In an article on the Carbon Brief website, Simon Evans and Ho Woo Nam explain how the UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar. Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas … Continue reading How renewables shielded Britain from soaring gas prices
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Accelerating the energy transition: EiiF gives us much to reflect on
The European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF) has published a white paper this week that gives us some encouragement that we can achieve energy savings almost immediately and thus help reduce the pain we are suffering from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Europe is currently importing around 120 TWh of liquefied natural gas (LNG) … Continue reading Accelerating the energy transition: EiiF gives us much to reflect on
The economic case for electric vehicles is now improving
In an article on The Conversation website, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Research Economist, London School of Economics and Political Science; Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham; and Robert Elliott, Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham discuss how the crisis at the Strait of Hormuz has been … Continue reading The economic case for electric vehicles is now improving
The hidden energy productivity gap: how industry could cut emissions without new technology
A new report suggests that there is a big gap between the energy performance of manufacturers around the world, with the potential for some of the least efficient to reduce their energy use without any loss of output. In an article in the April issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, Chair of … Continue reading The hidden energy productivity gap: how industry could cut emissions without new technology
There’s no bargain in climate denial — families pay either way
Meilan Yan, Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, Loughborough University and Dalu Zhang, Lecturer in Finance, University of Leicester write on The Conversation website challenging the Trump administration that consumers will save money with the rollback of climate change legislation. Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising … Continue reading There’s no bargain in climate denial — families pay either way
Denying the danger: why climate change is a public health emergency
The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. … Continue reading Denying the danger: why climate change is a public health emergency
Tough times for the chemical industry in Europe
A news item on the Cefic website discusses a new report that highlights the sharp slowdown in the chemical industry. Cefic is the forum for the EU chemical industry. This has to be quite worrying for all of us. Chemical plant closures rate surges six-fold in Europe since 2022, new report findsA new report … Continue reading Tough times for the chemical industry in Europe
New JRC report finds that energy efficiency was the main driver behind EU energy consumption decrease
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a new report assessing the impact of improved energy efficiency on EU energy consumption between 2010 and 2023. The report found that the 17.1% reduction of primary energy consumption between 2010 and 2023 was mainly the result of two factors: the reduction in final energy demand and … Continue reading New JRC report finds that energy efficiency was the main driver behind EU energy consumption decrease
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warn us its 85 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its history. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board (SASB), which sets the Clock, called for urgent action to limit nuclear arsenals, create international guidelines on the use of AI, and form multilateral … Continue reading Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warn us its 85 seconds to midnight
The latest Arctic Report Card on the far northern environment is not good news
In an article on The Conversation website, Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Twila A. Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute … Continue reading The latest Arctic Report Card on the far northern environment is not good news
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