New report from Bruegel on how Europe should respond to the Iranian gas shock

Compared to other parts of the world, the European Union is somewhat insulated from the disruption to gas supplies caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran and the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Though 20 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG), mainly from Qatar, passes through the Strait, only 8 percent of … Continue reading New report from Bruegel on how Europe should respond to the Iranian gas shock →

Energy in Demand News, March 22-23, 2026

On March 11th, the IEA announced the release of 400 million barrels of oil to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East as EiD reported last week. The IEA followed up this week by publishing a report highlighting “options to ease oil price pressures on consumers”. When the IEA … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 22-23, 2026 →

New OECD analysis: The great dispersion in energy productivity between firms

New OECD research finds that some firms use 20 times more energy than their peers producing the same output. Reducing the gap could cut industrial energy use by more than half using technologies that already exist. This blog post by Antoine Dechezlepretre and Josh De Lyon on the OECD website explores why these gaps exist … Continue reading New OECD analysis: The great dispersion in energy productivity between firms →

Energy in Demand News, March 15-16, 2026

The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency agreed this week to make 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves available to the market to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East. IEA members hold emergency stockpiles of over 1.2 billion barrels, with a further 600 million barrels … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 15-16, 2026 →

The climate policies that actually work: evidence from 1,700 global measures

In an article on The Conversation website, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, 'Ramon-y-Cajal' Fellow, Universitat de Barcelona; Christoph Knill, Full Professor of Empirical Theories of Politics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Markus Hinterleitner, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Political Institutions, Université de Lausanne; and Yves Steinebach, Professor, University of Oslo analyse which climate policies have had the … Continue reading The climate policies that actually work: evidence from 1,700 global measures →

Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026

The war in the Middle East could end up having a devastating impact on our global energy system. Daniel Yergin, the well-known energy analyst who is author of the 1991 ‘The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power’ asks in the Financial Times this week whether the nightmare scenario for global energy is … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026 →

Energy in Demand News, February 22-23, 2026

In the rush to expand the use of coal in the US, the Financial Times reports that this week the US Environmental Protection Agency “rolled back strict controls imposed by former president Joe Biden’s administration on the volume of toxins that coal and oil-fired power plants can release into the atmosphere. The Trump administration has … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 22-23, 2026 →

Taking stock of energy efficiency measures under Trump

Alexa St. John from Associated Press writes on the Globe and Mail website, taking stock of what the Trump administration has done to energy efficiency measures in the US. The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts? Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and … Continue reading Taking stock of energy efficiency measures under Trump →

Energy in Demand News, January 25-26, 2026

The Financial Times reported this week that Norway’s oil fund wants companies to be allowed to water down their climate goals, arguing the alternative was for a major net zero initiative to fall apart. “The $2tn oil fund told the FT it feared companies could back away from the idea of science-backed climate targets unless … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 25-26, 2026 →

Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps

Esme Stallard and Justin Rowlatt write on the BBC News website about the latest programme to decarbonise Britain’s homes. Ministers are tilting Britain’s “homes upgrade” spending away from insulation and towards technologies such as solar panels, batteries and heat pumps as they seek to lift 1mn families out of fuel poverty. Is this the right … Continue reading Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps →