(letter send to party leaders in parliament) 1 The annual increased installation of solar panels makes CO2 emissions rise. This is because solar panels need about 3 years to compensate for their CO2 during production. So if more solar panels… Continue Reading
It sometimes seems that the built environment, and the adjustments to achieve a sustainable society, are of the same nature everywhere. But that is by no means the case when we zoom out, to Europe for example. There should be… Continue Reading
A little bit of history this time, especially about the Dutch Energy Strategy of 1974. In the period leading to that bill, we had two moments in history where we had taken the wrong turn . In the 19th century… Continue Reading
Big headlines in Nature last week: [1]” Emissions are still rising: disaster up the cuts “And” Leaders at climate summit get bad news: CO2 emissions are rising again “. Astonishing that may not be, however: if the economy continues to… Continue Reading
If we want to solve the problem with CO2 emissions in practice, then we have to assess CO2 emissions, and nothing else, as I argued earlier. And we do not. As for much of our policies or building and retrofit… Continue Reading
Looking for answers in areas that are not my specialism , I recently took along three books on holiday. And that was a very interesting choice, as well as the coincidental order in which I read them. I understand –… Continue Reading
The real cycle we are trapped in , is the one of buying and selling of services and mainly products. Which implies that if something can’t be sold as commercial product, it will not be applied, while it might provide… Continue Reading
Suppose you eat a orange from a well known brand like Jaffa from Israel, you might expect there is nothing to worry about, oranges grow by nature, each year a new yield arrives, so its a “renewable resource”. Its part… Continue Reading
So I went to Cuba, to to experience this type of society with my own eyes, and before it would be spoiled by tourism from the USA. In my lectures I regularly compare countries, and Cuba always comes forward as… Continue Reading
Around the year 1400, 1500 it must have started: We were short of a lot of resources, and sailed out to get it elsewhere. First there was Columbus, soon followed by all sea faring European nations . It was the… Continue Reading