The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency agreed this week to make 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves available to the market to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East. IEA members hold emergency stockpiles of over 1.2 billion barrels, with a further 600 million barrels … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 15-16, 2026
Category: climate change
Too valuable to burn: how electrification Is changing the future of oil
In an article on The Conversation website, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology discusses how the non-energy use of oil is going to continue for some time. What are your views? Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorist … Continue reading Too valuable to burn: how electrification Is changing the future of oil
New report from Ireland’s National Economic and Social Council on accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system
Gemma O'Reilly from National Economic and Social Council Ireland has published an excellent report last week that provides five recommendations on how to make Ireland a cleaner, healthier, more secure place, free of its reliance on fossil fuel. The following is the executive summary. The full report is available here. Accelerating the Transition to … Continue reading New report from Ireland’s National Economic and Social Council on accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system
The climate policies that actually work: evidence from 1,700 global measures
In an article on The Conversation website, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, 'Ramon-y-Cajal' Fellow, Universitat de Barcelona; Christoph Knill, Full Professor of Empirical Theories of Politics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Markus Hinterleitner, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Political Institutions, Université de Lausanne; and Yves Steinebach, Professor, University of Oslo analyse which climate policies have had the … Continue reading The climate policies that actually work: evidence from 1,700 global measures
Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026
The war in the Middle East could end up having a devastating impact on our global energy system. Daniel Yergin, the well-known energy analyst who is author of the 1991 ‘The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power’ asks in the Financial Times this week whether the nightmare scenario for global energy is … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026
Farmers in America win lawsuit to restore USDA climate data
Frida Garza writes on the Grist website about the controversy over sharing climate data. Shortly after President Donald Trump took office last January, employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were reportedly instructed to flag and delete any webpages that mentioned climate change. Farmers won their legal case. But this story does reflect the problems … Continue reading Farmers in America win lawsuit to restore USDA climate data
Why the circular economy is stalling — and six ways to fix it
In an article on The Conversation website, Arne De Keyser, Professor of Marketing, EDHEC Business School and Katrien Verleye, Associate Professor of Service Innovation, Ghent University discuss how to boost circular economy engagement. What are your views? The circular economy may not be taking off: Here are six ways stakeholders can make it happen … Continue reading Why the circular economy is stalling — and six ways to fix it
Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across its brewing operations and supply chain
James Darley reports on the Energy Digital website that brewing company Carlsberg Group has released its 2025 Annual Report, including its sustainability and ESG data focused on its climate and packaging targets. Carlsberg's Annual Report: What are the Energy Headlines? Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across … Continue reading Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across its brewing operations and supply chain
The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging demand, and more volatile pricing
Guy Grainger, Global Head, Sustainability Services, JLL writes on the World Economic Forum website about the important role that buildings can play in meeting our energy security concerns. How buildings can start solving energy security as power demands surge The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging … Continue reading The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging demand, and more volatile pricing
Decarbonising steel comes with hidden costs for communities
Steffan James, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Supply Chains, Cardiff University writes on The Conversation website about how the transformation of one steel plant has led to complex effects that ripple out over time at different scales. The unintended consequences of decarbonising steelworks For more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by … Continue reading Decarbonising steel comes with hidden costs for communities
