The Potential of Energy Communities in the New “Sharing Economy”
How the new legislations are building the rising figure of the prosumer, considering all the three spheres of sustainability: society, economics and environment.
Fossil-fuel lobbying, the other pandemic
In March 2019, the ENVI (Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety) and PETI (Petitions) committees of the European Parliament (EP) held a joint public hearing on climate change denial(1). Mr Darren Woods, the CEO of oil and gas multinational corporation ExxonMobil, was invited to participate, having denied not only to appear himself but also anyone
The real price of fast fashion and how to get a discount on it
Introduction It was 1989 when Zara landed in New York and the term ‘fast fashion’ was used for the first time by the New York Times to describe a new way of production which was breaking into the apparel market by offering consumers a continually changing assortment of clothing. Nowadays it is a business model
Waste to energy power plants to kill two birds with one stone
Energy demand is increasing, such as waste production: could we solve both problems with one unique solution? As the world population grows and living standards continue to rise, the consumption of goods and energy is increasing too, which has significant environmental consequences. The correlation between income and energy consumption remains very strong; additionally, higher consumption
Energy Auctions
Introduction The energy transition is reliant on the establishment of renewable energy (RE) targets. According to IRENA's 'Renewable Energy Target Setting' report (IRENA, “Renewable Energy Target Setting”), in 2015, a total of 164 countries worldwide have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target and have adopted support policies to address possible market failures, compared