The EU and ministers from more than 30 countries are opposing efforts by Saudi Arabia, China, India and other fossil fuel-dependent nations to delay publication of key scientific reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Financial Times reports. The proposed postponement until 2029 would mean that crucial scientific evidence would not be … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 11-12, 2026
Category: GHG emissions
Climate action is about more than climate
Marta Pacheco writes on the Euronews website that energy security is becoming as important a justification for the clean energy transition as climate change itself. EU ministers are set to confirm their commitment to the green transition despite soaring energy prices and supply concerns, according to a draft COP31 position seen by Euronews. EU … Continue reading Climate action is about more than climate
Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
The Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves and pledged to refrain from energy export restrictions after pressure from US President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. As a result, Trump has said that he would now not impose a diesel export ban. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
Who should pay for climate damage — taxpayers or fossil fuel companies?
In an article on The Conversation website, Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School, questions who should pay the mounting costs of climate damage—the public or the companies being sued over their alleged role in causing and misleading the public about that damage? Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel … Continue reading Who should pay for climate damage — taxpayers or fossil fuel companies?
Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
If we do not move away from this dependency on fossil fuels, then I can promise everybody it will be a permanent crisis Dan Jørgensen, EU Energy Commissioner, speaking to Financial Times A federal judge in New York ruled that the state’s new climate “superfund” law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
Quebec’s patient capital bet on the energy transition
In an article on the National Observer website, Darius Snieckus writes about one Quebec pension fund investing in clean energy. It is the particular Quebec model: long-term “patient capital,” a dual mandate combining returns with provincial economic development, and an increasing emphasis on investing in real-world decarbonisation rather than simply divesting high-carbon assets. Quebec … Continue reading Quebec’s patient capital bet on the energy transition
Canada faces 5°C of warming by the end of the century – unless the world changes course
In an article on The Conversation website, H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, explains that while Canada is warming rapidly, crossing 1.5°C does not mean climate action has failed or become pointless. Every additional fraction of a degree matters, and adaptation cannot substitute for emissions reductions. … Continue reading Canada faces 5°C of warming by the end of the century – unless the world changes course
When net zero becomes a political dividing line
In the UK, the opposition leader Kemi Badenoch’s decision to abandon cross-party consensus on climate change and the need to meet net zero targets may win her plaudits from some right-wing commentators, but places her in opposition to popular opinion and the scientific world. The debate taking place in Britain has significance far beyond the … Continue reading When net zero becomes a political dividing line
Energy in Demand News, September 20-21, 2026
Multilateral development banks are under pressure from the United States to scrap climate finance targets. “The UN agreement to provide $1.3tn in climate finance is under threat, as multilateral lenders are expected to follow the World Bank in dumping green targets after intense US pressure,” the Financial Times reports. “At least two multilateral development banks, … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 20-21, 2026
Trump clears the way for a new US coal boom
Mahima Kapoor writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how the EPA has repealed most of the 2024 power-plant carbon standards and is proposing to eliminate the remaining greenhouse-gas standards for the sector. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was repealing Biden-era limits on emissions made by power plants, in the "largest power sector deregulation … Continue reading Trump clears the way for a new US coal boom
