Energia e a conjuntura económica

O modo como evoluiu a problemática energética condicionou, de modo determinante, a conjuntura económica no ano que passou (ver o artigo de Martin Walker), e o modo como será equacionada na resposta à crise, terá uma importância decisiva no médio e longo prazo. À margem destas questões, a última referência tem a ver com com os problemas do abastecimento do gás russo à Europa.

• Climate Progress » Blog Archive » The five reasons for an energy-efficient stimulus

• Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Stimulating the economy with green buildings

• Retrofits for All! — Sightline Daily (formerly Tidepool)

• Financing retrofits for all Gristmill: The environmental news blog Grist

• Financing retrofits for all, II Gristmill: The environmental news blog Grist

• Idaho's progressive utility rules Gristmill: The environmental news blog Grist:

  "Resolving this conflict in favor of conservation requires an innovative form of utility regulation called 'decoupling.' A decoupled utility makes profits not in proportion to its sales but in proportion to its success in advancing efficiency. (Decoupled utilities, furthermore, have nothing to fear from comprehensive, auctioned cap-and-trade with built-in protections for working families.)"

• Walker's World: The oil curse (UPI, Energy Daily)

• Russie-Ukraine : vrais et faux enjeux Telos