Servet Yanatma writes on the Euronews website about the progress renewables is making in Europe but it is doubtful that several countries, particularly the largest economies, will meet the EU’s 2030 targets. Eight countries in Europe use renewables for more than half of their heating and cooling needs District heating networks help Nordic and … Continue reading The share of renewables has been rising across Europe
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The International Maritime Organisation agreed to the sector’s first binding targets to reduce GHG emissions from ships
The shipping sector is now the first industry with internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions. This outcome is the result of constructive discussions among IMO member states since the adoption of the IMO’s 2023 greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy. Ship owners who fail to reduce emissions intensity 30% by 2035 will have to pay into a … Continue reading The International Maritime Organisation agreed to the sector’s first binding targets to reduce GHG emissions from ships
Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance, Charles Darwin University, discusses the impact of the latest trade war on climate change. It does not include the latest changes in the past few days but it does give a good overview of the impact. What Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Trump’s new trade war upsets efforts to tackle the urgent issue of climate change
Key takeaways from Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue: Energy Efficiency Day
Chiara Gulli and Caterina Salb of the Policy Office for International Climate Action at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action write on the RMI website their summary of a meeting of experts from around the world who spoke on the tremendous opportunities and current challenges of energy efficiency globally. What are … Continue reading Key takeaways from Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue: Energy Efficiency Day
New IEA report: AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works
A major new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) brings groundbreaking data and analysis to one of the most pressing and least understood energy issues today, exploring AI’s wide range of potential impacts. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from … Continue reading New IEA report: AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works
Energy in Demand News, April 6-7, 2025
Let’s start this early spring week with some background music for you to enjoy reading this week’s newsletter. Everyone is still trying to come to grips with the “Liberation Day” tariffs that we’ve all been saddled with. The Guardian reports that there have been some exceptions. “Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs – which are higher … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 6-7, 2025
US EPA causing serious problems for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
A faith-based Indiana group and heating contractors in Maine are among hundreds of businesses and organisations stymied by the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to claw back $20 billion of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. In an article on the Inside Climate News website, Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino detail what is going on and the … Continue reading US EPA causing serious problems for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost
In an article on the Environment Journal website, Richard Clifford discusses the data centre climate impacts, particularly related to Scope 3 emissions. Every organisation needs to know data centre climate impacts, Scope 1-3 Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost. The push to deploy AI is … Continue reading Data centres are the backbone of digital economies but come with a huge environmental cost
EU delays 2040 climate target release until ‘before summer’
The European Commission is delaying the release of the bloc’s 2040 climate target until “before summer” while Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra struggles to find support for the pledge to slash emissions. John Ainger for Bloomberg discusses latest developments in an article on the energyconnects website. EU Steps Back on 2040 Climate Goal in Order … Continue reading EU delays 2040 climate target release until ‘before summer’
“We successfully increased people’s opposition to new fossil fuel projects by simply asking them to imagine a sustainable world”
Obviously there is much power in the imagination. In an article on The Conversation website, Michael T. Schmitt, Professor, Simon Fraser University and Annika E. Lutz, PhD researcher, Simon Fraser University discuss their recent study where participants who were asked to imagine a sustainable world expressed more opposition to the two fossil fuel projects than … Continue reading “We successfully increased people’s opposition to new fossil fuel projects by simply asking them to imagine a sustainable world”
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