Energy in Demand News, May 17-18, 2026

The Financial Times reports that one of the largest US pension funds “is re-evaluating its stake in TotalEnergies following the French oil major’s decision to accept $1bn from Donald Trump’s administration to exit offshore wind power in the US. . . . The New York State Common Retirement Fund, which owns a $1.6mn stake in … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 17-18, 2026 →

We can help children to use eco-anxiety as a foundation for action

In an article on The Conversation website, Hannah Kirk, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, Monash University and Sashka Samarawickrama, PhD Candidate (Clinical Psychology), Monash University discuss how the experiences of primary school children to environmental change are poorly understood. ‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us … Continue reading We can help children to use eco-anxiety as a foundation for action →

Antarctica Was Supposed to Change Slowly. It Didn’t.

In an article on The Conversation website, Aditya Narayanan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Southampton & UNSW Sydney; Alberto Naveira Garabato, Professor, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton; and Alessandro Silvano, NERC Independent Research Fellow in Oceanography, University of Southampton, write that the speed of the recent sea ice decline has come as a shock. … Continue reading Antarctica Was Supposed to Change Slowly. It Didn’t. →

NATO is openly backing renewables

Ben Makuch writes on the Politico website that NATO sees clean power as a logical replacement for fossil fuels. This position likely to deepen tensions with the United States. NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism NATO is openly backing renewables and other non-fossil fuel sources of energy as key … Continue reading NATO is openly backing renewables →

Why David Attenborough is so special: the importance of storytellilng

Sir David Attenborough, the English broadcaster, natural historian and writer, turned 100 last week. In an article on The Conversation website, Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford; Ben Garrod, Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement, University of East Anglia; Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, Head of Department, Science and Technology Studies, UCL; and Saffron … Continue reading Why David Attenborough is so special: the importance of storytellilng →

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 →

We would never sabotage a spacecraft — so why sabotage Earth?

In an article on The Conversation website, Chris Rapley, Professor of Climate Science, UCL writes about comparing Earth to a spaceship with all its fragility. Why we need to treat Earth like a spaceship Four humans recently looped around the Moon. Their vessel, an Artemis capsule, was a thin metal shell whose life-support system … Continue reading We would never sabotage a spacecraft — so why sabotage Earth? →

Wars are fueling climate change — yet no one counts the emissions

In an article on The Conversation website, Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria discusses how war remains absent from global climate accounting. Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions? When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the … Continue reading Wars are fueling climate change — yet no one counts the emissions →

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? →

New EEA briefings on how AI and digitalisation can support the green transition

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes Europe's economy, it will either accelerate our green ambitions or undermine them. Two new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings explore how deliberate policy steering can ensure a double dividend and how the trade-offs in deploying these technologies can be navigated at a time when environmental pressures must fall. Europe … Continue reading New EEA briefings on how AI and digitalisation can support the green transition →