Energy efficiency is crucial for industrial ESG strategies and long-term competitiveness

Energy efficiency is essential in building a strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy. With industries responsible for over a third of global energy consumption and related CO₂ emissions, optimizing energy use is no longer just an environmental concern — it’s critical. Thomas Feßl, Business Development Manager at automation supplier COPA-DATA, explores in an article … Continue reading Energy efficiency is crucial for industrial ESG strategies and long-term competitiveness →

“It is extremely important we acknowledge the freeminers and their right to burn coal”

Traditions are traditions. Carmelo Garcia writes on the BBC website that a council in England has pledged to protect the ancient rights of freeminers to burn and mine coal despite concerns over climate change. As one councillor said: "The amount that preserving this heritage contributes to global warming is minuscule, and its heritage importance is therefore … Continue reading “It is extremely important we acknowledge the freeminers and their right to burn coal” →

In Massachusetts, a new pilot project is now seeking households, businesses, schools, nonprofits, and municipal governments to test all of these ways that EVs can send power to the grid

A first-of-its-kind “vehicle-to-everything” pilot is giving out 100 free chargers to test how EVs can earn money for sending backup power to the grid. Jeff St. John discusses these developments in an article on the Canary Media website. How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries The batteries inside electric vehicles can … Continue reading In Massachusetts, a new pilot project is now seeking households, businesses, schools, nonprofits, and municipal governments to test all of these ways that EVs can send power to the grid →

US Department of Energy has scrapped key energy efficiency standards

A news item on the Energy Live News website discusses the latest moves in Washington to dismantle environmental policies and reduce government intervention. Fans, dehumidifiers and motors are now free from energy efficiency standards. What’s next? Trump slashes energy efficiency rules The US Department of Energy (DOE) has scrapped key energy efficiency standards, rolling … Continue reading US Department of Energy has scrapped key energy efficiency standards →

New report from Council of European Energy Regulators: Regulatory and Consumer Considerations for Decentralised Energy Opportunities

This week, CEER published its latest report, Regulatory and Consumer Considerations for Decentralised Energy Opportunities, exploring the evolving role of self-consumption, energy sharing, and energy communities in the energy transition. As the deployment of renewables accelerates and electrification reshapes consumption patterns, new decentralised energy models are emerging, presenting both opportunities and challenges for consumers, markets, and … Continue reading New report from Council of European Energy Regulators: Regulatory and Consumer Considerations for Decentralised Energy Opportunities →

The International Energy Agency is facing some pushback from critics

David M. Hart, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes on its website about the possible impact of the Trump administration on the IEA. The agency’s mandate has expanded from strengthening energy security to boosting the global clean energy transition, but it is facing pushback from critics who believe this mission undermines … Continue reading The International Energy Agency is facing some pushback from critics →

Energy in Demand News, March 23-24, 2025

Undoubtedly, executives of big companies are as pleased as could be. Many big companies have started to drop climate goals from executive pay plans, as reported by the Financial Times (behind a paywall). For example, the Swiss bank UBS’s annual report this week dropped language that linked executives’ pay to environmental, social and governance goals … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 23-24, 2025 →

Once upon a time electric vehicles were marketed as ‘women’s cars’

While electric vehicles are gaining market share now, in the early twentieth century, they had a large share of the market until cars powered by gasoline dominated the market. In an article on The Conversation website, Josef Taalbi, Associate Professor, Economic History, Lund University gives us an important history lesson. Electric cars were once … Continue reading Once upon a time electric vehicles were marketed as ‘women’s cars’ →

Blog by Yamina Saheb – Sufficiency: The Equity Imperative

In political philosophy, sufficiency is an equity-based distributive justice theory that shifts the focus from relative comparisons of wealth and rational choices towards prioritizing well-being, regardless of income. Harry Frankfurt's seminal essay, "Equality as aMoral Ideal," provides a compelling argument for sufficiency. He challenges the conventional focus of justice on outcomes, suggesting focusing on access … Continue reading Blog by Yamina Saheb – Sufficiency: The Equity Imperative →

Energy in Demand News, March 16-17, 2025

We are in the midst of the zero-carbon energy transition but it will be a rocky road that, realistically, we could see coming. How much commitment has there really been and how quickly can the resolve dissolve. Witness some troubling quotes just from this week: As reported by Reuters, the CEO of state oil giant … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 16-17, 2025 →