There is progress towards meeting 2030 zero-pollution targets in Europe but pollution levels remain too high

This week, the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published the second Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook report, which provides an overview of the EU’s work to meet the 2030 zero pollution targets. The Commission also published today its fourth Clean Air Outlook report. The reports show that EU policies have contributed to … Continue reading There is progress towards meeting 2030 zero-pollution targets in Europe but pollution levels remain too high →

Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025

Last week EiD referred to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting this week in China and the concerns about fallout from a reported US exit. The meetings have started and US experts are not there. This weekend the Financial Times (behind a paywall) quotes several experts. “Decimating the nation’s core scientific enterprise, even … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025 →

Britain takes important step forward to retrofit its building stock

The LHC Procurement Group, established by London Boroughs in 1966, provides knowledge and experience, technical expertise, commitment to better homes and buildings and fast and efficient procurement which delivers financial gains. It brings buyers and suppliers together to build, refurbish and maintain social housing and public property more efficiently and cost effectively, and to benefit … Continue reading Britain takes important step forward to retrofit its building stock →

Governments in Africa should find ways to make green innovation work

In an article on The Conversation website, Nara Monkam, Associate Professor of Public Economics, Chair in Municipal Finance within the Department of Economics, and Head of the Public Policy Hub at the University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria discusses what it will take to make green innovation work in Africa. Has finance for green … Continue reading Governments in Africa should find ways to make green innovation work →

EC steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security and paves the way for full market integration

The European Commission unveiled package in Kyiv to secure energy system and enable full integration with Europe. The package is described in a news item on the Renews website. Will the Commission have a similar package to promote energy efficiency? EU support to boost Ukraine renewables expansion In Kyiv this week, the European Commission … Continue reading EC steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security and paves the way for full market integration →

A better way to measure fuel poverty is needed

Numerous households live in homes that are too cold for their physical and mental health and well-being. But the way we measure fuel poverty across the UK varies wildly, making policymaking solutions harder to come by. On the LSE blog website Abigail McKnight argues that we need a better way of measuring fuel poverty if … Continue reading A better way to measure fuel poverty is needed →