BP and Shell are scaling back electricity ambitions to escape the ‘valley of death,’ according to the Financial Times website (behind a paywall). Over the past five years, the two companies had spent a combined US$18 billion to be major players in electricity. But now Shell has sold its retail electricity business in Germany, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 15, 2024
Category: climate change
There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists
In an article on the Guardian website Nina Lakhani discusses how the global crackdown against climate activists and groups seems to be clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet. This follows an article by Damien Gayle on the Guardian website earlier this week showing that research … Continue reading There is a definite global crackdown against climate activists
Serious challenges ahead in reducing emissions from tourism
In an article on The Conversation website, James Higham, Professor of Tourism, Griffith University and Ya-Yen Sun, Associate Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland discuss what they call the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of tourism emissions yet conducted. The concern is that global tourism emissions have been growing at double the rate … Continue reading Serious challenges ahead in reducing emissions from tourism
US support for backing outstanding mortgages giving only vague guidance on climate-related catastrophe
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken. Lydia DePillis discusses this growing issue in the US. One wonders how the new administration will deal with this issue? Mortgage Regulators Are Shrugging Off Climate Risk. It Could Cost … Continue reading US support for backing outstanding mortgages giving only vague guidance on climate-related catastrophe
Some ways in which the spread of AI data centres is challenging utilities and grid managers, and how the power industry in the US is responding
Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University writes on The Conversation about how utilities in the US are coping with AI data centres. What are your views. Is the experience similar in Europe and other regions? How utilities are working to meet AI data centers’ voracious appetite for electricity … Continue reading Some ways in which the spread of AI data centres is challenging utilities and grid managers, and how the power industry in the US is responding
What the EU Emissions Trading System can teach the world about a global carbon credit market
In an article on The Conversation website, Emre Tarim, Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, Lancaster University writes about the lessons from the EU ETS, the world’s current largest scheme. A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators Our planet’s future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading What the EU Emissions Trading System can teach the world about a global carbon credit market
Latest study reveals is that governments and industry have taken the original concept of net zero and redefined it to the point where is it meaningless
Steve Hanley writes on the CleanTechnica website that the phrase “net zero” has been on the lips of every corporation, industry lobbyist, and politician, all promising they are working hard to do their part to avoid turning the planet we live on into a burnt cinder but understanding “net zero” is much more complicated and … Continue reading Latest study reveals is that governments and industry have taken the original concept of net zero and redefined it to the point where is it meaningless
Energy in Demand News, December 8, 2024
How many times have we heard President-elect Donald Trump say: “We will drill, baby, drill.” It’s not clear that producers will fall in line. For the past six years, the US has already been the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, and produces about … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 8, 2024
Financiers warn net zero borrowing binges “risk fuelling boom and fust cycles”
Tim Wallace writes on the Telegraph website about warnings from the Institute of International Finance that nations could be forced to step up spending to stay on track with net zero targets. What are your views? Net zero borrowing binges ‘risk fuelling boom and bust cycles’ Net zero borrowing binges by governments risk fuelling … Continue reading Financiers warn net zero borrowing binges “risk fuelling boom and fust cycles”
Canada had some good words to say at COP29 but its actions don’t back them up
Bruce Campbell writes on the Policy Alternatives about Canada at the Baku summit. While it takes a positive attitude to the COP process, it has to be admitted that Canada is the world’s the fourth largest oil producing country and sixth largest producer of natural gas. It also had many lobbyists there representing the tar … Continue reading Canada had some good words to say at COP29 but its actions don’t back them up
