The expression Energy Efficiency 1st is not just a PR slogan. This week, 67 Industry players and 26 national and EU industry associations wrote to the EU’s Danish Presidency, concerned about the draft compromise text on the EU Climate Law from 31st July, which removes explicit references to the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. The … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025
Category: climate change
Thanks to a change in regulations in UK, residents in social housing in London can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs
Frampton Park Estate, a series five-story apartment buildings in east London that have rooftop solar, gained microgrid capabilities after Emergent Energy succeeded in lobbying for regulatory change in 2023. Before the change, most of the 1 MW of solar energy was sold back to the grid, so tenants gained no direct benefit, says the article … Continue reading Thanks to a change in regulations in UK, residents in social housing in London can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs
“Teachers want to equip students with the knowledge and the critical thinking skills to understand climate change”
Cassidy McMackon writes on the National Observer website about a report from the Canadian charity Learning for a Sustainable Future that calls for more teaching on climate change in classrooms. What is your view? Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers … Continue reading “Teachers want to equip students with the knowledge and the critical thinking skills to understand climate change”
With climate change hitting vineyards around the world with more extreme weather, a growing number of quality-conscious wineries are releasing non-vintage bottles so they can make a more consistent wine
Will Smale writes on the BBC news website about the latest trend in the wine industry as it deals with the impact of climate change. Climate change pushing winemakers to blend wines from different years In the world of wine vintage is king. If you are buying a bottle of red, white or rosé … Continue reading With climate change hitting vineyards around the world with more extreme weather, a growing number of quality-conscious wineries are releasing non-vintage bottles so they can make a more consistent wine
Looking at how Islamic teachings promote environmental action
Eva F Nisa, Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Australian National University and Faried F Saenong, Lecturer, Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) write on The Conversation website about Green Islam. ‘Green Islam’: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world As the world grapples with myriad environmental problems, a growing number of studies shows the role of … Continue reading Looking at how Islamic teachings promote environmental action
Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track
Kevin Anderson, Chris Joneand Gaurav Gharde, all from the University of Manchester, write on The Conversation website about the climate U-turns that have taken place in the UK. Interestingly, they have criticised the Climate Change Committee for failing to hold the government accountable for backsliding on climate action. Is there backsliding in your country? … Continue reading Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track
Experiments with magnets are helping us understand how climate systems collapse
In an article on The Conversation website, John Dearing, Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton; Roy Thompson, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Geophysics, University of Edinburgh; and Simon Willcock, Professor of Sustainability, Bangor University discuss the use of magnets to better understand climate tipping points. Gradual v sudden collapse: what magnets teach us … Continue reading Experiments with magnets are helping us understand how climate systems collapse
Understanding Europe’s current carbon offset market
Serdar Vardar writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the current state of carbon offsets in Europe. Carbon credit projects are booming in Europe, but there are also some scams and unintended consequences. While claiming to compensate for emissions, not all schemes deliver what they promise. Europe's carbon credits: Solution or environmental scam? Ornithologist … Continue reading Understanding Europe’s current carbon offset market
The green energy transition: shifting away from fossil fuels is particularly challenging
In an article on The Conversation website, Martin Brueckner, Charles Roche and Tauel Harper all from Murdoch University in Australia discuss the difficulties in getting off fossil fuels and the little progress that Australia has made to date. How much success is your country having? Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – … Continue reading The green energy transition: shifting away from fossil fuels is particularly challenging
Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025
Encouragingly, the Financial Times reports that solar power generation in Britain so far this year has surpassed the total for 2024 “as panels are rapidly installed amid favourable weather, underlining renewable energy’s increasing importance to the grid. . . . Some 14.08 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from solar in Great Britain by August … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025
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