Last week, the UN Headquarters was busy with the General Debate of the 78th session of the General Assembly together with summits on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on climate change. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) does an incredible job … Continue reading Summary of UN Summits Week 2023
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New publication on review of renewable energy support schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021
This week the Council of European Energy Regulators, CEER, published its Status Review of Renewable Support Schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021. This report constitutes the latest update to the regular CEER Status Reviews on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) support and builds on the previous CEER reports. The publication collects comparable data on support … Continue reading New publication on review of renewable energy support schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021
We are not moving fast enough, on enough fronts, to wean ourselves off fossil fuels
In an article on The Conversation website, Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency writes about what more is needed to get us back on track to meet our decarbonisation objectives. He ends with an important message: “Climate scientists, on … Continue reading We are not moving fast enough, on enough fronts, to wean ourselves off fossil fuels
Energy in Demand News, September 24, 2023
The UN Climate Ambition Summit was held this week, and there were great expectations that this would be the occasion when the world’s leaders would finally understand that it was their most critical priority to address the climate crisis. Yet at the summit, UN Secretary General António Guterres could not hold back his concerns: “Humanity … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 24, 2023
Highways still favoured over rail networks in Europe
Research commissioned by the European Mobility4All campaign provides disappointing reading for those who thought that our governments had turned a corner and were giving more attention to our rail systems. Rail networks in most countries have been starved of funding while motorways lengthen, the study shows. Ajit Niranjan explains in an article on the Guardian … Continue reading Highways still favoured over rail networks in Europe
New study shows that people who work remotely all the time produce less than half the GHG emissions of office workers
In an article on the Guardian website, Patrick Barkham discusses a recent study in the US that shows one day a week of remote working cuts emissions by just 2% but two or four days lowers them by up to 29%. People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against … Continue reading New study shows that people who work remotely all the time produce less than half the GHG emissions of office workers
Seven out of the state’s top 12 insurance companies have pulled back coverage in the last year in California due to wildfires and the rising costs of such risks
This should be a wake-up call for greater efforts to mitigate GHG emissions. The actions of the nation’s biggest state could have implications for U.S. consumers, as more carriers leave disaster-prone states. Brianna Sacks discusses latest developments in an article on the Washington Post website. Are there similar developments where you are? California plans … Continue reading Seven out of the state’s top 12 insurance companies have pulled back coverage in the last year in California due to wildfires and the rising costs of such risks
Forecasts call for an increasing demand for oil even though electric vehicles are growing faster than expected around the world
Robert Brecha, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Dayton questions on The Conversation website why the US is still forecasting oil demand growth, when so many of the indicators lead in the other direction. EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 − so why is the oil industry doubling down … Continue reading Forecasts call for an increasing demand for oil even though electric vehicles are growing faster than expected around the world
British PM and the net zero transition – lessons from history about flip-flopping on the environment
This has been a very interesting week in climate policy in Britain, with the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, defied official advice and rolled back on the net zero timetable. Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy at the University of Sussex writes on The Conversation website giving us a history lesson on the experience of … Continue reading British PM and the net zero transition – lessons from history about flip-flopping on the environment
Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) is undergoing some changes. SBTI show companies how much and how quickly businesses need to reduce their GHG emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, leading them on a clear path towards decarbonisation. By guiding companies in science-based target setting, SBTi enables them to tackle climate change … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023
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