In an article on the Stanford, School of Sustainability website, Tara Roberts reviews the discussion by Delta Electronics leader Yancey Hai and energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins who shared advice for companies, countries, and students in Stanford’s Big Ideas in Sustainability series. To reduce emissions while increasing profit, aim for efficiency In brief Including … Continue reading Sound advice on energy efficiency from two world experts
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Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic losses in the EU associated with increasingly intense heat, floods and other extreme weather amounted to €44.5bn between 2020 and 2023, two and a … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," during an international conference on climate justice, Pope Leo XIV continued his predecessor's call for ecological conversion and concrete action to protect creation. Matt McGrath discusses the Pope’s comments in an article on the BBC News website. Pope … Continue reading World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says
Greenhushing: when organisations downplay their sustainability efforts could be just as dangerous as greenwashing
In an article on The Conversation website, Marta Nieto-Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Portsmouth, Universidad de Salamanca; Diletta Acuti, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath and Nayla Khan, PhD Candidate in Marketing, University of Portsmouth discuss the impact of “greenhushing.” ‘Greenhushing’ is a trend that leaves businesses downplaying their environmental wins … Continue reading Greenhushing: when organisations downplay their sustainability efforts could be just as dangerous as greenwashing
Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025
An EU directive, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, approved in 2024 is causing problems for American oil companies. The New York Times reports that the Executive Director of Exxon, Darren Woods, is now urging Europe to rescind this directive which makes companies track climate pollution. Woods called the EU regulations one part … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025
Shocking number of households in Britain cannot afford heating this winter
In an ITV news item, more than two million households plan to not use their central heating this winter. Those who live alone are the most likely to avoid using the central heating but 5% of households with young children will not be turning on the heating. Is this a British issue or is it … Continue reading Shocking number of households in Britain cannot afford heating this winter
Keeping cool with less environmental damage
This summer’s heatwaves have triggered a significant increase in demand for air conditioning units, but Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, argues in a column in the September issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry (EIBI) that there could be more healthy and less environmentally damaging ways of reducing indoor temperatures. … Continue reading Keeping cool with less environmental damage
Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air, reports New York Times. The EPA proposal “would end requirements for thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities across … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025
European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU
Stuart Braun writes on the Deutsche Welle website about new waste targets in the EU. EU lawmakers have given a final green light to a law on slashing the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of fast fashion. EU to slash food and fast fashion waste Following … Continue reading European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU
Latest survey asked Americans about their views on how global warming is affecting insurance costs
Twice a year Climate Change in the American Mind undertaken nationally representative surveys investigate, track, and explain public climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy support and behaviour. This is conducted by George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication together with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. The latest survey concerns homeowners views on insurance costs. … Continue reading Latest survey asked Americans about their views on how global warming is affecting insurance costs
