Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Indonesia considers creating a state-owned upstream company 14 Feb 2020 The government of Indonesia has submitted a bill to the parliament to create a new state-owned company in charge of upstream oil and gas activities, which would conduct business with private companies through production sharing…
ISEE Bulletin February 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Dear German, Here is your weekly ISEE News in Review. Call for 2022 and 2024 ISEE Conference Organizers ISEE holds its conference biennially. These conferences normally attract 500-900 social and natural scientists. For 2022 and 2024 we are now…
¿Gasolina amigable con el ambiente? Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Jueves 6 de febrero, 2020 Pemex dice que sus gasolinas son «ambientalmente amigables» Hace unas semanas, Pemex lanzó una simpática campaña de comunicación social en la que, en el ánimo de fortalecer la aspiración nacional a…
Policy & Regulatory Australia is considering net zero carbon emission target by 2050 12 Feb 2020 The Federal Energy Ministry of Australia is considering adopting a net-zero emissions target by 2050 ahead of the COP26 climate summit in November 2020. The government will assess the potential impacts of adopting such…
Policy & Regulatory Indonesia plans to revise feed-in tariffs to promote renewable electricity 10 Feb 2020 Indonesia is considering revising its feed-in tariff (FiT) system and dividing feed-in tariffs into two stages: a fixed electricity tariff guaranteed over a 12-year period, followed by a lower tariff as of the 13th year…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Japan sets solar PV feed-in tariffs for the 2020-2021 year 7 Feb 2020 The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released provisional solar PV feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for the next financial year (April 2020-March 2021). The feed-in tariff rate for solar PV systems…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory UK’s Ofgem publishes Decarbonisation Action Plan by 2030 4 Feb 2020 The British energy regulator Ofgem has launched its Decarbonisation Action Plan, which sets out nine actions to ensure energy networks are ready to deliver net zero emissions and to decarbonise heat and transports….
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Ukraine’s long-term energy strategy targets climate neutrality by 2070 30 Jan 2020 Ukraine has released its "Concept of Green Energy Transition until 2050", based on three pillars: ensuring energy security, ensuring sustainable energy production and consumption, and reaching climate neutrality by 2070. Read more…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 29 enero, 2020 Cognición Los hombres no son mejores que las mujeres en las tareas espaciales Un estudio desmiente la extendida idea de la diferencia de sexo en la capacidad de rotación mental. Ciencias de la Tierra Las actividades humanas han cambiado la forma de…
El fuego, herramienta anacrónica Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Viernes 24 de enero, 2020 Ha llegado el tiempo de dejar de utilizar el fuego como herramienta agropecuaria Con los ojos todavía llenos de las imágenes de incendios en California, el Amazonas y en Australia, además de…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory China plans to stop subsidy for offshore wind and CSP in 2021 24 Jan 2020 China has set aside CNY1.5bn (US$217m) to finance new solar power projects in 2020. A third of funding will go to distributed power projects for residential users, whereas two-thirds of…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory France updates its 10-year PPE energy plan 22 Jan 2020 The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition has unveiled the updated proposal of the revised PPE energy plan (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie), which will define France’s energy policy over the 2019-2028 period. The…
Latest Energy News 10 January 2020 TOP STORY: China opens up its oil and gas upstream sector to foreign companies China has opened up oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) activities on its territory to private companies and foreign groups with net assets of at least CNY300m (US$43m) as…
ISEE Bulletin January 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Letter from Outgoing President of ISEE When I accepted to be the ISEE president-elect candidate, I explained that my desire had always been to challenge the conventional economics I learned at the university (Yale, among them). I also said I…
Latest Energy News 03 January 2020 TOP STORY: Greece, Chypre and Israel sign agreement on East Med gas pipeline project Greece, Cyprus and Israel have signed an agreement on the 1,900 km long East Med gas pipeline project, which would transport around 10 bcm/year of gas from Israel and…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 31 diciembre, 2019 Impacto mediático Los 10 artículos científicos más populares de 2019 La inteligencia artificial, el sesgo de la significación estadística, así como la no relación entre las vacunas y el autismo centran los estudios con más impacto del año. Astrobiología Una fórmula para…
Greta, de veras te queremos mucho, pero ya vuelve al colegio Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Viernes 20 de diciembre, 2019 Clamor por acción climática parece quedarse como concierto de voces en el desierto Greta llegó a la COP 25, en Madrid, el 6 de diciembre….
