As we are decarbonising our economies, electrification become more and more important. A Financial Times newsletter this week, however, notes that EU member states are set to miss a deadline for linking their electricity grids more closely. “By the end of this year, EU member states should have increased cross-border transmission capacity — the maximum … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
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Google’s net-zero pledge has quietly been scrubbed
In June, Google’s Sustainability website proudly boasted a headline pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. By July, that had all changed. Darius Snieckus and Rory White write on the National Observer website about what is going on. Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai stood smiling in a leafy-green California garden … Continue reading Google’s net-zero pledge has quietly been scrubbed
America’s climate and energy transition: “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion”
In an article on The Conversation website, Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University compares what the Reagan and Trump administrations have done to slash environment regulations. What are your views? Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact When … Continue reading America’s climate and energy transition: “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion”
New estimate suggests carbon storage is a scarce resource to be used wisely
When did you first hear about carbon capture and storage? It seems decades ago and yet, where are we? Inayat Singh and Anand Ram write on the CBC News website about a new study that raises a new issue with what is already a mostly unproven technology (not for the lack of trying). The new … Continue reading New estimate suggests carbon storage is a scarce resource to be used wisely
Understanding the EBRD’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme
The OECD has recently prepared a case study of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s REEP. It is available on the OECD website. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme Energy efficiency is key to both climate change mitigation and adaptation, and is relevant to all end-users (households, corporates, … Continue reading Understanding the EBRD’s Regional Energy Efficiency Programme
Thomas Piketty’s views on the climate transition
In an interview with Nabil Wakim and Cécile Cazenave on the Le Monde website, the French economist explains that protecting the planet from climate change cannot be achieved without reducing inequality. Thomas Piketty: 'To succeed in the climate transition, we must redistribute wealth differently' The current economic system is often criticized for its inability … Continue reading Thomas Piketty’s views on the climate transition
New approach to sustainable shopping in Sweden
Mary-Ann Ball, Senior Lecturer, Fashion Sustainability and Marketing, Nottingham Trent University writes on The Conversation website about a municipality-led experiment in circular consumption. What do you think? How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail As a fashion sustainability researcher, finding the ReTuna shopping mall in Eskilstuna was a delightful surprise. Stepping into this Swedish … Continue reading New approach to sustainable shopping in Sweden
Lesson from America: What Australians can learn from California’s experience with home insurance linked to climate change
Climate change is making home insurance costlier and, for some, harder to secure. According to one analysis, one in ten Australian properties will be uninsurable within a decade. To look at options appropriate for Australia, in an article on The Conversation website, Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western … Continue reading Lesson from America: What Australians can learn from California’s experience with home insurance linked to climate change
Has Mark Carney caved in to pressure to facilitate ever more fossil fuel extraction?
Canada’s Prime Minister once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. In 2019 he was appointed UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance and undertook many initiatives to support the long-term climate and energy objectives. In an article on the DeSmog website, Mitch Anderson wonders what happened. Mark Carney’s Climate Warning … Continue reading Has Mark Carney caved in to pressure to facilitate ever more fossil fuel extraction?
The inherent destructiveness of war has long degraded the environment but we have only recently become more keenly aware of its climatic implications
In an article on The Conversation website, Duncan Depledge, Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security, Loughborough University writes an important article that gives three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war. Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war Earth’s average temperature rose more … Continue reading The inherent destructiveness of war has long degraded the environment but we have only recently become more keenly aware of its climatic implications
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