New EEA briefing on initiatives taken in Europe on waste management and circular economy

Recycling, repair, re-use or reducing material consumption through circular business models can provide important additional reductions in GHG emissions helping to boost Europe’s climate change mitigation efforts, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published this week. Better links between waste management, circular economy and climate change mitigation measures can boost greenhouse gas … Continue reading New EEA briefing on initiatives taken in Europe on waste management and circular economy →

Energy in Demand News, February 18, 2024

Financing the climate and energy transition is facing ever more difficulties – as I’m sure you see in your own country. At the global level, COP26 in Glasgow approved the Just Energy Transition Partnerships, a landmark climate finance framework endorsed by world leaders as a way to fund the green transition in poorer countries. However, … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 18, 2024 →

Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation both technologically and financially

Ondřej Plevák discusses the challenges the Czech steel industry is facing to decarbonise in an article on the Euractiv website. Czech steel industry unprepared for EU decarbonisation The Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation, not only technologically but also financially, making it difficult to implement the EU’s decarbonisation plans, experts say. Experts polled … Continue reading Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation both technologically and financially →

Energy in Demand News, February 11, 2024

In all the important climate and energy news this week, two developments stand out. In a case that has lasted 12 years, this week the climate scientist Michael Mann won his defamation lawsuit against two conservative writers who compared his depictions of global heating to the work of a convicted child molester. “I hope this … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 11, 2024 →

Energy in Demand News, February 4, 2024

This week the European Commission will propose the new level of ambition for GHG emissions reductions it considers necessary for 2040. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) notes that the EU’s climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, “has warned the bloc must not be lured into a “false narrative” that action against global warming is undermining the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 4, 2024 →

Natural resource extraction has soared by almost 400% since 1970 and now expected to increase by 60% by 2060

A new UN report details how natural resource extraction has increases significantly in recent decades and that trend is expected to continue. The report proposes action to reduce overall demand rather than simply increasing ‘green’ production. Arthur Neslen discusses the report in an article on the Guardian website. Extraction of raw materials to rise … Continue reading Natural resource extraction has soared by almost 400% since 1970 and now expected to increase by 60% by 2060 →

New EEA update on the air pollution from large European industry

Air pollution from large European industry continues to cause significant damage to the environment, climate and people’s health. However, according to an updated analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the cost of this pollution has declined by about a third during the past decade. Published this week, the analysis shows that just a small … Continue reading New EEA update on the air pollution from large European industry →

Energy in Demand News, January 21, 2024

The EU taxonomy is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework and an important market transparency tool. It is designed to help direct investments to the economic activities most needed for the transition, in line with the European Green Deal objectives. Controversially, nuclear and gas activities are included, prompting legal challenges by some NGOs … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 21, 2024 →

Concerns about the new UN carbon market

Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market. Matteo Civillini discusses latest developments in an article on the Climate Change News website. Junk offset sellers push to enter new UN carbon market Developers are trying to … Continue reading Concerns about the new UN carbon market →

Energy in Demand News, January 14, 2024

EiD welcomes that the IEA published Renewables 2023 this week. It is encouraging to see that the world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 and next 5 years will see fastest growth yet. The IEA says that the world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 14, 2024 →