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Europe Must Go 'Ludicrous Speed' to Meet Climate Targets
The transition to a low-carbon economy has been at the center of policy making in the European Union over the last decade. But Europe is still not on…
5 years, 5 months ago
Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil
Prolonged frigid temperatures last weekend caused electricity demand in the Texas power grid, or ERCOT, to explode. The extreme cold resulted in more…
5 years, 6 months ago
How New EU Sustainability Disclosure Rules Will Affect Companies
The EU Taxonomy regulation, which defines what the European Union considers an environmentally sustainable economic activity, will require additional…
5 years, 6 months ago
Modeling the Energy Future: Ants, Birds and Dr. Strange
The engine behind the analysis in BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook (NEO) is the New Energy Forecast Model, or NEFM. This week, Switched On speaks wi…
5 years, 7 months ago
In 2020 Vietnam Put Solar Panels on Everything
Vietnam had a boom in rooftop solar installations in December 2020 as installers raced to capture a generous feed-in tariff that expired at the end o…
5 years, 7 months ago
U.K.'s Climate Envoy on the Race to Net Zero
This week, Switched On speaks with Dr. John Murton, COP26 envoy for the U.K. government. During a conversation which was part of the BNEF Shanghai Su…
5 years, 7 months ago
Peak Oil and the Long Descent Down the Mountain
Electric vehicles, plastic alternatives, electrification of industrial processes – and more – are set to cut into demand for oil. In fact, we may hav…
5 years, 8 months ago
Fake Meat, Real Food
Startups and food industry giants alike are working to improve the taste, texture, and appearance of alternative proteins, or fake meat. If they can …
5 years, 8 months ago
Greasing the Way to Sustainable Transport
The renewable diesel market is set to triple in the next four years. Increasingly stringent environmental standards, and imperatives to reduce transp…
5 years, 9 months ago
Amazon, Walmart, and Microsoft Compete to Have the Least Impact
A net-zero target is achieved when a country or company balances out its greenhouse gas emissions with other activities that store, reduce or offset …
5 years, 9 months ago