In an article on The Conversation website, Mehri Khosravi, Energy and Carbon Senior Research Fellow, University of East London; United Nations University, writes about the revival of Europe's sleeper train network as a cleaner, more attractive alternative to short-haul flights, driven by climate concerns, energy security and changing travel preferences. Overnight trains: why sleeping … Continue reading Why Europe is betting on sleeper trains again
Category: behaviour/attitudes
The legacy of climate misinformation and corporate responsibility
Joe Árvai, Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences writes on The Conversation website writes about Lee Raymond's legacy in shaping climate misinformation and how corporate leadership can influence public understanding—and misunderstanding—of climate science. While it begins with the Exxon Valdez spill and Lee Raymond's career, … Continue reading The legacy of climate misinformation and corporate responsibility
Energy in Demand News, June 21-22, 2026
At the recent Bonn Climate Change Conference, climate negotiators met to discuss a range of issues – from mitigation to adaptation, finance to technology and capacity-building – and prepare decisions for adoption at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye in November. Fiona Harvey wrote in the Guardian that for “decades, electrification has been a nerdish backwater of … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 21-22, 2026
Listening to climate change through women’s work songs
In an article on The Conversation website, Reetika Revathy Subramanian, Senior Research Associate, Global Development, University of East Anglia writes about women’s work songs as overlooked archives of climate change, recording environmental shifts through everyday labour, memory and lived experience. Climate change is not only measured in data and models but also remembered and experienced … Continue reading Listening to climate change through women’s work songs
Canada’s climate paradox
Re.Climate has recently published a summary of public opinion research for communicators on what Canadians really think about climate change. A newsletter by Chris Hatch for the National Observer discusses that Canadians “are conflicted about our own conflicts.” Pollsters show that just 13% of Canadians rank climate and the environment among the top three issues, … Continue reading Canada’s climate paradox
Electrification, energy security and the new industrial race
In new polling led by E3G, businesses around the world increasingly see clean electrification as essential for energy security, competitiveness and economic growth, but believe governments and grids are failing to keep pace. New polling shows overwhelming global business support for clean electrification amid fossil fuel volatility A landmark global survey of business executives … Continue reading Electrification, energy security and the new industrial race
Majority of Europeans back reducing fossil fuel imports to make Europe safer, polling shows
Polling was jointly commissioned by E3G, Transport & Environment and the Electrification Alliance and was conducted by YouGov as part of the YouGov European Political Monthly (EPM) survey. It was designed to test public attitudes on clean energy solutions and security at a moment of heightened concern following the Strait of Hormuz crisis. New … Continue reading Majority of Europeans back reducing fossil fuel imports to make Europe safer, polling shows
Energy in Demand News, June 7-8, 2026
Le Monde reports that a new report by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) proposes ambitious plans to cut global inequality and curb climate change. The WIL is a research institute a!liated with the Paris School of Economics. “They are putting forward a utopia and make no apologies for it. They present it directly as an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 7-8, 2026
Energy in Demand News, May 31-June 1, 2026
Sabine Mauderer, first deputy government of the Deutsche Bundesbank, argues in the Financial Times, that more clarity is needed on the energy transition. The recent disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, she says, highlights how dependence on fossil fuels remains a major economic and geopolitical vulnerability, reinforcing the need to accelerate the global energy transition. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 31-June 1, 2026
Systems are made of people: rethinking climate action
In an article on The Conversation website, Charlotte A. Kukowski, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate Change Mitigation, University of Cambridge and Kimberly Nicholas, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, Lund University discuss how the highest-impact climate actions often come not from personal consumption choices alone, but from influencing the institutions, networks and systems in which we … Continue reading Systems are made of people: rethinking climate action
