What on earth is going on? The Financial Times reports: “US philanthropies and non-profits groups focused on climate change fear that a potential loss of their tax-free status under the Trump administration could imperil their programmes. Concerns have grown that the Trump administration is drafting an executive order on the eve of so-called Earth day … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 20-21, 2025
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As the US federal government moves to eliminate climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet
Ethan I. Thorpe, Fellow at Private Climate Governance Lab, Vanderbilt University; Michael Vandenbergh, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University; and Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University write on The Conversation about the climate challenges that American companies still face. … Continue reading As the US federal government moves to eliminate climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet
Air quality in Paris significantly improving
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes. Naema Ahmed and Chico Harlan discuss the improvements in an article on the Washington Post website. Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Over the past 20 years, Paris has … Continue reading Air quality in Paris significantly improving
New EEA data on GHG emissions reductions in EU in 2023
The European Union’s energy sector led the way in reducing domestic EU net greenhouse gas emissions by 9% in 2023 compared to the year before according to the latest official EU data submitted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to the United Nations. The drop represents the largest relative reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in … Continue reading New EEA data on GHG emissions reductions in EU in 2023
Energy in Demand News, April 13, 2025
Let’s start this early spring week with some seasonal background music for you to enjoy reading this week’s newsletter. When Trump returned to the White House this year, we heard a lot of “drill, baby, drill.” Well, there is more. The Washington Post reports that at the White House this week: Trump signed executive orders … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 13, 2025
Unlocking the power of energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities
Energy efficiency measures present a significant opportunity for manufacturers in the electronics industry to meet their climate goals while lowering operational expenses as discussed in a new report described on the RMI.org website by Ting Li, Wei Li, Guangxu Wang and Meng Wang. Towards Net-Zero Electronics The electronics manufacturing sector is undergoing rapid expansion … Continue reading Unlocking the power of energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities
The International Maritime Organisation agreed to the sector’s first binding targets to reduce GHG emissions from ships
The shipping sector is now the first industry with internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions. This outcome is the result of constructive discussions among IMO member states since the adoption of the IMO’s 2023 greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy. Ship owners who fail to reduce emissions intensity 30% by 2035 will have to pay into a … Continue reading The International Maritime Organisation agreed to the sector’s first binding targets to reduce GHG emissions from ships
Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance, Charles Darwin University, discusses the impact of the latest trade war on climate change. It does not include the latest changes in the past few days but it does give a good overview of the impact. What Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
European carmakers fined for anti-recycling cartel
In an article on the Euronews website, Robert Hodgson discusses the fines given to European carmakers because of their clandestine agreement not to compete on grounds of environmental friendliness on the basis of their support for recycling. EU fines carmakers €458 million for anti-recycling cartel Ten years after the Dieselgate scandal over cheating in … Continue reading European carmakers fined for anti-recycling cartel
Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost
In an article on the Environment Journal website, Richard Clifford discusses the data centre climate impacts, particularly related to Scope 3 emissions. Every organisation needs to know data centre climate impacts, Scope 1-3 Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost. The push to deploy AI is … Continue reading Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost
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