A new YouGov survey across six European countries reveals strong public concern about climate change, with 65–83% of respondents worried about the crisis and large majorities favouring international cooperation to tackle it. However, while Europeans broadly support measures such as energy efficiency subsidies, tree planting and taxing major polluters, they are far less willing to … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 8-9, 2026
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Tripling renewables, doubling efficiency and accelerating electrification: is the world on track?
Climate Analytics has published a briefing that emphasises the relationship between energy efficiency, renewable energy and electrification, and the urgency of accelerating progress as the world faces an inevitable overshoot of the 1.5°C climate threshold. New Report from Climate Analytics: From setting targets to limiting overshoot - understanding the challenge [insert screenshot] Due to … Continue reading Tripling renewables, doubling efficiency and accelerating electrification: is the world on track?
The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
At COP31, states must build on the UAE Consensus, the COP30 roadmaps, and the outcomes from Santa Marta. The multilateral system must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and help secure a prosperous, healthy and liveable future for all. ClientEarth, a team of lawyers and policy experts dedicated to protecting life on Earth have … Continue reading The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
Energy in Demand News, November 1-2, 2026
The EU has told member states to make plans to cope with 3°C of global warming, the Financial Times reports. The European Commission is proposing new rules requiring EU member states to prepare for a potential 3°C rise in global temperatures by 2100, including clearer responsibilities for managing the growing risks of floods, heatwaves and … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 1-2, 2026
The climate crisis is now a public health crisis
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Josh Axelrod discusses how climate change is no longer simply an environmental crisis — it is an escalating global public health emergency. A new Lancet report reveals the growing toll of climate change on human health, from rising heat deaths and drought to food insecurity and lost … Continue reading The climate crisis is now a public health crisis
Energy in Demand News, October 25-26, 2026
At a stakeholder consultation held on 20 October 2026, the European Commission presented plans for the Investment Booster, the first phase of its proposed €100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank, aimed at accelerating investment in low-carbon technologies and strengthening European industrial competitiveness. The Investment Booster, envisaged for 2027–2030, would mobilise approximately €30 billion through EU Emissions … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 25-26, 2026
Beyond 1.5°C: why climate action matters more than ever
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Josh Axelrod discusses how the world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree temperature limit, with Donald Trump's US withdrawal from climate action worsening the outlook, according to a UN report. But there is a small silver lining. Rising emissions and temperatures: The cost of Trump's … Continue reading Beyond 1.5°C: why climate action matters more than ever
North Sea oil: from public revenue to public liability?
Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research from E3G suggests. New fields simply add to growing clean-up costs as revenues fall away. Beth Walker discusses the research on the E3G website. … Continue reading North Sea oil: from public revenue to public liability?
Energy in Demand News, October 18-19, 2026
The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Earth Negotiations Bulletin gives us bad news about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). After a week of contentious deliberations and some displays of temper, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suspended its 65th session Friday evening without an agreement on either a timeline for the remainder … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 18-19, 2026
Clean energy finance overtakes fossil fuels for the first time, but G20 governments and development banks still fund fossil fuel lock-in
As governments gather for the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings, new research by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals that international public finance for clean energy from G20 countries and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) has surpassed fossil fuel finance for the first time. The new factsheet, Tipping the Scales: Assessing G20 … Continue reading Clean energy finance overtakes fossil fuels for the first time, but G20 governments and development banks still fund fossil fuel lock-in
