In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses the increase in foreign aid going to fossil fuel projects. With clean air projects receiving just 1% of aid, activists say nations ‘cannot continue polluting practices at expense of climate stability.’ Foreign aid for fossil fuel projects quadrupled in a single year Foreign aid … Continue reading “This shocking increase in aid funding to fossil fuels is a wake-up call”
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LNG is not a climate-friendly transition fuel
In an article on the Climate Home News website, Joe Lo writes about a new study that found that, for Europe and China, importing US-produced LNG is worse for the climate than using local coal. New study blows hole in “transition fuel” claim of fossil gas backers For Europe and China, importing fossil gas … Continue reading LNG is not a climate-friendly transition fuel
Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024
Global leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN Summit of the Future, the centrepiece of this year’s launch of the annual United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary General, António Guterres, will try to persuade world leaders to extend their horizons beyond current wars by adopting a “Pact for the Future,” an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024
Learning lessons from Europe and elsewhere for Australia to fast-track renewables deployment
Anne Kallies, Senior Lecturer in Energy Law, RMIT University writes about the lessons that Australia should learn from experience in the EU, the United States and China as it takes the steps forward to deploy renewables at scale. If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path Even after … Continue reading Learning lessons from Europe and elsewhere for Australia to fast-track renewables deployment
Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024
The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union proposes to exempt aviation and shipping from fuel tax for the next 20 years, according to Transport and Energy, Europe’s leading advocate for clean transport and energy. In an article posted on the eceee website, Transport and Energy says the Hungarian Presidency has put forward … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024
Nigeria’s energy transition
In an article on The Conversation website, Dennis Gabriel Pepple, Associate Professor and Director for Employability and Enterprise at the School of Business, University of Leicester and Daminabo Pokubo, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Nottingham Trent University, discussed their study to find out whether the energy choices made by individual families could influence Nigeria’s overall transition … Continue reading Nigeria’s energy transition
European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024
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
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
Nuclear is costly, risky and slow – why then do governments still champion it?
The physicist MV Ramana argues in his new book that, while we need low-carbon energy to address our climate crisis, those who argue that nuclear will be a major solution, because of their costs, safety concerns and time to scale up, nuclear is simply not the solution. Maya Goodfellow discusses his new book in an … Continue reading Nuclear is costly, risky and slow – why then do governments still champion it?
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
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