Energy in Demand News, December 14-15, 2025

It’s not the year-end headline we wanted: “Three-year temperature average set to exceed 1.5C for first time,” writes the Financial Times. While not breaking news, it is still a shock to think that 10 years after the landmark Paris climate agreement, we’ve landed here. “Temperatures are on track to exceed the 1.5C threshold of average … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 14-15, 2025 →

France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, France released on Friday a revamped climate plan promising to phase out oil and gas and sharply increase electricity use. The following is an AFP news item from the France24 website. France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout The updated strategy was unveiled on … Continue reading France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap →

New report from CAN Europe: Small Modular Distractors: Why a European SMR strategy hinders the energy transition

Small modular reactors are not a viable solution to decarbonising our energy system and supporting a transition to net zero. The technology has not been demonstrated at any sort of scale, with great unknowns when it comes to design. CAN Europe’s latest report details how SMR projects have been shown to be significantly delayed compared to … Continue reading New report from CAN Europe: Small Modular Distractors: Why a European SMR strategy hinders the energy transition →

Energy in Demand News, December 7-8, 2025

A World Meteorological Organization study finds that the Arab region is warming at twice the global average, reports the Financial Times. “The study found extreme events last year affected 3.8mn people and led to more than 300 deaths, mainly from heatwaves and floods. . . . The region covering 22 countries — stretching from the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 7-8, 2025 →

New UN ECE publication on energy efficiency

The UN Economic Commission for Europe has published a new report that reframes the policy questions from “Which energy efficiency technologies should be deployed?” to “How to design the system, so that proven measures scale, persist, and stay affordable?” It firmly positions energy efficiency as a first-order system resource and a cornerstone for achieving sustainable … Continue reading New UN ECE publication on energy efficiency →

Reframing climate change as security policy: The water–fire challenge for Canada”

In an article on the Policy Magazine website, Thomas Axworthy, Public Policy Chair at Massey College in Canada discusses the country’s water-fire national security crisis. arguing that there is no room for backsliding. This is an important argument for more than Canada. Fire, Water, and National Security: Why Canada Cannot Backslide In September of … Continue reading Reframing climate change as security policy: The water–fire challenge for Canada” →

New report from Siemens: From Pilots to Performance – Scaling Sustainability Impact with AI

A report from Siemens finds industrial AI is cutting energy use and carbon, as manufacturers move beyond pilots to large-scale deployment. Georgia Collins discusses the report in an article on the Manufacturing Digital website. How Industrial AI Boosts Sustainability and Performance Artificial intelligence and sustainability have become two of the most important factors and challenges … Continue reading New report from Siemens: From Pilots to Performance – Scaling Sustainability Impact with AI →

Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers

Data centers need energy to operate properly, but traditional power methods are unsustainable. Corporations must make significant changes to accommodate environmentally friendly solutions. Europe is leading this charge. Traditional Data Centers Traditional data centers consume a significant amount of resources during maximum operation. In facilities, traditional HVAC systems rely on fossil fuels for heating and … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers →

President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jennifer McRae writes on the CBS news website about the change in the name of NREL. The new name reflects the laboratory’s expanding mission under the Trump Administration. What are your views? Energy Department renames Colorado's NREL "National Laboratory of the Rockies" The U.S. Department of Energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory … Continue reading President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory →

Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025

There is a fascinating news item from New York., reported in a Financial Times newsletter this week. “New York City’s top finance official has urged three of the city’s biggest pension funds to drop BlackRock as a manager of more than $42bn, as the metropolis looks to use its weight in markets to tackle climate … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025 →