Who would have guessed? Norway’s coalition government has collapsed because of the EU’s energy efficiency directive, energy performance of buildings directive and renewable energy directive! The Eurosceptic junior coalition partner quit after the Prime Minister pushed to implement the energy directives. Norway (which is not a member of the European Union) adopts most of the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 2, 2025
Category: energy transition
Upcoming event: World Sustainable Energy Days, European Energy Efficiency Conference, 6-7 March 2025
In 2025, the European Energy Efficiency Conference will show how to gain momentum and present policies, programmes and innovation to reach our goals together. The event is part of the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED), a leading annual conference on the energy transition and climate neutrality with over 650 participants from more than 60 countries. … Continue reading Upcoming event: World Sustainable Energy Days, European Energy Efficiency Conference, 6-7 March 2025
The shift to renewable energy in Africa must be a just transition
In an article on The Conversation website, Oyeniyi Abe, Research partner: Centre for Comparative Law, University of Cape Town and Victor Azubike, Assistant Professor in Law, University of Huddersfield discuss that the justice dimension must be included in energy policies in African countries. Readers should note that the New York Times (behind a paywall) reports … Continue reading The shift to renewable energy in Africa must be a just transition
New report questions IEA’s focus on the global energy transition
Valerie Volcovici writes on the Reuters website about a new report from National Center for Energy Analytics that critcises the IEA’s approach to the energy transition. The NCEA is a US-based national energy think tank. What are your views? IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus The … Continue reading New report questions IEA’s focus on the global energy transition
The EC’s Competitive Compass plots a course for policymakers to follow over the next five years
This week the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the … Continue reading The EC’s Competitive Compass plots a course for policymakers to follow over the next five years
Energy in Demand News, January 26, 2025
Apart from watching what is going on in Washington DC , our attention has understandably focused again this week on the devastation in the Los Angeles area from the continuing wildfires. The total area affected was recently estimated at more than 16,000 hectares and it is going to take years and a lot of money … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 26, 2025
AI presents opportunities and challenges in the energy landscape
Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes, Initiatives Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Energy, World Economic Forum and Thapelo Tladi, Lead, Energy Initiatives, World Economic Forum write on the WEF website about AI’s opportunities and challenges. What are your views? AI's energy dilemma: Challenges, opportunities, and a path forward The energy demand of data centres, including hyper-scale facilities and micro … Continue reading AI presents opportunities and challenges in the energy landscape
“While Donald Trump is singing from the Republican Party songbook when it comes to climate change, the music was written long before he came along”
In an article on The Conversation website, Joe Árvai, Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability | Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, discusses how the oil industry over many decades has used a combination of large donations to politicians and misinformation to … Continue reading “While Donald Trump is singing from the Republican Party songbook when it comes to climate change, the music was written long before he came along”
AI poses a potential sustainability problem, but can it also be the solution?
In an article on the Data Center Dynamics website, Stephen Magennis argues that AI-driven systems that predict, adapt, and optimise data center resources are leading the way, showing that it’s possible to meet the world’s growing demand for data while working towards a greener future. Mr. Magennis is from Expleo, a global engineering, technology and … Continue reading AI poses a potential sustainability problem, but can it also be the solution?
France’s energy transition: “The fact that emissions are on the rise again should be an electroshock for this new government”
Audrey Garric writes on the Le Monde website about latest developments in France’s energy transition. GHG emissions rose again in the third quarter of 2024. Other indicators are in the red, such as the pace of energy retrofits and vehicle electrification. The green transition: Is France veering off course? It's probably not the Christmas … Continue reading France’s energy transition: “The fact that emissions are on the rise again should be an electroshock for this new government”
