Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track

Kevin Anderson, Chris Joneand Gaurav Gharde, all from the University of Manchester, write on The Conversation website about the climate U-turns that have taken place in the UK. Interestingly, they have criticised the Climate Change Committee for failing to hold the government accountable for backsliding on climate action. Is there backsliding in your country? … Continue reading Britain’s climate and energy transition: still much to do to get on track →

Understanding Europe’s current carbon offset market

Serdar Vardar writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the current state of carbon offsets in Europe. Carbon credit projects are booming in Europe, but there are also some scams and unintended consequences. While claiming to compensate for emissions, not all schemes deliver what they promise. Europe's carbon credits: Solution or environmental scam? Ornithologist … Continue reading Understanding Europe’s current carbon offset market →

The green energy transition: shifting away from fossil fuels is particularly challenging

In an article on The Conversation website, Martin Brueckner, Charles Roche and Tauel Harper all from Murdoch University in Australia discuss the difficulties in getting off fossil fuels and the little progress that Australia has made to date. How much success is your country having? Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – … Continue reading The green energy transition: shifting away from fossil fuels is particularly challenging →

Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025

Encouragingly, the Financial Times reports that solar power generation in Britain so far this year has surpassed the total for 2024 “as panels are rapidly installed amid favourable weather, underlining renewable energy’s increasing importance to the grid. . . . Some 14.08 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from solar in Great Britain by August … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025 →

New industrial energy efficiency database for Nigeria

The Industrial Energy Efficiency Database was developed to provide reliable data on industrial energy consumption, following surveys of small, medium, and large-scale industries across major industrial hubs in Nigeria. The initiative, driven in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), aims to strengthen national frameworks for energy management and support industries in adopting … Continue reading New industrial energy efficiency database for Nigeria →

America’s climate transition: a moment of crisis for the environmental community

As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels. In an article on the New York Times website, David Gelles, Claire Brown and Karen Zraick discuss latest developments. While not mentioned, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) … Continue reading America’s climate transition: a moment of crisis for the environmental community →

Opportunity to create a new form of infrastructure: capturing, storing and sharing the massive amounts of heat lost from industry, electricity generation and communities

James (Jim) S. Cotton, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University in Canada and Caleb Duffield, PhD Candidate in Political Science, McMaster University write on The Conversation website about how Canada’s infrastructure could be used as a major energy source. Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy Buildings are the third-largest … Continue reading Opportunity to create a new form of infrastructure: capturing, storing and sharing the massive amounts of heat lost from industry, electricity generation and communities →

Energy in Demand News, August 17-18, 2025

It was certainly disappointing that the UN negotiations for a global treaty on plastics pollution collapsed without an agreement. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and a number of other petrostates would not budge from their long-standing refusal to agree measures that address the production of plastic, agreeing only to waste management. It is not clear when negotiations … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 17-18, 2025 →

Energy in Demand News, August 10-11, 2025

GHG emissions are “going through the roof” because of AI, according to an article on the New York Times website that explains how Big Tech’s net-zero goals are looking shaky. “Google’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 11 percent in 2024 from the year before. Amazon’s were up by 6 percent. Microsoft’s fell slightly but remained … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 10-11, 2025 →

Understanding China’s energy transition

In an article on the China Daily website, Michael Edesess and Christine Loh from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology discuss China’s energy transition. They write that China’s example demonstrates that when a government treats the energy transition as a national imperative, rather than a market experiment, the results follow. China’s renewable … Continue reading Understanding China’s energy transition →