The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation of EVs from China is risky

In an article on The Conversation website, Louise Curran, Professor of International Business at TBS Education discusses the potential problems that the EU faces as it sets up its anti-subsidy investigation. The question is how China will react. The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire In her … Continue reading The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation of EVs from China is risky →

Australia has an enormous opportunity in decarbonising quickly

Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre, writes on The Conversation website about the positive steps Australia is taking to reach net zero. Can you say the same about your country? The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening The marks of industry have forever changed the Hunter … Continue reading Australia has an enormous opportunity in decarbonising quickly →

Seeking to ensure there will be a guarantee of free speech at COP28

A statement at the UN human rights council voices ‘disappointment’ after host country, UAE, refuses to change restrictive laws. Patrick Wintour writes in the Guardian about how the UK, a close ally of UAE, is seeking such assurances. UK government asks UAE for assurances over free speech at Cop28 summit The UK has asked … Continue reading Seeking to ensure there will be a guarantee of free speech at COP28 →

The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal

Many of the European Union's heads of state and government leaders have called for a 'regulatory pause' on climate and environmental issues. They are concerned about the consequences of measures designed to lead the EU-27 to carbon neutrality. Many Le Monde correspondents (Virginie Malingre, Thomas Wieder, Allan Kaval, Anne-Françoise Hivert, Sandrine Morel, Cécile Ducourtieux, Hélène … Continue reading The worrying backlash to the European Green Deal →

Energy in Demand News, October 1, 2023

It was encouraging that the heads of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) called on leaders from government, finance and industry across Europe to deliver a clean energy transition that is just, swift and maintains competitiveness. Ministers, ambassadors, business leaders, central bankers and other key … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 1, 2023 →

Romania takes steps to increase its efforts to deploy renewable energy

A new revised code of good practice for renewable energy is an important step to show the need to accelerate investment in the sector. A news item on the Energy Industry Review website explains latest developments. Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General DG Energy at the European Commission stated: “Romania needs to set more ambitious national targets … Continue reading Romania takes steps to increase its efforts to deploy renewable energy →

Lessons to be learned in how France lowered its electricity consumption last winter

Ariane Millot, Research Associate in Energy Systems Modelling, Imperial College London and Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems at UCL discuss how France was able to lower its electricity consumption last winter by an impressive 10 %. To avoid shortages, France implemented a “sobriety plan” with the aim of lowering total energy consumption by … Continue reading Lessons to be learned in how France lowered its electricity consumption last winter →

Summary of UN Summits Week 2023

Last week, the UN Headquarters was busy with the General Debate of the 78th session of the General Assembly together with summits on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on climate change. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) does an incredible job … Continue reading Summary of UN Summits Week 2023 →

We are not moving fast enough, on enough fronts, to wean ourselves off fossil fuels

In an article on The Conversation website, Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency writes about what more is needed to get us back on track to meet our decarbonisation objectives. He ends with an important message: “Climate scientists, on … Continue reading We are not moving fast enough, on enough fronts, to wean ourselves off fossil fuels →

Energy in Demand News, September 24, 2023

The UN Climate Ambition Summit was held this week, and there were great expectations that this would be the occasion when the world’s leaders would finally understand that it was their most critical priority to address the climate crisis. Yet at the summit, UN Secretary General António Guterres could not hold back his concerns: “Humanity … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 24, 2023 →