From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil and gas with clean energy

The US administration has pulled clean energy and just transition funding in South Africa and is pressuring EXIM and the World Bank to back fossil fuels. In an article on the Climate Home News website, Jo Lo discusses latest developments. Trump shifts US funds from shutting down foreign fossil fuels to expanding them From … Continue reading From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil and gas with clean energy →

Energy in Demand News, April 27-28, 2025

This is the week that many of the world’s institutions received a lecture from the new US administration on changes that should be made. The Financial Times reports: “US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has accused the IMF and World Bank of “mission creep”, calling for them to step back from “their sprawling and unfocused agendas” … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 27-28, 2025 →

America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days”

Though early Trump policies have been broadly unfavorable to utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage, experts are bullish on distributed generation and flexible loads. Brian Martucci writes on the Utility Dive website about recent developments. As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs? Amid stiff headwinds for utility-scale renewables and gas, … Continue reading America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days” →

Germany’s energy transition: “We want to both remain an industrialised country and become climate-neutral”

The incoming Christian Democrat-led government now has much work to do if Germany hopes to make progress on the energy transition and the country's 2045 net-zero targets, which remain enshrined in law. Jasper Steinlein discusses latest developments in Germany in an article on the Euractiv website. Germany’s climate conservatives give ‘green’ a patriotic rebrand … Continue reading Germany’s energy transition: “We want to both remain an industrialised country and become climate-neutral” →

Energy in Demand News, April 20-21, 2025

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 →

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 →

Record-high solar and wind bring the US to a clean power tipping point

Nicolas Fulghum, Senior Data Analyst, at the global thinktank Ember shows the progress in clean electricity production in the US. Fughum said separately: “This clearly demonstrates the growing role of wind and solar in the US energy system. This is a first signal that the US is approaching a tipping point where clean power takes … Continue reading Record-high solar and wind bring the US to a clean power tipping point →

The share of renewables has been rising across Europe

Servet Yanatma writes on the Euronews website about the progress renewables is making in Europe but it is doubtful that several countries, particularly the largest economies, will meet the EU’s 2030 targets. Eight countries in Europe use renewables for more than half of their heating and cooling needs District heating networks help Nordic and … Continue reading The share of renewables has been rising across Europe →

Energy in Demand News, April 6-7, 2025

Let’s start this early spring week with some background music for you to enjoy reading this week’s newsletter. Everyone is still trying to come to grips with the “Liberation Day” tariffs that we’ve all been saddled with. The Guardian reports that there have been some exceptions. “Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs – which are higher … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 6-7, 2025 →

Breakthrough agreement set to accelerate renewable energy rollout across Europe

Renewable energy supplies could surge across Europe following a breakthrough agreement to minimise local opposition to new wind, solar and electricity grid projects, announced this week by the global network of local and regional governments, Local Governments for Sustainability Europe (ICLEI). Development time could be cut significantly for new wind, solar and electricity grid connection … Continue reading Breakthrough agreement set to accelerate renewable energy rollout across Europe →