I was the community manager of the Global CCS Institute for over three years. I have to admit, that I didn't know much about the technology when I started but as a pragmatic green nerd, the general concept appealed to me. The truth is that there are thousands of coal fired power plants around the world right now ...
Addressing climate change requires massive decarbonisation of our economy, particularly in areas such as electricity generation, transportation and agriculture. We focus on sharing knowledge on solutions to the problem as opposed to just forming the case for action.
7 great commercials about the environment
After six years working on VideoSift, I've seen many excellent public service announcements (PSAs) for environmental causes. You might not think that a simple commercial spot has much to do with Cleanleaps, and yes, they sometimes can be self-serving, bordering on greenwashing ...
Scenarios and strategies for Africa
As this report from the Intertnational Renewable Energy Agency notes at the beginning, Africa makes up 15% of the global population but has only 5% of the global energy usage. The worry for analysts and policy makers is that as the population of Africa increases, and development brings African energy usage to a level comparable to the rest of the world ...
Renewable energy nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAS)
Nationally appropriate Mitigation Actions or NAMAs for short are a relatively new policy tool championed by the International Renwable Energy Angency from within the UNFCC. The key concept behind NAMAs are that a single climate change mitigation policy is not appropriate for all countries.
Solar and wind power in India - the start of something special
This report is important reading for anyone that wants to understand some of the key aspects of the solar revolution that India is trying to undertake. Its a big challenge but its the kind of transformation we’ve seen India rise up to deliver in the information technology sector.