Paris 50 degrees: a full-scale exercise in the 13th and 19th arrondissements

On October 13, 2023, the capital staged a full-scale crisis exercise to deal with the future heatwaves that await us. "Paris 50°": this is the name of the crisis exercise that the capital launched. Faced with global warming and heatwaves that are likely to multiply and intensify in the coming years, the City of Paris … Continue reading Paris 50 degrees: a full-scale exercise in the 13th and 19th arrondissements →

Energy in Demand News, October 15, 2023

Encouragingly, this week the World Bank officially expanded its mission to include climate change, while pushing ahead with reforms that could unlock additional funding and cheaper loans for green projects. The historical objective to “end poverty” should now be achieved “on a livable planet”. The new mission will give the lender the formal mandate to … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 15, 2023 →

DNV’s 2023 Energy Transition Outlook: renewables still not replacing fossil fuels in the global energy mix

DNV launched its seventh edition of its Energy Transition Outlook. The highlights are: Global electric vehicles sales, solar and battery installations hit record highs in 2022. However, renewables are only partly meeting growing energy demand rather than replacing fossil fuels in the energy mix. Fossil fuels are still growing in absolute terms. Energy related CO2 … Continue reading DNV’s 2023 Energy Transition Outlook: renewables still not replacing fossil fuels in the global energy mix →

Once again California leads the way on energy efficiency

In California, providing full transparency on Scope 3 emissions will now become mandatory for larger companies. Andrew Warren, Chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, in the October issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, discusses latest developments in California and what it means for all of us. The west coast shows the way … Continue reading Once again California leads the way on energy efficiency →

“It may surprise you, but most economic models predict climate change will just be a blip”

In an article on The Conversation website, Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response at UNSW Sydney, argues that some economists have severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change. What are your views? Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests … Continue reading “It may surprise you, but most economic models predict climate change will just be a blip” →

Energy in Demand News, October 8, 2023

As we get closer to COP28 in Dubai, there are some disturbing signs. For example: the US and China failed to pledge to the UN Green Climate Fund (most countries, including Germany, Austria and France, increased their pledges, while Denmark, Ireland and Liechtenstein doubled theirs but total pledges still did not reach target); Russia says … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 8, 2023 →

The shipping industry faces great challenges in making this shift to green fuels

Gokcay Balci and Ebru Surucu-Balci from the University of Bradford, in an article on The Conversation website, discuss the challenges faced by the shipping industry to switch away from fossil fuels to green fuels. Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and … Continue reading The shipping industry faces great challenges in making this shift to green fuels →

Australia has an enormous opportunity in decarbonising quickly

Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre, writes on The Conversation website about the positive steps Australia is taking to reach net zero. Can you say the same about your country? The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening The marks of industry have forever changed the Hunter … Continue reading Australia has an enormous opportunity in decarbonising quickly →

The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal

Many of the European Union's heads of state and government leaders have called for a 'regulatory pause' on climate and environmental issues. They are concerned about the consequences of measures designed to lead the EU-27 to carbon neutrality. Many Le Monde correspondents (Virginie Malingre, Thomas Wieder, Allan Kaval, Anne-Françoise Hivert, Sandrine Morel, Cécile Ducourtieux, Hélène … Continue reading The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal →

Can we learn anything from past energy transitions?

In an article on The Conversation website, Liz Conor, ARC Future Fellow at Australia’s La Trobe University discusses what we can learn from earlier energy transitions as we move to greater renewables. What are your views? Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables In 2022, the burning of fossil … Continue reading Can we learn anything from past energy transitions? →