It is summer time in Europe but the news has not slowed down. The post below on the IEA is disturbing and we can all hope that the US remains a member of the IEA in order to make a valuable contribution to our sustainable energy future. There is a good report from SciencesPo on … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 27-28, 2025
Category: climate justice
Top UN court says countries must act on climate change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague. The following is the report from the Earth Negotiations Bulletin from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change … Continue reading Top UN court says countries must act on climate change
Concerns about ‘repression’ of environmental activists in France
Stéphane Mandard writes on the Le Monde website this week about a report published on July 3rd that Amnesty International expressed concern about 'growing attacks' on freedoms of expression, protest and association, warning of a 'deterrent effect' on climate action. Amnesty International condemns 'repression' of environmental and climate activists in France On Wednesday, July … Continue reading Concerns about ‘repression’ of environmental activists in France
Blog by Yamina Saheb: Who Gets to Define “Limits”? Sufficiency, Power, and the Norwegian Paradox
In the summer of 2025, Norway, which is among the world's wealthiest petrostate hosted a remarkable sequence of sustainability-related events: the EAERE Annual Meeting in Bergen, the SoMaTPhD School in Trondheim, the Sufficiency and Beyond workshop and the ISEE & Degrowth Conference in Oslo. These gatherings, spanning hundreds of papers and thousands of participants, represented a rich … Continue reading Blog by Yamina Saheb: Who Gets to Define “Limits”? Sufficiency, Power, and the Norwegian Paradox
Romania’s energy transition: legal action to try to disband Greenpeace Romania
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Astrid Benölken and Tobias Zuttmann explain that Greenpeace Romania faces legal action from the state gas firm Romgaz, which wants the environmental group shut down. Critics warn this is the latest in a string of attacks on civil society groups. Greenpeace in court: Romania takes aim … Continue reading Romania’s energy transition: legal action to try to disband Greenpeace Romania
Energy in Demand News, June 1-2, 2025
Austria and Slovenia are the only European countries whose defence ministries have committed to reaching net zero military emissions, according to an analysis of 30 European countries (EU 27 plus Norway, Switzerland and UK). An article in the Guardian on the analysis added that only about one-third have worked out the size of their carbon … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 1-2, 2025
Peruvian farmer loses climate case against RWE – but paves way for future action
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Louise Osborne discusses about a recent court case in Germany. Judges have dismissed a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy company RWE seeking damages for endangering his home due to melting glaciers. Experts say that despite dismissing the lawsuit, the ruling sets a … Continue reading Peruvian farmer loses climate case against RWE – but paves way for future action
The world has lost foremost proponent of energy conservation
The world has not only lost the leader of the Catholic faith, but also a vocal proponent of energy conservation. Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, mourns the passing of an influential voice in an article on the May edition of the Energy in Buildings & Industry magazine. The passing of … Continue reading The world has lost foremost proponent of energy conservation
Labour unions, and not oil companies, played the leading role in killing a bill that would have let disaster victims in California sue for causing climate change
Ryan Sabalow writes on the CalMatters website about Big Oil’s most influential allies in California, the unions, in killing a measure that had support from nearly every California environmental organisation. How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change Oil companies had their hackles up this year … Continue reading Labour unions, and not oil companies, played the leading role in killing a bill that would have let disaster victims in California sue for causing climate change
As the US federal government moves to eliminate climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet
Ethan I. Thorpe, Fellow at Private Climate Governance Lab, Vanderbilt University; Michael Vandenbergh, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University; and Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University write on The Conversation about the climate challenges that American companies still face. … Continue reading As the US federal government moves to eliminate climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet
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