NORTHERN EUROPE OFFERS EXPERIENCE IN COLD WEATHER POLICIES FOR BRITISH UTILITIES FACING COOLING WINTERS
August 1st, 2012
BY GERARD O'DWYER, IN HELSINKI; AND MONIKA HANLEY, IN RIGA
BRITAIN has been facing unusually cold and snowy winters in recent years and should this become a long-term climate trend, UK utilities will have to take note and change their operational practices to suit. Of course, as an island outlyer to a continent with a highly diverse range of climates, there are good (and bad) practice examples to draw on in Europe's north.
The Nordic region is often regarded as a role model for corporate and public governance and their modern working economies have become adept ...
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