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Category Archives: Climate Change
The Energy of the Future
For thousands of years man has been exploiting solar energy (light and heat produced by the sun) with the aid of various technologies which have evolved and undergone improvements over time. There is no doubt that solar radiation is our … Continue reading
Sustainable Energy for All: Utopia or Reality?
Let us imagine for a moment that we have no washing machines, no electricity, no cell phones, no computers, no motorized transportation, or the endless number of comforts provided to us by access to energy. What would our lives be … Continue reading
What will the history books say about Durban?
The Durban Summit is over, but the problems are still there. What remains clear after the arduous negotiations is that we are having a hard time working towards the future, making sacrifices for others, and being accountable for the environmental … Continue reading
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The Carbon Economy
In order to meet the energy challenges we face, we need to drive forward a new energy paradigm based on the use of renewable energies. Clean air is a global public good by design, and as such, “market” mechanisms do … Continue reading
Green Jobs
Ample evidence and a multitude of analyses show that “green industries”, including renewable energy production, have the capacity to boost economic recovery, while contributing at the same time to solving the problems of fossil energy depletion a
Diversification for the electric sector
For the electric sector, the possibility of generating all of the electricity consumed worldwide through renewables is a long-term proposition. However, in the short term, existing dependence on fossil fuels is still extremely high, and in the
Biofuels for transportation
In the case of transportation, the solution to lowering emissions and economic dependence on oil-producing countries lies in the use of biofuels. Producers are making significant innovative efforts in order to be able to combine the traditional e
The energy that keeps the world moving
Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress, their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy co
Potential measures for achieving higher energy efficiency
Within the context in which over 80% of the energy consumed in Spain comes from fossil sources, and one in which 77% has to be imported from foreign countries, many of which, as we have pointed out, are politically and … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency: Putting the Brakes on Waste?
Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress,their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy consu