The EU and US agreed to a new trade deal in recent days, to a distinctly mixed reaction. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs, warns that the centrepiece of the deal, a €700 billion pledge to buy U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy over the next three years, is fundamentally … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 3-4, 2025
Category: clean energy
The shift to EVs and electric water heating has a huge silver lining
In an article on The Conversation website, Bin Lu and Marnie Shaw of the Australian National University explain how authorities in Australia can use Evs and electric water heating to help operate the grid more efficiently and slash infrastructure costs. What are your views? How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into … Continue reading The shift to EVs and electric water heating has a huge silver lining
The largest project in history has begun: 52 billion solar panels to cover America
In a groundbreaking initiative poised to reshape the global energy landscape, researchers propose covering highways with 52 billion solar panels to generate over 60% of the world's electricity demand and significantly reduce carbon emissions. Hina Dinoo discusses latest developments in an article on the Sustainable Times website. “This Is Colonization by Climate”: Rural Americans … Continue reading The largest project in history has begun: 52 billion solar panels to cover America
Blog by Jane Marsh – Green Energy’s Environmental Impact: What the Industry Isn’t Always Telling You
You support a zero-carbon transition because clean electricity outperforms fossil fuels on nearly every climate metric. Yet each solar panel, wind turbine and battery carries a tangible footprint — from the ores mined for production to the waste left at retirement. By tracking these impacts and pressing policymakers and suppliers for tighter safeguards, you can … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Green Energy’s Environmental Impact: What the Industry Isn’t Always Telling You
Energy in Demand News, July 27-28, 2025
It is summer time in Europe but the news has not slowed down. The post below on the IEA is disturbing and we can all hope that the US remains a member of the IEA in order to make a valuable contribution to our sustainable energy future. There is a good report from SciencesPo on … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 27-28, 2025
US Energy Secretary floats withdrawal from IEA
Mitchell Beer writes on The Energy Mix website that the Trump administration is threatening to pull the United States out of the International Energy Agency if the IEA doesn’t bring its independent forecasts in line with the administration’s support for a more fossil-friendly future. What are your views? U.S. Threatens to Quit IEA if … Continue reading US Energy Secretary floats withdrawal from IEA
Solar installations have grown by more than 10% every year in the UK for the last three years
Jamie Gibbs writes on the Energy Saving Trust website about the growing popularity of solar panels in the UK and the Solar Roadmap that the government just published. Plug-in solar panels and the rooftop revolution Solar power is on the rise. Over 1.5 million homes in the UK have solar panels installed. And looking … Continue reading Solar installations have grown by more than 10% every year in the UK for the last three years
Energy in Demand News, July 13-14, 2025
Almost three-quarters of all solar and wind power projects being built globally are in China, according to a new report by Global Energy Monitor, a non-governmental organisation based in San Francisco. In its account of the report, the Financial Times notes that of the 689GW of utility-scale solar and wind projects under construction globally, China … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 13-14, 2025
China’s energy transition: for ethnic minority communities, where they live, how they work and the cultural practices they depend on have all been shaped by state environmental policies, often without meaningful input or representation
In an article on The Conversation website, Reza Hasmath, Professor in Political Science, University of Alberta writes about the impact of China’s energy transition on its ethnic minorities. How China’s green transition is reshaping ethnic minority communities China has emerged as a global front-runner in the fight against climate change, with sweeping policies aimed at curbing … Continue reading China’s energy transition: for ethnic minority communities, where they live, how they work and the cultural practices they depend on have all been shaped by state environmental policies, often without meaningful input or representation
Lessons from the Mediterranean: decarbonisation of our economy and the protection of marine biodiversity must not only coexist, they must reinforce one another
In an article on The Conversation website Paul Wawrzynkowski, PhD candidate, Universitat de Barcelona and Josep Lloret, Investigador científico (senior researcher)., Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC) discuss the importance of decarbonising our economy wihle ensuring biodiversity. Interestingly, in the Mediterranean Sea, there are no permanent wind installations, just one pilot project in France with … Continue reading Lessons from the Mediterranean: decarbonisation of our economy and the protection of marine biodiversity must not only coexist, they must reinforce one another
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