CARISMA Final Conference
The final conference of CARISMA project “Realising the Potential for Climate Change Mitigation Options - Implementing the Paris Agreement in Europe and beyond” will take place on the 6th of ...
JIQ Magazine vol. 22, no. 4 (December 2016)
TRANSrisk researchers Jenny Lieu, Luis Gonzales-Carrasco, Timothy Suljada, Matthew Halstead, Eise Spijker, and Annela Anger-Kraavi, have published the article “The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Positive and Negative Impacts of …
Towards 2030-dialogue Policy Event at the European Parliament
TRANSrisk participated in Towards2030-dialogue Policy Event at the European Parliament “The new Energy Union Package: Ambitious Enough?” held on the 7th of December 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was …
Wind, solar costs undercut new coal plants in South Africa
Wind and solar power are 40% cheaper than new coal generation today, analysis of government data shows. By Megan Darby. Wind and solar power is 40% cheaper than output from …
As the world hails Paris, Africa’s energy plans are stagnating
By Ed King. Celebrations at UN headquarters, despondency on the streets of Kinshasa. News the Paris climate agreement was on its way into force had diplomats popping the corks in …
The Paris Agreement of refrigeration – a bluffer’s guide
By Lou Del Bello. HFCs. Ever heard of them? They are chilling your vegetables, cooling your office and keeping your hairdo in place.
High and dry: South African drought leaves Lesotho parched
By Sipho Kings in Katse, Lesotho. Farmers in Lesotho are using the last reserves of energy in their starved cattle to plough fields, in the hope that the long-delayed rains …