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Cold Homes Week – Tackling the issue of fuel poverty
The Energy Bill Revolution alliance started on 27 February 2012, bringing together over... -
Roadmap to energy efficiency in the United States
When it comes to energy, governments worldwide try to adapt to a constantly evolving... -
Can nudges boost energy efficiency?
On January 8th, Eurostat, the European Commission’s statistical agency, issued a report on energy transportation and... -
Germany bets on public-private partnership to fund energy transition
In 2010 Germany enjoyed a thriving economy, with a 3.5%... -
Circular economy reconciles waste generation with energy efficiency
Today, the waste generated by our way of life is no longer... -
Jeremy Rifkin’s energy transition
Jeremy Rifkin is an American economist, essayist and macro-economic forecaster. His latest book, entitled The Third... -
Curbing fuel poverty in France: challenges ahead
Definition challenge: what is fuel poverty? The diversity of its membership proved an... -
Brazil embraces energy efficiency
Brazil will stage the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, which will put the sixth largest economy in... -
Canada takes ambitious steps towards energy efficiency
EcoEnergy is an incentive programme launched in 2011 by the Canadian government, aiming... -
How to reconcile home automation with protection of personal data
Can home automation schemes threaten the protection of... -
Future of energy efficiency in French and German industrial sectors
In spite of structural differences, manufacturing sectors... -
British Green Deal to boost investment in energy efficiency of buildings
A quarter of greenhouse-gas emissions in the UK are due to... -
Developing energy efficiency in the UK: conclusions of the 2012 McKinsey report
In 2007 the British government launched an ambitious energy... -
About the share of coal in current electricity production
Far from being an aging energy source from the XIXth century or a mere symbol of the... -
Zoom on hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the third most used electricity source across the world after coal (30%) and gas (17%). In 2009,... -
The European Parliament wants to strengthen control over and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment
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The European Union and China strengthen their energy cooperation
Last February, the 14th EU-China summit took place in... -
Energy savings – Will the energy efficiency directive allow the European Union to meet its 2020 targets?
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The Grenelle Forum Building Plan in France: moving towards Positive Energy Buildings
The Grenelle 1 Law, passed in... -
The difficulties in meeting low-energy building requirements
As state-enforced low-energy building requirements become ever stricter, those charged... -
In California, charging up energy efficiency
Despite the proliferation of mobile devices in our everyday lives, little thought is... -
Which future for the French energy efficiency sector? University Paris-Dauphine expert’s opinions
How to accelerate energy... -
Experts discuss how to reduce energy use
In late January, Rexel and the CGEMP* brought together nine French experts on energy efficiency at the Université... -
The UK’S Green Deal becomes law with great hopes and remaining incertitude
The UK’s Energy Act 2011 officially became law last fall,... -
Turmes report on Energy Efficiency draws an ambitious road map for Europe
Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament from... -
UK set to beat 2020 emission targets
The UK is set to improve upon its emission reduction targets for 2020, according to the British government. UK minister... -
The photovoltaic sector in France at its lowest ebb
Boosted by strong market growth in the 2000s, the photovoltaic sector is now suffering... -
The photovoltaic sector in France and Europe : what are the prospects ?
Yves Maigne, member of the Academie of Technologies and... -
Disagreement in Europe over efficiency targets
European energy ministers have reacted negatively to the European Commission’s proposed... -
Nations team up to develop renewables
Britain and Norway have agreed to work together in order to develop renewable and other energy sources. The countries... -
Financial backing for German green energy projects
A German development bank is to provide significant financial support to the country’s... -
EXPERT OPINION : What resources can France and Europe use to improve energy efficiency?
Reduce energy costs, develop... -
Improving energy efficiency through utility bills?
A US senator has put forward measures that he said would have the twofold effect of... -
New measures to improve the EPA process in France
Conducting an Energy Performance Assessment (EPA), called diagnostic de performance... -
The difficulties in meeting low-energy building requirements
As state-enforced low-energy building requirements become ever stricter, those charged... -
Better Buildings Initiative
Announced by President Obama in his State of Union Address in January 2011, the Better Buildings Initiative was... -
The proposed EU Energy Efficiency Directive: headed for institutional struggle?
On June 22, 2011, the European Commission published its... -
Energy saving programs in Germany: an unsung success story
On July 8, the Bundesrat, the upper house of the German legislature, followed the example... -
Green Deal: UK on the brink of adopting its most ambitious energy efficiency legislation to date
The British House of Commons... -
France reforms energy performance contracting to improve building efficiency
On March 3, 2011, environmental lawyer Olivier Ortega... -
The Grenelle Forum Building Plan in France: moving towards Positive Energy Buildings
The Grenelle 1 Law, passed in... -
Building renovation in France, a reservoir of energy savings to be exploited
2012 thermal regulations require all new buildings to...