Leading companies want EU to repeal prominent corporate sustainabilitiy laws to increase the region’s competitiveness

TotalEnergies, Siemens and 46 other European companies have written to European governments urging them to repeal one of the EU’s most prominent corporate sustainability laws to increase the continent’s competitiveness. Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness, writing for Reuters, publish a news item on the UK Finance Yahoo website about the letter. TotalEnergies, Siemens urge … Continue reading Leading companies want EU to repeal prominent corporate sustainabilitiy laws to increase the region’s competitiveness →

Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks that can be used to extract water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, or store toxic gases

In an article on The Conversation website, John Griffin, Professor in Materials Chemistry, Lancaster University, discusses the winners of this year’s Nobel prize for chemistry for their work that will help revolutionise green technology, such as harvesting water from desert air and capturng CO2. Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise … Continue reading Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks that can be used to extract water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, or store toxic gases →

The power of using less: exposing the politics behind energy denial

Following his appalling United Nations speech last month, everybody knows that President Trump is a climate change denier. In a column in the October issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, Chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, questions the motives behind such scepticism. Winning the argument on energy consumption Following his … Continue reading The power of using less: exposing the politics behind energy denial →

New analysis: Top news sources for Global Warmings’ Six Americas

This Climate Note uses data from the Climate Change in the American Mind project from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University to understand Americans’ most important sources of news as of May 2025, and to assess how they have changed since March 2021. Go to this link to understand the “Six … Continue reading New analysis: Top news sources for Global Warmings’ Six Americas →

“Compared to what would be required for a path that keeps to the goals of the Paris Agreement, they’re largely insufficient”

Naveena Sadasivam writes on the National Observer website about the lagging ambition to meet the Paris climate objectives. How do we turn that around? A decade after the Paris Agreement, countries still miss their deadlines When the 2015 Paris Agreement was inked nearly a decade ago, it marked a consensus, agreed to by nearly … Continue reading “Compared to what would be required for a path that keeps to the goals of the Paris Agreement, they’re largely insufficient” →

Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025

Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic losses in the EU associated with increasingly intense heat, floods and other extreme weather amounted to €44.5bn between 2020 and 2023, two and a … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025 →

IEA’s Energy Business Council discuss market developments

Some 60 senior executives from leading companies shared their views this week on key trends for oil, gas, critical minerals, renewables, power systems and more. The IEA Energy Business Council (EBC) brings together some of the world’s largest companies involved in energy exploration, production and consumption, ranging from oil, natural gas and coal companies … Continue reading IEA’s Energy Business Council discuss market developments →

World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," during an international conference on climate justice, Pope Leo XIV continued his predecessor's call for ecological conversion and concrete action to protect creation. Matt McGrath discusses the Pope’s comments in an article on the BBC News website. Pope … Continue reading World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says →

Among the many questions raised by the rise of artificial intelligence, its compatibility with decarbonisation should be a central concern

The notion of ‘techno-solutionism,’ asserting that artificial intelligence could achieve sufficient energy savings to make the process sustainable, is an illusion. Le Monde published an editorial on its website about a recent report by the Shift Project that offered a sobering assessment of the compatibility of AI with decarbonisation. The incompatibility of AI and … Continue reading Among the many questions raised by the rise of artificial intelligence, its compatibility with decarbonisation should be a central concern →

Australia’s energy transition: More focus on transport sector needed

In an article on The Conversation website, Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology argues that long-term climate targets will not be met until more attention is given to the transport sector. Currently, Australia risks leaning too heavily on unproven transport solutions that may not deliver real cuts. Is that … Continue reading Australia’s energy transition: More focus on transport sector needed →