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 →

Innovation is key for our clean energy transition

Ellie Gabel writes on the Innovators Magazine website about the importance of innovation in our clean energy transition. How innovation can secure the future of clean energy The world has undergone a rapid transition to renewable energy in an attempt to reduce emissions and the impact of climate change. Solar power is at the … Continue reading Innovation is key for our clean energy transition →

“Continuing to denigrate renewables, and capturing too much political attention, nuclear proponents achieve only one thing – slowing down the transition to renewables”

Jérôme Guillet provides an excellent article on his substack page, Jérôme à Paris, about the future of nuclear. As he writes, nuclear still works, but it is simply no longer competitive against available alternatives. What are your views? Why fans of nuclear are a problem today ... not because they will succeed, but because … Continue reading “Continuing to denigrate renewables, and capturing too much political attention, nuclear proponents achieve only one thing – slowing down the transition to renewables” →

How developing countries can benefit as clean energy investment doubles globally

Global investment in clean energy is set to double the amount going to fossil fuels this year. But developing nations are largely being left out of the renewable energy transition. Michael Purton writes on the World Economic Forum website how developing countries can benefit from the investments. Clean energy investment is set to double … Continue reading How developing countries can benefit as clean energy investment doubles globally →

Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024

A task force convened by the UN secretary-general has criticised the use of carbon credits to offset emissions outside of state-regulated schemes. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) reports that the task force’s draft report opposes companies using credits “to cancel out their carbon dioxide footprint, putting it on a collision course with big oil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024 →