The Paris Agreement turns 10 — and faces its toughest test yet

Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean energy. In an article on the Politico website, Sara Schonhardt looks at h ow the climate deal changed everything, and yet still might not be enough. The US led the world … Continue reading The Paris Agreement turns 10 — and faces its toughest test yet →

EU ministers break deadlock on CO2 emission cut by 2040 amid political pressure

The European Union's 27 governments have struck a deal slightly watering down a proposed 2040 target for cutting planet-warming emissions, and set a new 2035 climate commitment. Ministers unanimously approved the bloc’s long-overdue climate plan, rescuing the EU from the international embarrassment of showing up empty handed this month's COP30 summit on climate change in Brazil. A requirement under the 2015 Paris … Continue reading EU ministers break deadlock on CO2 emission cut by 2040 amid political pressure →

Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025

Bill Gates marked his 70th birthday on October 28 “by lobbing a hand grenade into the global climate finance debate, just as governments prepare to convene for the COP30 summit in Brazil, in the words of a Financial Times newsletter this week. Bill Gates said: “I urge everyone at COP30 to ask … is the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025 →

The energy transition: the need for credible plans to actually reduce fossil fuel dependence

In an article on The Conversation website, Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Doctoral Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University discusses the difficulty of reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treatiesFossil fuels still power much of the world, even though renewable energy has … Continue reading The energy transition: the need for credible plans to actually reduce fossil fuel dependence →

UN sounds alarm: too few nations cutting carbon fast enough

Matt McGrath writes on the BBC News website that while there is progress in curbing CO2 emissions over the next decade, the projected fall is not enough to stop temperatures from surging from the global targets. Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit Only 64 countries have submitted new plans … Continue reading UN sounds alarm: too few nations cutting carbon fast enough →

New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries

Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, UNEP’s 2025 Adaptation Gap Report: Running on Empty finds that a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk. In 2021, rich countries vowed to spend more to help poor countries adapt to warming. That goal is unlikely … Continue reading New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries →

Energy in Demand News, October 26-27, 2025

The EU's national leaders spent their summit venting frustration about the bloc's green transition — and ultimately agreed on language that demands no specific changes to climate legislation. Politico wrote that leaders ultimately refrained from bulldozing the EU’s climate targets, agreeing to a vaguely worded commitment to a green transition, though without committing to a 2040 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 26-27, 2025 →

Energy in Demand News, October 19-20, 2025

In his landmark 2006 analysis, the economist Lord Nicholas Stern concluded that climate action would cost less than the damage caused by inaction and that climate change was the greatest market failure the world had ever seen. It caused shockwaves at the time and really did influence the direction of climate change actions. Just not … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 19-20, 2025 →

Energy in Demand News, October 12-13, 2025

EiD is always trying to encourage zero carbon transport. It was a pleasant surprise to see such an article in The Economist this week. Entitled Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport, the article provides strong evidence that the cities that have promoted cycling have really benefited from lower congestion to better air quality. “In London … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 12-13, 2025 →

Leading companies want EU to repeal prominent corporate sustainabilitiy laws to increase the region’s competitiveness

TotalEnergies, Siemens and 46 other European companies have written to European governments urging them to repeal one of the EU’s most prominent corporate sustainability laws to increase the continent’s competitiveness. Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness, writing for Reuters, publish a news item on the UK Finance Yahoo website about the letter. TotalEnergies, Siemens urge … Continue reading Leading companies want EU to repeal prominent corporate sustainabilitiy laws to increase the region’s competitiveness →