Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025

Last week EiD referred to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting this week in China and the concerns about fallout from a reported US exit. The meetings have started and US experts are not there. This weekend the Financial Times (behind a paywall) quotes several experts. “Decimating the nation’s core scientific enterprise, even … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025 →

Blog by Jane Marsh: How Flood-Prone Cities Can Become Hydro Energy Hubs

Many people live far away from coasts and flood plains, worrying about how it would affect their investments and livelihoods. Regions known for its flooding trends can transform their reputation by capturing the heavy winds and rain. Then, it could turn into electricity for citizens. How do these geographies become hydroelectric havens instead of battered … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh: How Flood-Prone Cities Can Become Hydro Energy Hubs →

Energy in Demand News, February 23-24, 2025

It is welcome news that, as of last week, the Baltic States joined the European continental electricity grid after fully disconnecting from Russian and Belarussian networks. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania successfully integrated into the EU internal energy market by joining the European continental network via Poland. According to a Commission press release, “The success of … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 23-24, 2025 →

“Try to be coolheaded about climate risk, and even conventional estimates of damage will overwhelm you”

David Wallace-Wells, an opinion writer for the New York Times, recently published his newsletter on climate risk and climate justice. In the newsletter he discusses these issues with the legal scholar Cass Sunstein about his new book on climate justice. This is an important read for you. Do you have any comments? In a … Continue reading “Try to be coolheaded about climate risk, and even conventional estimates of damage will overwhelm you” →

Energy in Demand News, February 16-17, 2025

It is encouraging that institutional investors with $1.5 trillion in funds have told asset managers to step up on climate action or risk being dumped, according to the Financial Times (behind a paywall). “A group of 26 financial institutions and pension funds from Australia to the US, including Scottish Widows, the People’s Partnership and Brunel … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 16-17, 2025 →

New report shows that global warming represents an existential threat to the EU

Zia Weise writes on the Politico website about a new German government report. It argues that global warming will exacerbate conflicts, hunger and migration worldwide, with growing risks for Europe. Climate change threatens EU’s survival, German security report warns Global warming represents an existential threat to the European Union, according to a landmark German … Continue reading New report shows that global warming represents an existential threat to the EU →

Yes, Trump is introducing anti-climate measures but “Ultimately, the writing is on the wall for fossil fuels”

In an article on The Conversation website, Bruce Campbell, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada discusses the impact of the Trump administrations anti-climate measures. What are your views? The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet Before assessing the impact of United States President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Yes, Trump is introducing anti-climate measures but “Ultimately, the writing is on the wall for fossil fuels” →

Energy in Demand News, February 9, 2025

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aims to reduce carbon emissions, put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods imported into the EU, and encourage cleaner industrial production through a methodology for calculating embedded emissions according to the Paris Agreement and the EU Fit for 55 package. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 9, 2025 →

How climate change could upend the American dream

Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses. Andrea Riquier discusses the new study in an article on the USA TODAY website Climate risk will take trillion-dollar bite out of America’s real estate As … Continue reading How climate change could upend the American dream →

Estimating future heat-related and cold-related mortality under climate change, demographic and adaptation scenarios in 854 European cities

A new modelling study estimates 2.3 million additional temperature-related deaths unless urgent action is taken to address changing climate. The study is discussed in a news item on the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine website. Climate study: Rise in heat deaths will substantially outweigh fewer cold deaths A modelling study, led by … Continue reading Estimating future heat-related and cold-related mortality under climate change, demographic and adaptation scenarios in 854 European cities →