In an article on The Conversation website, Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, discusses how Amory Lovins' vision of a more efficient, renewable energy system has stood the test of time, even though electrification has become far more important than he originally anticipated. Fifty years later, his fundamental argument — that … Continue reading The road not taken? Revisiting Amory Lovins’ energy vision after 50 years
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Energy in Demand News, October 18-19, 2026
The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Earth Negotiations Bulletin gives us bad news about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). After a week of contentious deliberations and some displays of temper, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suspended its 65th session Friday evening without an agreement on either a timeline for the remainder … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 18-19, 2026
Beyond climate denial: the five faces of climate disinformation
In an article on The Conversation website, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL, explains that climate disinformation is no longer simply about denying climate change. It increasingly involves more subtle tactics designed to discourage, delay or undermine action. The five categories — downplay, delay, deflection, division and doomism — provide a particularly useful … Continue reading Beyond climate denial: the five faces of climate disinformation
Energy in Demand News, October 11-12, 2026
The EU and ministers from more than 30 countries are opposing efforts by Saudi Arabia, China, India and other fossil fuel-dependent nations to delay publication of key scientific reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Financial Times reports. The proposed postponement until 2029 would mean that crucial scientific evidence would not be … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 11-12, 2026
How climate progress became ammunition for climate misinformation
Emily Atkin writes on the Heated website about a new report that traces the financial connections behind conservative media’s latest attack on climate science. Who’s telling you climate change is no big deal? Is climate change actually a big deal anymore? Or is everything, like, totally chill now? Earlier this spring, the answer across … Continue reading How climate progress became ammunition for climate misinformation
Britain’s record-breaking summer raises climate concerns, but will it change behaviour?
In an article on The Conversation website, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath and Bella Zanin, Knowledge Exchange Associate, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, University of Bath, discuss how growing concern about climate change does not necessarily translate into changes in behaviour. Did the hot summer make more people … Continue reading Britain’s record-breaking summer raises climate concerns, but will it change behaviour?
When homes are protected as assets but not as homes
On the World Sufficiency Lab website, Yamina Saheb raises some fundamental points about the European Commission's proposed Affordable Housing Act. The article is making a much larger argument than the Affordable Housing Act itself. Its central idea is that Europe’s legal architecture gives strong protection to markets, capital and property while social needs such as … Continue reading When homes are protected as assets but not as homes
Energy in Demand News, August 30, 2026
Europe’s new renewable energy champion is Romania, according to The Economist. Energy storage as become a key feature of its deployment of renewables. “Unlike many western European countries, Romania is deploying storage relatively early in its solar build-out, rather than trying to catch up after large amounts of solar capacity have already been installed,” says … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 30, 2026
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
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
