For the EU to meet its climate goals, a strong policy push is needed to redirect financial flows towards transition financing

In a news item on the Euractiv website, a new report by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory provides the state of EU progress to climate neutrality, emphasising investment really needs to ramp up. EU needs to double investment to meet climate goals: report The European Union needs to double targeted investment to meet its … Continue reading For the EU to meet its climate goals, a strong policy push is needed to redirect financial flows towards transition financing →

AI drives 48% increase in Google GHG emissions

The tech giant’s goal of reducing its climate footprint is at risk as it grows increasingly reliant on energy-hungry data centres. Overall, Google says about two thirds of its energy is derived from carbon-free sources but it’s obviously not enough. Dan Milmo discusses Google’s challenges in an article on the Guardian website. Google’s emissions … Continue reading AI drives 48% increase in Google GHG emissions →

Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024

Some of the world's biggest companies (including IKEA and Unilever), finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase their climate ambition ahead of a February 2025 deadline to deliver their emission-cutting plans to the United Nations. The coalition is named Mission 2025. It is convened by Groundswell - a collaboration … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 30, 2024 →

Denmark to impose world’s first carbon tax on farmers

The world’s first emissions tax on agriculture will require farmers to pay for greenhouse gas pollution from livestock. In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses the Danish plans. Belching livestock to incur green levy in Denmark from 2030 Farmers in Denmark will have to pay for planet-heating pollutants that their cattle … Continue reading Denmark to impose world’s first carbon tax on farmers →

Energy in Demand News, June 23, 2024

There is more evidence that the corporate world is dropping or missing goals to cut GHG emissions. In an article in the Financial Times (behind a paywall), it is mentioned that large corporations such as Unilever, the Bank of America and Shell have “in the past year dropped or missed goals to cut emissions or … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 23, 2024 →

It is essential to provide SMEs with access to financing, training, and support to help them prioritise energy efficiency and achieve their business goals

Seyi John Salau writes on the Business Day website from Nigeria, discussing the importance of helping SMEs improve their energy efficiency. This is a message for Nigeria, Africa and throughout the globe. SMEs’ path to sustainability: bridging the energy efficiency gap The world is transitioning to a low-carbon economy, and businesses are at the … Continue reading It is essential to provide SMEs with access to financing, training, and support to help them prioritise energy efficiency and achieve their business goals →

Edinburgh just made it illegal to advertise SUVs

Maxine Perella writes on the Sustainable Brands website about Edinburgh’s recent ban on ads for fossil fuels and other high-carbon products. This ban exemplifies a desire to shift those ad spaces toward cleaner, more viable alternatives and ads that promote low-carbon behaviours. Latest Ban on ‘High-Carbon’ Ads Shows Appetite for Clean-Energy Transition UN Secretary … Continue reading Edinburgh just made it illegal to advertise SUVs →

Spain’s energy transition: “We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management”

Guy Hedgecoe writes on the BBC news website about Spain’s growing renewable energy industry with concerns within the electricity industry caused by an imbalance between supply and demand with, at times, a surplus of electricity. Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in … Continue reading Spain’s energy transition: “We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management” →

Explaining the concept of ‘net zero’

In an article on The Conversation website, Ruth Morgan, Associate Professor of History, Australian National University discusses the concept of ‘net zero.’ What are your views? What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by … Continue reading Explaining the concept of ‘net zero’ →

Energy in Demand News, June 16, 2024

No one said the zero-carbon energy transition would be easy. The world faces a “staggering” surplus of oil equating to millions of barrels a day by the end of the decade, according to the IEA. Growth in the world’s demand for oil is expected to slow in the coming years as energy transitions advance. At … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 16, 2024 →