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ENERGY ∙ Decarbonisation and energy security considerations are driving policymakers to increase their focus on developing carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chains. Projects and ventures proliferate in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands, but it can be hard for market players to keep apace in such a rapidly evolving regulatory framework. Our Giovanna Zagaria, member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team, Elisa De Giuli and Andrea Sepe co-authored a guide with our Best Friends network – Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter and May, and Uría Menéndez – on the status of the European CCUS sector and the regulatory landscape across seven jurisdictions. You can read the full guide here: https://bit.ly/4gyn0ln

Johanna Mathieu '04 has received a 2024 Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Award for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. Mathieu's research focuses on using new operational and control strategies to reduce the environmental impact, cost, and inefficiency of electric power systems. https://lnkd.in/eDsTpTzv

I am pleased to share our latest publication, Achieving Energy Resilience: The Joint Role of Environmental Policy Stringency and Environmental Awareness, published in Research in International Business and Finance Journal. Another great collaboration with my co-authors Matthias Horn (Bamberg University) and Alexandre Croutzet (Teluq University). The study constructs an energy resilience index using three pillars (renewable energy, energy access, and energy intensity). The findings reveal that higher environmental awareness and more stringent environmental policies contribute to higher energy resilience. https://lnkd.in/gq664YG9

New research reveals how Norway’s alternative fuels experience can pave the way for zero-emission shipping. 🌍 Key findings from UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group highlight the crucial role of government policies, local conditions, and industry support in the transition to cleaner fuels. Dr Domagoj Baresic, a Research Fellow at UCL Energy Institute, notes, “For the transition to zero-emission fuels to be successful, it’s essential to consider local circumstances. Understanding local needs and opportunities can speed up and broaden the adoption of cleaner fuels.” Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3BV0XVO

I am happy to share that my paper on the German Energiewende is now the second most read article in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy so far in 2024. It is open access, so easy to download and read. I also have the two most read article of all time in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy; 1) Safe, clean, proliferation resistant and cost-effective Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactors for sustainable development, and 2) On the levelized cost of energy of windfarms. Both are open access.

I am pleased to share my most recent paper. The central approach is an analysis about the challenges and opportunities of the Central American region and the threats of the boiling era, an aggressive climatic anomaly that is hitting this area with very negative consequences. A road map is proposed through the energy transition, renewable electrification of the economy and nature based environmental services. Here the DOI location: https://lnkd.in/e6xPaUXB

🔍 Discover new methods for modelling residential heating #energy needs on a macro scale using #GIS tools! This study combines energy demand calculations with solar gain estimations & identifies potential energy savings that could change energy usage for the better globally! Published by Mohamed Belmaaziz and Gianluca Cadoni in the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science journal, it is a must read for urban planners, academics and environmental consultants. 🔋Dive into the #OpenAccess research here: https://ow.ly/qOel50TMsqU

Thank you Move LA for inviting me to speak on the Vision 2026: The Clean Air and Climate Health Initiative panel alongside many other prominent leaders who are working to support a zero-emission, clean future. It was an honor to share our Ports for People mission: to work together with local communities, allies and partners to transform ports from hotspots of fossil fuel pollution to thriving hubs of sustainable economic development and environmental protection. A ballot measure to raise a boatload🚢of money would help us advance our 2040 zero-emission Port goals🔌⚡and get our port-adjacent communities some much needed relief from toxic air pollution 😷. On a global level, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC)--the body of U.N. scientists focusing on climate change--warn in their latest Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) that global emissions need to be cut in half from 2019 levels by 2030, and must peak by 2025 to stay under a 1.5 degree Celsius climate warming scenario. Locally, the San Pedro Bay contributes to 1200 premature deaths each year in port-adjacent communities. The time is NOW to invest in a climate resilient future--our disproportionately impacted frontline communities can no longer afford to wait! I'm eager to continue working with community leaders and different stakeholders to ensure a clean, renewable energy transition of maritime shipping and goods movement operations is environmentally conscious and encompassing of the community voices 🌎.

New, very interesting Nature Energy study 🚨 by GoNexus colleagues Andrea Castelletti and Matteo Giuliani on the potential of floating photovoltaics in Africa. A key finding: 20-80% of the energy generated from the many planned hydro-dams on the continent could be replaced through floating photovoltaics. In addition, the energy is less variable and more robust against long-term hydrological changes. While more needs to be known about its social and environmental effects, the technology could diversify hydro-dominated energy development in Africa.

On 16 May , Aqua Publica Europea joined the debate on "The Blue Deal: Water as a Source of Energy," co-organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)’s Commissions on Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society and on Industrial Change.   ➡ We discussed the challenges of the water-energy nexus, pointing to the importance of energy-efficiency in the water sector, but also calling for water-related impact assessment for all new industrial policies. ➡We also highlighted opportunities, stressing the importance of the local level in promoting integrated water-energy projects. ➡Finally, we stressed the need for the financial sector to integrate resilience-based indicators into their financing decisions to better assess the multi-benefit nature of integrated water-energy projects Read the full article here:  👉 https://bit.ly/4azTrLY