Large scale projects?
The Global Energy Transformation Institute is going to launch a service tracking large scale projects on a global basis on the web site. We need help to identify large scale projects. By large scale projects we mean projects with the potential to significantly contribute to the energy systems transformation of a US state, region or [...]
Small Progress Explained by Lack of Structures
Why so little progress at COP 15? While many people and experts seem aware of the pressing need for change, decision makers seem to be at a loss as to what decisions need to be made in order to initiate speedy transformation of global energy systems. Yes, by now we know about the problems and [...]
New book: "Overcoming Overuse: Energy Transformation for a World Gone Fad"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2009 CONTACT: M.J. Szimanski Washington, DC 202.560.7516 mike@buzzbinder.com Mats R. Larsson Höör, Sweden 0046-733-552411 mats@getinstitute.com Mats R. Larsson, Global Energy Transformation Institute (GETI) Founder, Releases Latest Book: “Overcoming Overuse: Energy Transformation for a World Gone Fad” Washington, DC – Mats R. Larsson, President and Founder of the Global Energy Transformation [...]
What to do with more money?
Numerous voices on political and financial scenes argue that we need to invest more money to curb climate change. Recently in the US, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) labeled emissions of carbon dioxide a health hazard for humans, which may open up the path for more government funding. Many environmental organizations, politicians put forward arguments [...]
An affordable truth – Paul Krugman
In a column in The New York Times, op-ed columnist and Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman argues that many opportunities to reduce energy consumption and lower emissions of CO2 come at a relatively low cost. One example in point is additional insulation of houses. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/opinion/07krugman.html Yes, this is true. However, a program to improve the [...]
Big business is an important resource, says Jared Diamond
An increasing number of environmentalists seem to re-evaluate some of their core views about how sustainability will be achieved. In a previous posting I referred an article in the Washington Post, saying that environmentalists increasingly view nuclear power as one of the solutions that will help us produce clean energy in the future. In an [...]
Al Gore – ”Our Choice”: The Good News!
In his new book “Our Choice” former vice President and Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore outlines the opportunities of energy systems transformation. The book starts out where the previous book “An Inconvenient Truth” ended. The book provides extensive discussions of many of the most important technological opportunities for the development of renewable fuels and energy [...]