Sábado, 7 diciembre 2019 Informe Diario Conferencia sobre el Cambio Climático de Chile/Madrid La Conferencia sobre el Cambio Climático de Chile/Madrid concluyó su primera semana, aunque los delegados continuaron trabajando durante la noche para resolver temas pendientes sobre pérdidas y daños, tecnología y transparencia, entre otras cuestiones. Leer en Inglés | Español | 2019 Climate…
El zipizape de San Felipe Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Miércoles 4 de diciembre, 2019 Pugnas sin solución y tensiones sociales, manifestadas a través de plantones Hace algunos años San Felipe, al oriente de la costa yucateca, se conocía como el pueblo de pescadores más ordenado…
Latest Energy News 02 December 2019 TOP STORY: Greece’s NECP plans €43.8bn in energy transition investments by 2030 Greece has released its final version of its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that reflects the country energy and climate strategy for the period 2021 to 2030. By 2030,…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 30 noviembre, 2019 BIOTECNOLOGÍA Se ha modificado una bacteria para que consuma dióxido de carbono El logro podría convertir a Escherichia coli en un sistema biológico de producción de energía e incluso de alimentos. Astrofísica Hallan indicios de una estrella de neutrones buscada desde hace…
Daily Energy News Register for our daily newsletter Energy & Climate Markets Gazprom proposes 1-year gas transit deal with Ukraine 20 Nov 2019 Gazprom has proposed to Ukraine either to extend the current 10-year gas transit agreement expiring on 31 December 2019 or to conclude a new one-year agreement. This…
COP25 Halfway Webinar Midway through the 2019 Climate Change Conference, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team will host a concise webinar to update the global sustainable development community on what progress has been made in Madrid, what obstacles have risen and what to expect in the second week of negotiations. Join us…
Bioculturalidad y conservación Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Viernes 15 de noviembre, 2019 Un terreno teórico, pleno de incertidumbre, incluso hasta el extremo de la confusión Contraponer la perspectiva biocultural a los esfuerzos de conservación de la naturaleza que significan construir áreas protegidas, administradas por el…
Latest Energy News 13 November 2019 TOP STORY: Poland revises its draft energy policy to 2040 The Ministry of Energy of Poland has presented a revised version of the Polish Energy Policy to 2040. The draft document was originally published in November 2018. The text is open for…
Latest Energy News 08 November 2019 TOP STORY: New Zealand passes law for net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 The Parliament of New Zealand has adopted a law aiming to cut CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050, making the new 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target legally binding….
Latest Energy News 07 November 2019 EXECUTIVE BRIEF: Addressing fuel poverty Addressing and tracking policies and measures to tackle the energy poverty issue Energy poverty, or fuel poverty, is often defined as a situation where low-income households are not able to adequately provide basic energy services in their homes…
Latest Energy News 06 November 2019 TOP STORY: US starts formal withdrawal from Paris Agreement The United States administration has confirmed that it will start its formal withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement aimed at cutting global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The President had announced the upcoming withdrawal in…
Riesgo de violencia amenaza a Selva Lacandona; piden a AMLO intervenir por Arturo Ramos Ortiz 2019-11-02 Ambientalistas, ejidos y autoridades municipales lanzan alerta por riesgo de invasores en la Reserva Integral de la Biósfera Montes Azules Selva Lacandona en riesgo por enfrentamiento entre grupos indígenas Otoniel Pavón, El…
Alerta en la Selva Lacandona 31 de octubre 2019 Choles y tzeltales podrían destruir la Selva Lacandona 30 de octubre 2019 Selva Lacandona, ¡no más deforestación! 29 de octubre 2019 La selva Lacandona, hogar de miles de especies, está en peligro. Actualmente le queda menos de la mitad de…
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