A new Discussion Note from the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi), entitled Sustainable Aviation Fuels - The Way Forward: From Biological to Synthetic Fuels, focuses on the key role Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) play in meeting the aviation industry’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. One approach to achieving net-zero emissions would be to cap or … Continue reading New discussion note highlights key longer-term role of synthetic aviation fuels in achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050
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Energy in Demand News, September 10, 2023
This weekend’s G20 Summit in New Delhi has the theme “One Earth · One Family · One Future” (drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad) which is quite fitting, given the range of topics being covered. There have been discussions regarding strategies to tackle the challenges presented by climate change. Developing nations … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 10, 2023
Energy in Demand News, September 3, 2023
US climate envoy John Kerry is calling on the leaders of global oil and gas companies to bring concrete plans to boost renewable energy and cut GHG emissions by 2030 to COP28. UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and many climate experts and activists are … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 3, 2023
Too few UK companies have an adequate plan for switching to a clean, green future, a new study has found
Nearly two thirds of emissions by UK firms are not covered by carbon-cutting targets, even though going green can be good for profits, a study by the global management consulting firm Bain & Co and charity the Carbon Disclosure Project finds. David Connett discusses the findings in an article on the iNews website. What is … Continue reading Too few UK companies have an adequate plan for switching to a clean, green future, a new study has found
New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs
This is important for EiD readers to see the interest and need to decarbonise Indiana’s industrial base. While the report recommends strategies to decarbonise, will they actually be realised? It will be interesting to follow the progress of the next steps. The state of Indiana has a strong industrial job base, but the state’s … Continue reading New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs
The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive
Adi Imsirovic, Fellow at the University of Surrey writes on The Conversation website that we are in trouble since the oil and gas industry remains largely in climate denial. What are your views? The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism If we have not been warned of the dangers of … Continue reading The sooner the oil industry starts facing up to the realities of climate change, the more chance it has to survive
“Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal
At a time when we need more ambitious plans and implementation to address major concerns arising from climate change, there is an undoubted backlash for many reasons that could seriously leave us well short of the impact we need for our mitigation actions. Kira Taylor discusses latest developments in an article on the EURACTIV website. … Continue reading “Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal
Even when the carbon captured by new trees is taken into account, wood consumption accounts for about one-tenth of the world’s annual GHG emissions
Little is understood about the emissions from harvesting wood. Max Graham writes on the National Observer website about a new report that discusses the impact of the forest industry. Even when the carbon captured by new trees is taken into account, wood consumption accounts for about one-tenth of the world’s annual GHG emissions. There are … Continue reading Even when the carbon captured by new trees is taken into account, wood consumption accounts for about one-tenth of the world’s annual GHG emissions
New global shipping climate strategy is vague, obscure and almost noncommittal but points the industry toward a cleaner future
Don Maier, Associate Professor of Business at the University of Tennessee writes on The Conversation website about what the new shipping agreement means in terms of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Global shipping has a new climate strategy – it’s vague, obscure and almost noncommittal, but it may be pointing the industry in the … Continue reading New global shipping climate strategy is vague, obscure and almost noncommittal but points the industry toward a cleaner future
What engineers – and others – need to know about the EU Ecodesign Regulation
The second phase of the EU’s Ecodesign Regulation raises the bar for electric motor energy efficiency – and the rest of the world is sure to follow. Daniel Eberli from ABB, a technology leader in electrification and automation, discusses ecodesign in an article on the Engineer Live website. Energy efficiency with ecodesign Energy efficiency … Continue reading What engineers – and others – need to know about the EU Ecodesign Regulation
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