Climate & Energy

New hopes for a legally binding global climate regime were dimmed when the recent UN climate conference in Warsaw, the COP with the lowest expectations ever, lived up to it in every respect. A post-Warsaw analysis

While waste-to-energy incinerators remain a controversial topic among U.S. environmentalists, there’s been little such debate in Sweden as the country increased its waste burning capacity over the past decade.

As a city of islands, Stockholm was in a unique position, geographically speaking, to implement congestion pricing for motorists. Just 18 crossings exist where cars and trucks can enter or exit the inner city. When it comes to politics, though, the city had no special advantage.

As Oktoberfest rages on, German scientists are working out a way to protect a key beer ingredient from climate change.

In an industry whose leadership still skews heavily towards men, it’s very likely Qvinnovindar is the only company of its kind anywhere in the world.

In the U.S., there’s rising anxiety and speculation about how flat or falling electricity demand could affect utilities’ long-term business models. Here in Denmark, though, electric companies have long operated in a slow- or no-growth market, and they continue to invest in further lowering customers’ energy use.

Writing about Germany’s clean energy transition is notoriously difficult – for a number of reasons. And writing about it in book form is probably the hardest of all. Paul Hockenos reviews four recent titles that tackle the topic.

A new website, climatemarkets.org, a collaborative project of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, is now online. It offers as a platform for climate activists and advocates who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the current debates about the roles of public institutions and the private sector in energy and climate-related finance, and their intersection.