Le Monde reports that a new report by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) proposes ambitious plans to cut global inequality and curb climate change. The WIL is a research institute a!liated with the Paris School of Economics. “They are putting forward a utopia and make no apologies for it. They present it directly as an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 7-8, 2026
Category: energy transition
A cautionary tale for global climate finance
In an article on The Conversation website Freddie Daley, Research Associate, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex and Charlie Lawrie, Postdoctoral associate, University of Sussex argue that Indonesia's failure to close the Cirebon-1 coal plant exposes fundamental flaws in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) model, particularly its reliance on private finance to … Continue reading A cautionary tale for global climate finance
Why Poland must balance nuclear ambitions with renewable growth
Julia Damasceno writes on the Regard sur l’Est website about some of the challenges in Poland’s energy transition. Is Poland’s Nuclear Plan the Best Route to a Green Transition? To understand the complexity of Poland’s ecological transition, it is essential to place it within its broader climate and energy context. This helps shed light … Continue reading Why Poland must balance nuclear ambitions with renewable growth
Energy efficiency becomes a test of industrial competitiveness
Control Engineering Europe reports that the Energy Efficiency Movement (EEM) has published its third global report on energy efficiency investment in industry. The findings confirm that the case for energy efficiency has never been more widely accepted, and that the gap between commitment and delivery has never been more costly to ignore. Industrial energy … Continue reading Energy efficiency becomes a test of industrial competitiveness
“Uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common in Europe thanks to climate change
Clotilde Cerdan Amiard, Profesora Asociada en Finanzas Sostenibles, IE University writes io The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on property insurance in Europe. Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly … Continue reading “Uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common in Europe thanks to climate change
The missing piece in Australia’s energy planning puzzle
Lotte Wolff from Energy Consumers Australia argues in an article on the Renew Economy website that Australia's energy planning should consider demand-side solutions such as energy efficiency, flexible electricity use, home batteries and smart EV charging alongside new power generation and network investments when determining the lowest-cost energy future. It highlights the new FlexCost framework, … Continue reading The missing piece in Australia’s energy planning puzzle
Energy in Demand News, May 31-June 1, 2026
Sabine Mauderer, first deputy government of the Deutsche Bundesbank, argues in the Financial Times, that more clarity is needed on the energy transition. The recent disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, she says, highlights how dependence on fossil fuels remains a major economic and geopolitical vulnerability, reinforcing the need to accelerate the global energy transition. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 31-June 1, 2026
Cooling cities means tackling traffic as well as buildings
In an article on The Conversation website, Zhonghua Zheng Assistant Professor in Data Science and Environmental Analytics, University of Manchester discusses how traffic is not just a source of pollution and emissions—it is also a significant contributor to urban heat, and reducing vehicle traffic can help cities adapt to climate change. How traffic makes … Continue reading Cooling cities means tackling traffic as well as buildings
Lower bills, more renewables: Victoria’s energy transition pays off
Victoria Australia's energy regulator has confirmed that electricity prices will fall across all five distribution zones in 2026–27, reducing annual bills for households and small businesses, driven by lower wholesale electricity costs, declining environmental compliance costs, and growing contributions from renewable energy. The decision adds to evidence that investments in renewables, energy efficiency programmes and … Continue reading Lower bills, more renewables: Victoria’s energy transition pays off
“They (the tech bros) love nuclear, and they’re going to be very angry when they discover what everybody discovers, which is nuclear is kind of expensive and long and complicated”
Giles Parkinson writes on the Renew Economy website about the hype about small modular reactors and how renewable energy is much more the future solution than these small nuclear reactors. Okay, not everyone agrees obviously. Nuclear needs to build up to 8,000 SMRs just to catch up with wind and solar. By 2035, they … Continue reading “They (the tech bros) love nuclear, and they’re going to be very angry when they discover what everybody discovers, which is nuclear is kind of expensive and long and complicated”
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