Julian Wettengel writes on the Reneweconomy website about the continuing trend in Germany to reduce its dependency on coal. German coal use plunges nearly 40 per cent in 2024, despite nuclear exit Germany’s coal consumption continued its downward trend in 2024, helping to reduce the country’s climate-damaging CO2 emissions, said energy market research group … Continue reading Germany’s coal consumption continued its downward trend in 2024
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Modern sport reflects society’s oil dependency
Theo Lorenzo Frixou, PhD Candidate, Social Sciences, Loughborough University writes on The Conversation website about how the fossil fuel industry is so entrenched in modern sports. Whether it be in the form of high-profile sponsorship deals, sporting equipment made from petrol-based products like carbon fibre or flying to meet the demand for ever more fixtures, … Continue reading Modern sport reflects society’s oil dependency
“One limit after the other will be broken unless we manage to strand the necessary fossil assets and curtail opportunities for continuing to profit from oil and gas and coal”
In an article on The Conversation website, Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition of The Conversation website discusses the dilemma all of us are facing in this energy transition. Fix the climate or appease the fossil fuel industry – we can’t do both Britain ended more than 140 years of coal power … Continue reading “One limit after the other will be broken unless we manage to strand the necessary fossil assets and curtail opportunities for continuing to profit from oil and gas and coal”
“This shocking increase in aid funding to fossil fuels is a wake-up call”
In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses the increase in foreign aid going to fossil fuel projects. With clean air projects receiving just 1% of aid, activists say nations ‘cannot continue polluting practices at expense of climate stability.’ Foreign aid for fossil fuel projects quadrupled in a single year Foreign aid … Continue reading “This shocking increase in aid funding to fossil fuels is a wake-up call”
LNG is not a climate-friendly transition fuel
In an article on the Climate Home News website, Joe Lo writes about a new study that found that, for Europe and China, importing US-produced LNG is worse for the climate than using local coal. New study blows hole in “transition fuel” claim of fossil gas backers For Europe and China, importing fossil gas … Continue reading LNG is not a climate-friendly transition fuel
Legislation makes it illegal in The Hague to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint
Legislation passed this week spells the end of publicly and privately funded advertising for petrol and diesel, aviation and cruise ships in the streets of the Dutch city, including on billboards and bus shelters. It takes effect from the start of next year. Isabella Kaminski discusses the developments in an article on the Guardian website. … Continue reading Legislation makes it illegal in The Hague to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint
More communities are demanding accountability for the fossil fuel industry’s contributions to the climate crisis
Communities, states and advocacy groups are pushing to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for role in climate crisis. New analysis shows that the number of climate-focused lawsuits is soaring. Dharna Noor discusses latest developments in an article on the Guardian website. Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds Big oil … Continue reading More communities are demanding accountability for the fossil fuel industry’s contributions to the climate crisis
Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024
The new academic year is now upon us. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) discusses a new study that raises concerns about university ties to the fossil fuel sector. The study provides the first review of research looking at the sector’s extensive role in higher education. It draws from nearly three dozen reports on how … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024
Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024
EU taxonomy is a classification system that is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. It defines the criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals beyond climate. The taxonomy regulation entered into force on July 12th 2020. Its classification of what constitutes “green” … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024
Energy in Demand News, August 11, 2024
This week Lord Adair Turner, the former chairman of the UK’s Climate Change Committee and the current chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, was interviewed in the Financial Times (behind a paywall). There are two particularly important quotes from him. The first concerns what it will cost to get to net zero: “In 2020, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 11, 2024
