Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026

The war in the Middle East could end up having a devastating impact on our global energy system. Daniel Yergin, the well-known energy analyst who is author of the 1991 ‘The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power’ asks in the Financial Times this week whether the nightmare scenario for global energy is … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026 →

Why the circular economy is stalling — and six ways to fix it

In an article on The Conversation website, Arne De Keyser, Professor of Marketing, EDHEC Business School and Katrien Verleye, Associate Professor of Service Innovation, Ghent University discuss how to boost circular economy engagement. What are your views? The circular economy may not be taking off: Here are six ways stakeholders can make it happen … Continue reading Why the circular economy is stalling — and six ways to fix it →

New EEA briefing on modernising Europe’s energy-intensive industries

Emissions from energy-intensive industries in Europe have fallen sharply over the past two decades, but progress has stalled and the health-related costs of pollution remain high, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. Further reductions will require deeper industrial transformation, alongside full implementation of existing EU environmental legislation. Industrial transformation key to … Continue reading New EEA briefing on modernising Europe’s energy-intensive industries →

New EEA briefing on interlinkages between circular economy and climate change mitigation

This briefing by the European Environment Agency provides information about the interlinkages between circular economy and climate change mitigation. It is based on a literature review of recent modelling results and supports the 2025 Clean Industrial Deal and 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan. Assessing the climate mitigation potential of circular economy Key messages Over … Continue reading New EEA briefing on interlinkages between circular economy and climate change mitigation →

Energy in Demand News, February 8-9, 2026

There is mixed news on climate-related philanthropy this week. Michael Bloomberg’s donations on climate action have topped $3 billion over a decade, “including a recent boost to contributions to the UN’s climate body, as broader financial support slides in the Trump era,” reports the Financial Times. “The 83-year-old pledged nearly $270mn to two climate initiatives … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 8-9, 2026 →

Energy in Demand News, January 11-12, 2026

The Trump Administration has walked away from any effort to address climate change or clean energy technologies, at the national and international levels. Most recently the US announced its withdrawal from virtually all the relevant international organisations (see the first two posts below). Yet, the impact of climate change is being felt in the US. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 11-12, 2026 →

From COP30 to circularity: rethinking resources for the energy transition

This article by Yun B. Choi, Executive Chair and CEO, Korea Zinc and Kijune Kim, Executive Vice-President, Sustainability Management Division, Korea Zinc has been written as part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting which will be held later in January. How a circular economy could strengthen the clean energy supply chain of the … Continue reading From COP30 to circularity: rethinking resources for the energy transition →

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 →

New approach to sustainable shopping in Sweden

Mary-Ann Ball, Senior Lecturer, Fashion Sustainability and Marketing, Nottingham Trent University writes on The Conversation website about a municipality-led experiment in circular consumption. What do you think? How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail As a fashion sustainability researcher, finding the ReTuna shopping mall in Eskilstuna was a delightful surprise. Stepping into this Swedish … Continue reading New approach to sustainable shopping in Sweden →

Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025

Encouragingly, the Financial Times reports that solar power generation in Britain so far this year has surpassed the total for 2024 “as panels are rapidly installed amid favourable weather, underlining renewable energy’s increasing importance to the grid. . . . Some 14.08 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from solar in Great Britain by August … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025 →