This week, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness. … Continue reading European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024
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The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources
New research published this week in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that the planet will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared. Jonathan Watts discusses the report in … Continue reading The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources
Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government
Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, in a column in the September issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, takes a look at a new report from the IEA which highlights the need for the UK to address the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Appraisal of the UK’s energy policy Every … Continue reading Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government
Global standards play key role in addressing climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Graeme Auld, Professor, Public Policy, Carleton University and Stefan Renckens, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto discuss the important role that standards play overall but particularly, in this case, related to climate change. What are your views? How a small update in global standards can … Continue reading Global standards play key role in addressing climate change
Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024
The new academic year is now upon us. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) discusses a new study that raises concerns about university ties to the fossil fuel sector. The study provides the first review of research looking at the sector’s extensive role in higher education. It draws from nearly three dozen reports on how … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024
The hunt for some of the biggest electric vehicles in the world
Chris Baraniuk wrote on the BBC News website about his search for some of the largest electric vehicles in the world to get a better idea of what is out there and what is possible. How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get – … Continue reading The hunt for some of the biggest electric vehicles in the world
The challenges for climate neutral aviation
For almost a century, aircraft have been fueled by kerosene. Now, a new generation of sustainable aviation fuels has the potential to halve the aviation industry’s carbon emissions by 2050. Or do they? In an article on the BBC News website, Theo Leggett discusses the challenges lying ahead for the industry. Will sustainable aviation … Continue reading The challenges for climate neutral aviation
The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future
Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor, Manufacturing and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University writes on The Conversation website about the human dimension when it comes to achieve net zero for homes. What are your views? Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future
Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024
EU taxonomy is a classification system that is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. It defines the criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals beyond climate. The taxonomy regulation entered into force on July 12th 2020. Its classification of what constitutes “green” … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024
Los Angeles is promising a “car-free” Summer Games for 2028 Olympics
The car remains king in LA, despite growing public transit options. Los Angeles is a city where the car remains king. It dismantled its public transport system after World War II. Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, at Boston University, in an article on The Conversation website discusses the challenges … Continue reading Los Angeles is promising a “car-free” Summer Games for 2028 Olympics
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