While there has been more environmental reporting, there have also been more academic studies that prove that there are serious grounds for doubt about the published environmental results. A Financial Times newsletter refers to one draft paper from King’s College London that uses data from Climate Trace, an open-access initiative that takes inputs from more … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025
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Why French men have a higher carbon footprint than women
According to a study published by the London School of Economics, French men's CO₂ emissions are, on average, 26% higher than women's in the food and transport sectors, the two largest sources of pollution in France. Audrey Garric discusses the study in an article on the Le Monde website More red meat and large … Continue reading Why French men have a higher carbon footprint than women
Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS)
The core concept of the EU-funded LIFE project InEExS is the deployment of integrated energy services across sectors and carriers, and the tokenisation of energy saving data in a public blockchain to facilitate cooperation among market segments and actors. The InEExS project recently released five innovative business models aimed at deploying integrated energy services across various sectors. The … Continue reading Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS)
What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
In an article on The Conversation website, Daniel Commandeur, Surrey Future Fellow, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; Mahsa Masoudi. PhD Researcher, Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; and Siddharth Gadkari, Lecturer in Chemical Process Engineering, University of Surrey, try to answer the question on batteries trapping carbon dioxide. Batteries that absorb … Continue reading What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds
A new study finds that investing just one-third of the Social Climate Fund, the EU could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across the EU by 2032. This would be enough to reach all energy-poor households in nine EU countries and slash EU gas demand by 11% — nearly as much as the EU imported from Russia in 2024. The EU Social … Continue reading Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds
Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable
We are reading about how artificial intelligence is having a major impact on our economies and virtually everything these days. Sara Harowitz writes on the National Observer website how AI is being used in the Canadian construction industry. She adds that AI brings its own challenges. What is your experience with AI? How robots … Continue reading Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable
The world has lost foremost proponent of energy conservation
The world has not only lost the leader of the Catholic faith, but also a vocal proponent of energy conservation. Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, mourns the passing of an influential voice in an article on the May edition of the Energy in Buildings & Industry magazine. The passing of … Continue reading The world has lost foremost proponent of energy conservation
“This is when my consciousness about climate as a journalist truly awakened”
In an article on the National Observer website, Linda Solomon Wood writes about the experience that taught her about climate journalism. What are your views? What a Zen master, a grieving elder, and a carbon bomb taught me about climate journalism Have you ever stood on the edge of a tailings pond by an … Continue reading “This is when my consciousness about climate as a journalist truly awakened”
Trust alone will not solve the climate crisis, but it plays a crucial role in shaping how societies respond to scientific guidance
Omid Ghasemi, Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW Sydney and Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney write on The Conversation website on the importance of trust in our climate scientists as we address climate change … Continue reading Trust alone will not solve the climate crisis, but it plays a crucial role in shaping how societies respond to scientific guidance
Understanding the rise of anti-environmentalism
In an article on The Conversation website, Alastair Bonnett, Professor of Geography, Newcastle University helps us better understand why anti-environmentalism is gaining ground. He concludes, however, that the rise of anti-environmentalism appears not only complex, but curious and unsustainable. Anti-environmentalism is on the rise but it’s full of contradictions Anti-environmentalism is gaining ground. Attacks … Continue reading Understanding the rise of anti-environmentalism
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