The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aims to reduce carbon emissions, put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods imported into the EU, and encourage cleaner industrial production through a methodology for calculating embedded emissions according to the Paris Agreement and the EU Fit for 55 package. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 9, 2025
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Canada’s energy transition: Ontario’s new eDSM framework significantly expands electricity demand-side management
James Gaede writes on the Efficiency Canada website about a new electricity demand-side management framework in the province of Ontario. Ontario’s new electricity DSM plan: How does it stack up? On January 7, 2025, Ontario announced a new electricity demand-side management framework (‘eDSM framework’). It includes a total budget of $10.9 billion (roughly $900 … Continue reading Canada’s energy transition: Ontario’s new eDSM framework significantly expands electricity demand-side management
America’s energy transition: a massive new lithium refinery taking shape in “red state” that promotes the oil industry
Tina Casey writes on the cleanTechnica website about a new venture that is a poke in the eye of the state’s powerful oil industry, considering that its target is the EV battery market. Renewable Energy Lures New Lithium Venture To Deep Red State In yet another sign of an identity crisis among Republican-dominated US … Continue reading America’s energy transition: a massive new lithium refinery taking shape in “red state” that promotes the oil industry
Blog by Stefania Moruzzi: Defining sustainability in manufacturing
Over 75% of the global top 50 machine builders are actively promoting ways in which their machines enable greater sustainability for manufacturers – from energy efficiency to retrofitting. New research from Siemens Financial Services reveals how these machine builders define sustainability enablement, based on their published statements. There is no question that manufacturers are investing … Continue reading Blog by Stefania Moruzzi: Defining sustainability in manufacturing
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund cuts ties with Science Based Targets initiative
Phoebe Weston writes on the Guardian website about the decision of the Earth Fund to halt funding to the STBi. The decision to stop backing SBTi comes as Amazon founder seeks to curry favour with Donald Trump. Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group amid fears billionaires ‘bowing down’ to Trump Jeff Bezos’s … Continue reading Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund cuts ties with Science Based Targets initiative
Trump’s decision to turn his back on climate change policy is a direct challenge to his own economic agenda
In an article on The Conversation website, Thomas Stuart, Lecturer in Communications, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria writes about the impact from the Trump Administration’s reversal of green initiatives. What are your views? Trump’s reversal of climate policies risks undermining U.S. manufacturing — and could cost people jobs United States President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Trump’s decision to turn his back on climate change policy is a direct challenge to his own economic agenda
New EEA report on progress towards greater sustainability of Europe’s maritime sector
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years to meet EU climate and environment goals aimed at reducing energy use, pollution, and GHG emissions as well as better protecting biodiversity. That is according to the second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental … Continue reading New EEA report on progress towards greater sustainability of Europe’s maritime sector
Energy in Demand News, February 2, 2025
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
Worries of backtracking of EU’s green agenda
There is another post this weekend on the EC’s Competitive Compass. Marianne Gros wrote on the Politico website earlier in the week and this is good background for EiD readers. Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister. Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s … Continue reading Worries of backtracking of EU’s green agenda
It’s not clear that Heathrow Airport expansion can fit within the UK’s legal and arguably moral requirement to cut emissions and remain within its carbon budget
Richard Sulley, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy, University of Sheffield writes on The Conversation website about the impact of expanding the UK’s largest airport on government commitments to reduce carbon emissions. Since this was published, the UK government has given the green light to the construction of the third runway at Heathrow with considerable mixed … Continue reading It’s not clear that Heathrow Airport expansion can fit within the UK’s legal and arguably moral requirement to cut emissions and remain within its carbon budget
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