As #COP21, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, enters its final week, pollution has emerged as another major and currently more immediate source of concern as two large Asian cities reported dangerously high levels of pollution. These incidents highlighted the urgent need to turn away

As part of the #COP21, 2015 Paris Climate Conference, discussions have also addressed the need to ensure more sustainable transport mixes for cities. Increasingly cities around the world are trialing new technologies for cleaner transport, which will be better for the environment, sav

Through the smart use of electric energy, wasteful forms of energy can be replaced and emissions reduced, to help combat climate change. As world leaders meet in Paris for the #COP21 UN Climate Change meeting,  international measures to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy was

Fast-paced development for IECRE – the CA System is now operational. (This post is based on an IEC e-tech article by Claire Marchand, full article here.) Global energy needs are increasing constantly and with the diminishing supply of fossil fuels and rising environmental and safety c

  As the world watches #COP21, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that Energy Efficiency is the most effective tool to reduce green-house gas emissions, aiming to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or below. (See 2015 Energy

As the world prepares for COP21, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the International Energy Agency estimates in its 2015 Energy Efficiency Market Report that energy efficiency is the most effective tool to reduce green-house gas emissions with an aim to limit global warming to 2 degr

Join the #mysmartcity campaign this week, in the run up to the #COP21 meeting in Paris. IEC recognizes that Smart Cities are key to energy efficiency and to mitigating the effects of climate change. Please add the #mysmartcity hashtag to your social media outreach. For more about the

The Internet of Things is emerging as a main driver in the development of smart buildings This post is based on an IEC e-tech article by Peter Feuilherade. Read the full article here. As smart commercial buildings become incorporated into the wider energy control networks of smart cit