Seven out of the state’s top 12 insurance companies have pulled back coverage in the last year in California due to wildfires and the rising costs of such risks

This should be a wake-up call for greater efforts to mitigate GHG emissions. The actions of the nation’s biggest state could have implications for U.S. consumers, as more carriers leave disaster-prone states. Brianna Sacks discusses latest developments in an article on the Washington Post website. Are there similar developments where you are? California plans … Continue reading Seven out of the state’s top 12 insurance companies have pulled back coverage in the last year in California due to wildfires and the rising costs of such risks →

Forecasts call for an increasing demand for oil even though electric vehicles are growing faster than expected around the world

Robert Brecha, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Dayton questions on The Conversation website why the US is still forecasting oil demand growth, when so many of the indicators lead in the other direction. EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 − so why is the oil industry doubling down … Continue reading Forecasts call for an increasing demand for oil even though electric vehicles are growing faster than expected around the world →

British PM and the net zero transition – lessons from history about flip-flopping on the environment

This has been a very interesting week in climate policy in Britain, with the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, defied official advice and rolled back on the net zero timetable. Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy at the University of Sussex writes on The Conversation website giving us a history lesson on the experience of … Continue reading British PM and the net zero transition – lessons from history about flip-flopping on the environment →

Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) is undergoing some changes. SBTI show companies how much and how quickly businesses need to reduce their GHG emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, leading them on a clear path towards decarbonisation. By guiding companies in science-based target setting, SBTi enables them to tackle climate change … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023 →

What would it take to make aviation green in the EU?

The European Parliament gave the green light on September 13th to new rules that will increase the quantity of sustainable jet fuel in flights departing from EU airports, marking a major step towards reducing emissions from the notoriously carbon-intensive transport mode. At the behest of the Parliament, an EU label outlining the environmental performance of … Continue reading What would it take to make aviation green in the EU? →

Today’s trade rules are ill-suited for the climate crisis

In an article on The Conversation website, Noah Kaufman, Chris Bataille, Gautam Jain and Sagatom Saha from Columbia University discuss the need to fix global trade rules to try to fix climate change. The US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix … Continue reading Today’s trade rules are ill-suited for the climate crisis →

Canada’s climate change response: only 40% said they would make some changes to their behaviours “even if this comes with a certain financial cost.”

Mia Rabson writes on the CBC news website that a recent survey shows the majority of Canadians are worried about climate change but only a small fraction of people listed climate change as the top issue facing Canada today. The majority still say pocketbook issues like inflation are their top concern right now. What are … Continue reading Canada’s climate change response: only 40% said they would make some changes to their behaviours “even if this comes with a certain financial cost.” →

Europe needs a green industrial policy

As the European elections draw near, Paris and Berlin should move towards a common European approach to industrial policy – with three key elements: vision, funding, and governance, argue Sabine Nallinger and Thomas Pellerin-Carlin in an article on the EURACTIV website. Sabine Nallinger is managing director of Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft, a German CEO alliance of more … Continue reading Europe needs a green industrial policy →

New discussion note highlights key longer-term role of synthetic aviation fuels in achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050

A new Discussion Note from the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi), entitled Sustainable Aviation Fuels - The Way Forward: From Biological to Synthetic Fuels, focuses on the key role Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) play in meeting the aviation industry’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. One approach to achieving net-zero emissions would be to cap or … Continue reading New discussion note highlights key longer-term role of synthetic aviation fuels in achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050 →

Energy in Demand News, September 10, 2023

This weekend’s G20 Summit in New Delhi has the theme “One Earth · One Family · One Future” (drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad) which is quite fitting, given the range of topics being covered. There have been discussions regarding strategies to tackle the challenges presented by climate change. Developing nations … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 10, 2023 →