Zimbabwe’s energy transition

The Zimbabwean government is racing against time to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. However, the race towards green energy is top-down and mostly privatised. New technology is being introduced or sold to individuals or small families, but renewable energy is not being … Continue reading Zimbabwe’s energy transition →

The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes

In an article on The Conversation website, Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University writes about the political struggles at the IPCC to get the next phase underway. EiD’s last newsletter highlighted the most recent IPCC meetings that recently ended. Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will … Continue reading The more successful the IPCC becomes in disseminating climate knowledge, the more deeply imbued in climate politics it becomes →

Energy in Demand News, August 4, 2024

You may remember that in March 2023, the final instalment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) was published. This eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate change detailed the devastating consequences of rising GHG emissions around the world — the destruction of homes, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 4, 2024 →

Fashion brands are failing to act on decarbonisation

Almost a quarter of the world’s biggest fashion brands, such as Reebok, Tom Ford and DKNY, do not have a public plan for decarbonisation, a report has found. In its latest transparency ranking, Fashion Revolution calls out the lack of progress towards fashion’s climate goals. The critical path to decarbonisation — and a just transition … Continue reading Fashion brands are failing to act on decarbonisation →

Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024

A task force convened by the UN secretary-general has criticised the use of carbon credits to offset emissions outside of state-regulated schemes. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) reports that the task force’s draft report opposes companies using credits “to cancel out their carbon dioxide footprint, putting it on a collision course with big oil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 28, 2024 →

Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology

Labour’s green pledge hinges on technology that is proving less transformative than hoped. A recent report raises concerns about its underperformance. In an article on the Telegraph website, Jonathan Leake discusses the main issues the new government is facing. Are we seeing the same concerns in other countries? How the failure of carbon capture … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology →

China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau

In an article on the New York Times website, Max Bearak discusses important developments in China. Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. We can only hope this comes true. Why the Era of China’s Soaring Carbon Emissions Might Be Ending China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming … Continue reading China is on the verge of bending its emissions curve from years of steep growth into a flat plateau →

World Economic Forum: “We therefore have one message for all businesses and policy-makers: Get ready to act on energy efficiency to meet global climate goals and achieve an effective energy transition.”

Ramya Krishnaswamy, Head, Institutional Communities and ESG Initiative; Executive Committee Member, World Economic Forum and Rob Turner, Partner, PwC UK provide an important message of the importance of energy efficiency in an article on the WEF website. Five policy actions to help countries double energy efficiency and meet climate goals Countries need to double … Continue reading World Economic Forum: “We therefore have one message for all businesses and policy-makers: Get ready to act on energy efficiency to meet global climate goals and achieve an effective energy transition.” →

EEA briefing on how to future-proof sustainability policies

To become sustainable, Europe must change some of the ways people live, work, produce and consume. Using policy to achieve such complex and large-scale transformations is not easy. This briefing from the European Environment Agency (EEA) explores how to future-proof sustainability policies and avoid blind spots through a foresight-based framework, which includes several participatory exercises … Continue reading EEA briefing on how to future-proof sustainability policies →

Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024

Some of the world's biggest companies (including IKEA and Unilever), finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase their climate ambition ahead of a February 2025 deadline to deliver their emission-cutting plans to the United Nations. The coalition is named Mission 2025. It is convened by Groundswell - a collaboration … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024 →