronics sectors—repair, resale and product-as-a-service (PaaS)—to map the potential side effects of circular business models and their value chains. Based on these insights, the report provides recommendations for businesses, policymakers, public procurers and civil society to ensure they can avoid blindspots and build business models that are not only circular, but also just and fair.
On 8 December 2020, the Circular Economy program of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launches the Circular Views. Circular Views is the podcast series to learn about the circular economy.
Depuis une quarantaine d'années, la financiarisation du capitalisme transforme les économies, les sociétés et les espaces urbains. Ce dossier interroge l'intervention croissante des acteurs, des instruments et des logiques de la finance dans la production urbaine, le rôle de la puissance publique et les conséquences sociales, politiques et spatiales de ces évolutions.
Les sociétés de gestion Axa IM, BNP Paribas AM, Sycomore AM et Mirova ont choisi Iceberg Data Lab et I Care & Consult pour mesurer les effets de leurs investissements sur la nature.
The Wuppertal Institute undertakes research and develops models, strategies and instruments for transitions to a sustainable development. Its research focuses on the resources, climate and energy related challenges and their relation to economy and society
The Madrid climate conference has reminded us of the urgency of climate action by all sectors of society. 2020 will be a pivotal year for shareholders seeking to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable to the science of meeting the Paris Agreement targets. We urge investors to take up the Oxford Martin principles and expect more, question more, and tolerate less from the fossil fuel companies. These major contributors to global warming must swiftly get on board with climate action—or get out of the way.
L'hypermarché Leclerc d’Avermes se dote de panneaux photovoltaïques pour produire une partie de son électricité. Les travaux débutent en février.
Decarbonising industry is one of the world’s greatest challenges. The costs, today, are huge and therefore the technology adoption required has hardly started. But several technologies already exist. Gbemi Oluleye at Imperial College (UK) explains the first step is to measure the market size for each sub-sector, then estimate how much policy-driven adoption is required …
To offset is old-fashioned, so let us inset…
Insetting is the alternative to offsetting that parries the related critiques. Local investments, renewable energy promotion, investment in the energy-efficiency of one’s product, helping employees or customers to reduce their impact[21]… Insetting wants to allow CO2 compensation through projects that are integrated into the company’s value chain. This way, a really consistent investment will be made[24],[25],[26].
Investing in projects in one’s own supply chain is supposed to bring additional revenue streams to local populations and improve social indicators that are often difficult to control. Insetting secures supply chain and sourcing, allows control over one’s environmental footprint, preserves resources, reinforces values and employee empowerment, adds value to the final product, and engages consumers and partners[27]. In sum, insetting not only brings environmental benefits, it also provides social and economic benefits to local populations that supply raw materials[28].
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