What Is a Carbon Footprint?
by Marcel Kooter | May 9, 2023 | Business, Economoy, Energy, Oil and Gas Industry, Sustainable Solutions | 0 Comments
‘Carbon footprint’ is a term that now widely refers to the amount of carbon emitted by an organization or activity. The carbon footprint makes up part of the overall Ecological Footprint as it is a competing demand for space that is biologically productive. When the...
The Transition to Sustainable Energy
by Marcel Kooter | April 25, 2023 | Business, Economoy, Energy, Oil and Gas Industry, Sustainable Solutions | 0 Comments
‘The energy transition’ is vital to combat climate change and is widely regarded as one of the biggest challenges of this century. Global Warming and Climate Change According to NASA, the planet’s average temperature was 1.02 degrees Celsius warmer in 2020 than the...
Exploring the Global Sustainability Contributions of the Oil and Gas Industry
by Marcel Kooter | January 18, 2021 | Business | 0 Comments
The global oil and gas industry currently accounts for around 15% of the total indirect greenhouse gas emissions of the energy sector. There is therefore a lot of pressure on the industry to contribute to global sustainability goals. The 17 Sustainable Development...
Introducing Global Energy Transition Indicators
by Marcel Kooter | January 11, 2021 | Business, Economoy | 0 Comments
The term ‘energy transition’ is used to refer to the ongoing process of the global energy industry to shift away from harmful and finite fossil fuels and towards more sustainable sources of energy such as solar, wind and hydropower. This transition is not one which...
Solar Photovoltaic Power and the Energy Transformation Pathways
by Marcel Kooter | October 14, 2020 | Business, Sustainable Solutions | 0 Comments
Solar photovoltaic power is energy that comes from the sun and is converted into a usable resource by solar PV cells. These cells are made up of layers of silicon or other semi-conducting materials which can generate energy from sunlight. As the light shines on the...
Exploring the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for the Oil and Gas Industry
by Marcel Kooter | October 7, 2020 | Business | 0 Comments
The UN has devised 17 Sustainable Development Goals which have been formulated to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing global society and the environment today. All goals are interconnected and the aim is to have achieved them by the year 2030, with support...
Energy Transformation: The Global Energy Transition Outlook 2020 to 2050
by Marcel Kooter | August 24, 2020 | Sustainable Solutions | 0 Comments
The Global Renewables Outlook from the International Renewable Energy Agency outlines the technologies and investments that are needed to decarbonise global energy consumption in accordance with the terms of the Paris Agreement. More information about the Paris...
Introducing Global Energy Transition
by Marcel Kooter | August 11, 2020 | Sustainable Solutions | 0 Comments
Energy transition is the term that has been coined to describe the ongoing shift in global energy production and consumption as we gradually move away from reliance on fossil fuels and increase the availability of renewable energy. You can discover what defines an...