Mitchell Beer writes on the Energy Mix website about a new report released this week, if countries all keep their promises to date under the Paris accord, their actions will reduce average global warming this century from 4.0 to 2.6°C. We’ve got big challenges and countries have to take this much more seriously. Paris … Continue reading While there have been improvements under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, countries’ promises to date will still mean dangerous heat, severe health impacts, and widening inequality for future generations
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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
Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic losses in the EU associated with increasingly intense heat, floods and other extreme weather amounted to €44.5bn between 2020 and 2023, two and a … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
Summary from the ENERNOW SDG7 Action Forum, 24-25 September 2025
Meeting on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum addressed the nexus of health, food security, climate change, and energy, among others. The summary report was published on the IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin website. Summary report, 24–25 September 2025 With just five years until 2030 and discussions … Continue reading Summary from the ENERNOW SDG7 Action Forum, 24-25 September 2025
Energy in Demand News, September 28-29, 2025
Trump to World: Green Energy Is a Scam and Climate Science Is From ‘Stupid People’ That was quite a headline for the New York Times account of President Trump berating everyone at the UN General Assembly this week… everyone who fell for “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, the carbon footprint “hoax” and the “green … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 28-29, 2025
Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025
An EU directive, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, approved in 2024 is causing problems for American oil companies. The New York Times reports that the Executive Director of Exxon, Darren Woods, is now urging Europe to rescind this directive which makes companies track climate pollution. Woods called the EU regulations one part … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025
LSE report finds publicly listed companies lack credible climate transition plans
Florence Jones writes on the Sustainableviews website about new research from the London School of Economics’ TPI Global Climate Transition Centre reveals that almost all of the 2,000 most polluting businesses lack credible transition plans Companies failing on transition planning, stalling on climate reporting At a glance Research published by the London School of … Continue reading LSE report finds publicly listed companies lack credible climate transition plans
Latest impact report of Concerted Action on the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
The latest CA EED Impact Report has been released, covering March 2022 to May 2025, outlines the achievements of the EU-wide initiative supporting the Energy Efficiency Directive. It is the first in a series of two reports that will explore the impacts of this current, third iteration of the CA EED (2022-2026). This report covers the … Continue reading Latest impact report of Concerted Action on the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air, reports New York Times. The EPA proposal “would end requirements for thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities across … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025
Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
As we are decarbonising our economies, electrification become more and more important. A Financial Times newsletter this week, however, notes that EU member states are set to miss a deadline for linking their electricity grids more closely. “By the end of this year, EU member states should have increased cross-border transmission capacity — the maximum … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
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