Identifying the fuel poor in Britain

Just weeks after the UK Committee on Fuel Poverty published its 2024 on progress in addressing fuel poverty, the topic gets more airing as the UK government cuts the Winter Fuel Allowance to millions of pensions as the government tries to stem a hole in the budget. The problem is that many of these pensioners … Continue reading Identifying the fuel poor in Britain →

Learning lessons from Europe and elsewhere for Australia to fast-track renewables deployment

Anne Kallies, Senior Lecturer in Energy Law, RMIT University writes about the lessons that Australia should learn from experience in the EU, the United States and China as it takes the steps forward to deploy renewables at scale. If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path Even after … Continue reading Learning lessons from Europe and elsewhere for Australia to fast-track renewables deployment →

Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union proposes to exempt aviation and shipping from fuel tax for the next 20 years, according to Transport and Energy, Europe’s leading advocate for clean transport and energy. In an article posted on the eceee website, Transport and Energy says the Hungarian Presidency has put forward … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024 →

Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government

Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, in a column in the September issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, takes a look at a new report from the IEA which highlights the need for the UK to address the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Appraisal of the UK’s energy policy Every … Continue reading Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government →

Can fuel poverty be eliminated or “must this goal always remain just beyond our grasp?”

The UK Committee on Fuel Poverty has published its 2024 on progress in addressing fuel poverty. Fuel poverty has flatlined says the Committee on Fuel Poverty - current policies to reduce fuel poverty have not continued a downward trajectory in fuel poor households. The Chair asks the following question: “When the Government introduced a fuel … Continue reading Can fuel poverty be eliminated or “must this goal always remain just beyond our grasp?” →

Energy in Demand News, August 25, 2024

In an article on the Guardian website, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown wonders where the urgency is to address climate change and the many other environmental and political threats. He writes: “Nor, even up against the existential problem of climate change (the planet is on course for a temperature increase of 2.7C above pre-industrial … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 25, 2024 →

It would make sense for the new UK government to implement at pace all the initiatives under the EU’s new energy performance in buildings directive which our European competitors are now adopting with enthusiasm

In April the Official Journal of the European Union published the full details of the fourth iteration of the bloc’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). In this blog originally on the website of the Institute for European Environmental Policy UK, Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation explores the significance of this … Continue reading It would make sense for the new UK government to implement at pace all the initiatives under the EU’s new energy performance in buildings directive which our European competitors are now adopting with enthusiasm →

UK caught in dilemma to build new houses and yet maintain environmental targets

Rosa Silverman and Ollie Corfe write on the Telegraph website about the new UK Labour government that is determined to build on its green belt to accelerate the number of new homes. The problem is that this may be incompatible with the government’s environmental targets – and could create a major problem. This is an … Continue reading UK caught in dilemma to build new houses and yet maintain environmental targets →

Zimbabwe’s energy transition

The Zimbabwean government is racing against time to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. However, the race towards green energy is top-down and mostly privatised. New technology is being introduced or sold to individuals or small families, but renewable energy is not being … Continue reading Zimbabwe’s energy transition →

Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology

Labour’s green pledge hinges on technology that is proving less transformative than hoped. A recent report raises concerns about its underperformance. In an article on the Telegraph website, Jonathan Leake discusses the main issues the new government is facing. Are we seeing the same concerns in other countries? How the failure of carbon capture … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: great expectations from carbon capture technology →