Investor Alert: GVK’s US$10 billion Australian coal project uneconomic, an unacceptable risk

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Investor Alert: GVK’s US$10 billion Australian coal project uneconomic, an unacceptable risk Finanial analysis of GVK Alpha Coal Project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin concludes “probability of success remote”, “no investor should take part”.  Press Release Sydney, 19 June 2013 A new report released today by US-based Institute for Energy Economics …

European competitiveness and energy efficiency: Focusing on the real issue

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

              A discussion paper prepared by the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee) with support from Energifonden. 21 May 2013 The debate on the competitiveness of Europe seems to have started on the wrong foot. In a Council paper, “Energy challenges and …

Book Review: Destination 2050 – A Concepts Bank and Toolkit for Future-Makers

Jay OwenBooks and Reviews

Destination 2050 – A Concepts Bank and Toolkit for Future-Makers By Peter Ellyard, 2013 The year 2050 is emerging both as a year of aspirational focus for, and a year of judgment of, collective human endeavor. In Destination 2050, Peter Ellyard describes the emerging interdependent sustainable society – one based on …

US LNG – coming soon to a place near you!

Ethical MarketsTrendspotting

US LNG – coming soon to a place near you! A stampede to export cheap US shale gas in the form of LNG will shake up gas markets around the world. In Europe, it will increase pressure on the big pipeline gas suppliers, Russia in particular, to re-think how they price …

Energy Efficiency Watch – Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. Call for papers 5 Oct

kristyResource Efficiency

Energy Efficiency Watch – Nearly Zero Energy Buildings • Call for Papers & Speakers Due 5 October • Call “WSED next!” for young researchers For further information please check the conference website www.wsed.at/call Dear energy efficiency friend, It is our great pleasure to invite you to the conference “Energy Efficiency …