Or why a billion pounds invested in energy services may leak out through the breaches All of us in Europe are used to live under the everyday pressure of publicity: mobile operators offer new tariffs, discounts on trendy phones or presents for loyal clients. It seems now is the time for energy distributors. We used…
Tag: Energy policy
Change of tactics? An alternative way to stop nuclear power
Greens everywhere have been fighting nuclear power for quite a while now. Some of us have been more, some less successful in our attempts. Looking back we can conclude that we have hindered or even stopped the growth of the nuclear sector but have failed in making Europe a nuclear free zone. The reasons for…
Powerful Russia
One of the greatest challenges that the European Union faces is the need to simultaneously de-carbonise the economy and energy production, in order to rein in climatic change, while simultaneously ensuring future energy supply security. Particularly in the context of climate change the energy source of increasing importance is natural gas, as it is the…
Egypt: Environmental Issues
Introduction Egypt is 97% desert and is therefore dependent on the Nile River for its existence. Only 5% of the land area in Egypt is actually occupied and less than 4% of the land is suitable for agriculture. Since such a small percentage of land is habitable, population densities in some areas along the Nile…