New publication from BPIE: Making the global pledge to double energy efficiency count

To double the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements — from approximately 2% to over 4% annually — by 2030. Yet, no shared methodology was established to measure progress toward this goal. This paper gives policymakers the tools to align on definitions, track genuine progress, and uphold the commitments made on the global … Continue reading New publication from BPIE: Making the global pledge to double energy efficiency count →

Finding out what’s holding people back from getting energy-saving upgrades to their homes

In an article on The Conversation website, Jaime Comber, Senior Research Consultant in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney; Ed Langham, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney; and Nimish Biloria, Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney discuss what the main barriers holding back Australians from renovating their homes. … Continue reading Finding out what’s holding people back from getting energy-saving upgrades to their homes →

Energy in Demand News, June 8-9, 2025

Global energy investment is set to increase in 2025 to a record $3.3 trillion despite headwinds from elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, a new IEA report says. Clean energy technologies will attract twice as much capital as fossil fuels. Investment in clean technologies – renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification – is on … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 8-9, 2025 →

Spotlight on EU funded project: three new platforms launched to help homeowners

This week, an EU-funded project, HORIS, launched three digital platforms – also called one-stop-shops, empowering homeowners to make energy-saving decisions during home renovation. The launch comes after 18 months of collaborative work by an international consortium of 10 organisations from 4 countries (Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain) which have partnered to develop these platforms to … Continue reading Spotlight on EU funded project: three new platforms launched to help homeowners →

Call for an ‘energy savings first’ principle in Europe

Rather than an ‘energy efficiency first principle’ in Europe, Christoph Schwaiger discusses in an article on the Euractiv website that the French think-tank, négaWatt, is arguing for a new principle would be beneficial, focusing on not just how we use energy, but on how much energy we truly need. This comes closer to the sufficiency … Continue reading Call for an ‘energy savings first’ principle in Europe →

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 →

Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025

While there has been more environmental reporting, there have also been more academic studies that prove that there are serious grounds for doubt about the published environmental results. A Financial Times newsletter refers to one draft paper from King’s College London that uses data from Climate Trace, an open-access initiative that takes inputs from more … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025 →

Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS)

The core concept of the EU-funded LIFE project InEExS is the deployment of integrated energy services across sectors and carriers, and the tokenisation of energy saving data in a public blockchain to facilitate cooperation among market segments and actors. The InEExS project recently released five innovative business models aimed at deploying integrated energy services across various sectors. The … Continue reading Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS) →

Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable

We are reading about how artificial intelligence is having a major impact on our economies and virtually everything these days. Sara Harowitz writes on the National Observer website how AI is being used in the Canadian construction industry. She adds that AI brings its own challenges. What is your experience with AI? How robots … Continue reading Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable →

Energy in Demand News, May 18-19, 2025

In an article about the paradox of climate adaptation spending, a Financial Times newsletter says that many global companies recognise the seriousness of climate-related risks to their business, with 66% of the EU businesses polled confirming that they face threats from the physical impacts of climate change. But, according to the survey last year by … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 18-19, 2025 →