Energy in Demand News, May 10-11, 2026

It is encouraging that the OECD has published a Data Explainer that details the need for governments to step up policies promoting more efficient energy use. It focuses on 13 energy efficiency policies, including minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), public financing mechanisms for buildings and industry (e.g. green mortgages, vendor credits), fuel economy standards and … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 10-11, 2026 →

Renewables can now deliver 24/7 power — and compete on cost

Craig Saueurs writes on the Euronews website about the mix of renewables and storage now challenges fossil fuels on price according to a new report from IRENA. Round-the-clock renewables: New report says clean energy now challenges fossil fuels on price The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 90 per cent since 2010, … Continue reading Renewables can now deliver 24/7 power — and compete on cost →

How renewables shielded Britain from soaring gas prices

In an article on the Carbon Brief website, Simon Evans and Ho Woo Nam explain how the UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar. Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas … Continue reading How renewables shielded Britain from soaring gas prices →

Beyond rhetoric: can Santa Marta advance the fossil fuel phase-down?

In an article on The Conversation website, Philippe Le Billon, Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia and Pierre Wokuri, Junior Professor in Political Science, Sciences Po Rennes reflect on the recently held Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and the need for binding commitments to … Continue reading Beyond rhetoric: can Santa Marta advance the fossil fuel phase-down? →

Energy in Demand News, May 3-4, 2026

The big news this week was that more than 50 countries gathered in Colombia to work on trade measures to cut out fossil fuels, as reported below in EiD. The meeting was considered the “coalition of the willing,” and grew out of frustration of the UNFCCC process where there were simply too many fossil fuel … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 3-4, 2026 →

Oil shock, solar boom: how crisis is accelerating the clean energy transition

In an article on The Conversation website, Ray Wills, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia and Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University give a good account of the dynamics of the energy transition. Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true Over the last two months, nations … Continue reading Oil shock, solar boom: how crisis is accelerating the clean energy transition →

Countries unite to ditch fossil fuels — now comes the hard part

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held this past week, aimed to solidify a coalition of the willing and provide a political platform for countries ready for an orderly, equitable transition away from fossil fuels. As Tim Schauenberg writes on the Deutsche Welle website, the message from inaugural talks on exiting fossil … Continue reading Countries unite to ditch fossil fuels — now comes the hard part →

Energy in Demand News, April 26-27, 2026

“The vase is broken, the damage is done – it will be very difficult to put the pieces back together. This will have permanent consequences for the global energy markets for years to come.” Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency expressed his concerns about the current state of the world in an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 26-27, 2026 →

Clean energy goals at risk as AI power demand surges

Martin Kuebler writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how renewable energy is increasingly being used to supply power-hungry data centers. However, as the sector swells, much of the electricity demand is being met by polluting fossil fuels. Racing to green the world's data centers Data centers need vast amounts of energy to fuel servers and … Continue reading Clean energy goals at risk as AI power demand surges →

Can social leasing protect households from Europe’s energy crises?

Stanislas Jourdan and Sebastian Mang from the New Economics Foundation write on the Euractiv website about the benefits from social leasing. Low-income households are the most exposed to energy price shocks and the least able to access technologies that would protect them. The authors argue that a social lease turns the financing equation around. … Continue reading Can social leasing protect households from Europe’s energy crises? →