The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Earth Negotiations Bulletin gives us bad news about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). After a week of contentious deliberations and some displays of temper, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suspended its 65th session Friday evening without an agreement on either a timeline for the remainder … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 18-19, 2026
Category: electrification
The surprising energy efficiency benefits of driverless trucks
Anthony Wiskich, Visiting Fellow in Economics, Australian National University, writes on The Conversation website about the unexpected connection between autonomous driving and energy efficiency. Removing the driver changes the economics of freight transport, allowing trucks to travel more slowly, consume less energy and potentially use smaller, cheaper batteries. Electric long‑haul trucks could become a … Continue reading The surprising energy efficiency benefits of driverless trucks
The missing pieces of the energy transition: efficiency, grids and flexibility
Freya Hodge writes on the Renews website about IRENA’s call for a major acceleration in renewable electrification and energy system reforms. Their new outlook calls for major grid upgrades and $10.3 trillion annual investment. IRENA urges faster renewable electrification The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has called for a major acceleration in renewable electrification … Continue reading The missing pieces of the energy transition: efficiency, grids and flexibility
Electrifying public transport is only half the journey
On the Deutsche Welle website, Ana Munoz Padros writes that Europe is making progress in electrifying public transport, but replacing diesel buses with electric ones is only part of the solution. The bigger challenge is creating transport systems attractive enough to persuade people to leave their cars behind. But are cities moving fast enough to … Continue reading Electrifying public transport is only half the journey
Energy in Demand News, October 11-12, 2026
The EU and ministers from more than 30 countries are opposing efforts by Saudi Arabia, China, India and other fossil fuel-dependent nations to delay publication of key scientific reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Financial Times reports. The proposed postponement until 2029 would mean that crucial scientific evidence would not be … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 11-12, 2026
Europe’s electrification and industrial competitiveness
At the invitation of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Bruegel Deputy Director Simone Tagliapietra spoke at the informal meeting of energy ministers in Dublin on Europe’s electrification and industrial competitiveness. On 29 September, he joined Céline Gauer, Director-General of DG ENER, and Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, for … Continue reading Europe’s electrification and industrial competitiveness
Energy-importing countries scaling clean energy three times faster than exporters
Energy-importing countries are scaling clean energy three times faster than exporters, as governments seek to reduce reliance on imported oil and gas by expanding domestically produced power, according to the tenth edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. The disruption to energy supply through the Strait of Hormuz is reinforcing governments’ determination to reduce dependence on imported … Continue reading Energy-importing countries scaling clean energy three times faster than exporters
Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
The Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves and pledged to refrain from energy export restrictions after pressure from US President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. As a result, Trump has said that he would now not impose a diesel export ban. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
Cheaper electricity — but at what cost?
In an article on The Conversation website, Akshaya Jha, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, argues that the claimed savings from repealing US power-plant emissions rules omit potentially substantial health and climate costs. EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health … Continue reading Cheaper electricity — but at what cost?
Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
If we do not move away from this dependency on fossil fuels, then I can promise everybody it will be a permanent crisis Dan Jørgensen, EU Energy Commissioner, speaking to Financial Times A federal judge in New York ruled that the state’s new climate “superfund” law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
