In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Maggie Quinlan discusses how Christopher Noland’s movie ‘The Odyssey’ is a bridge between past and present, and the idea that civilisations may be undone by accumulating climate stresses rather than one catastrophe. The Bronze Age collapse may have started with a water crisis. Today’s droughts raise … Continue reading The Odyssey’s climate warning for the modern world
Local heat, lower bills, stronger Europe
Simona Aronica writes on the Renewable Matter website that Europe has many solutions to reach climate neutrality and become energy independent, but none will succeed without active citizen participation to ensure a just and effective transition. Warm homes, lower bills, stronger EU: the power of citizen-led energy networks How can we all enjoy comfortable … Continue reading Local heat, lower bills, stronger Europe
When solar becomes the more productive crop
Harry Parkhill writes on the BBC News website about the tension between food, farming, energy and the economic survival of farmers. 'Growing food here isn't profitable, solar is' Despite promising clean energy, solar has become a dirty word in Lincolnshire, with at least 10 large projects currently in the pipeline. Critics point to a … Continue reading When solar becomes the more productive crop
London is getting too hot for its trees
Verity Stevenson writes on the CBC News website that climate change could fundamentally alter one of London's defining characteristics—its extraordinary urban forest—and the city may have to rethink what it plants if it wants to remain green. London is famous for its great trees. More than 70% are at risk due to climate change, … Continue reading London is getting too hot for its trees
Clean energy has the capital — but can it underwrite the risk?
For sectors such as grids and energy storage, managing the complex risks of financing projects and assets is now a significant barrier to growth, writes Reiner Boehning of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in an article on the Recharge website. The financing gap threatening to slow trillions in clean energy investment Capital is not the primary … Continue reading Clean energy has the capital — but can it underwrite the risk?
When it comes to micro-enterprises and energy statistics, invisibility is no superpower
The Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation (IEECP) has published a new report on micro-enterprises and data deficiencies. Micro-enterprises represent major share of EU firms and account for almost 19.8% of EU value added, yet they remain invisible in energy statistics and energy efficiency policy evaluation. This invisibility is not only a matter … Continue reading When it comes to micro-enterprises and energy statistics, invisibility is no superpower
Americans want data centres to pay their energy way
The Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University has announced a new climate note on what Americans think about data centres. What are your views? New analysis: What do the Six Americas think about data centers? We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Climate Note, “What do Global Warming’s Six … Continue reading Americans want data centres to pay their energy way
The political backlash against climate disclosure reaches the Big Four
Jorja Siemons writes on the Bloomberg Law website on the politicisation of climate-related financial disclosure in the US. Support for international climate-reporting standards is now being portrayed by Republican state officials as potentially incompatible with auditors’ independence. Big Four’s Past Climate Reporting Support Draws State Scrutiny More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general … Continue reading The political backlash against climate disclosure reaches the Big Four
Don’t trust the green claim — check the data
In an article on The Conversation website, Lala Rukh, PhD Candidate, Energy, University of Galway; Atlantic Technological University, discusses how consumers in the EU already have a powerful tool for seeing through greenwashing, but remarkably few know it exists. The free EU database that tells you if an appliance is actually green When something breaks … Continue reading Don’t trust the green claim — check the data
Energy in Demand News, August 23-24, 2026
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to crush California’s environmental policies that have been respected world-wide, New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have blocked California from setting its own limits on automobile pollution, which federal law has permitted since the 1970s. The Energy Department has announced $75 million … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 23-24, 2026
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