How many times have we heard President-elect Donald Trump say: “We will drill, baby, drill.” It’s not clear that producers will fall in line. For the past six years, the US has already been the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, and produces about … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 8, 2024
Category: net zero emissions
Why net zero in aviation isn’t getting off the ground
Mark Toon, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University writes on The Conversation website about the difficulty airlines are experiencing reach net zero emissions and the role of “jet zero” councils to help achieve future objectives. Jet zero? Why net zero in aviation can’t get off the ground The airline industry is on course … Continue reading Why net zero in aviation isn’t getting off the ground
Energy in Demand News, December 1, 2024
The New York Times (behind a paywall) wrote: “Five dry words — ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels’ — led to a bitter diplomatic spat Tuesday. . . . A handful of petrostates, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of such language, despite … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 1, 2024
Cycling can have real impact in our race to zero emissions
According to Christian Brand, Associate Professor in Transport, Energy & Environment, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, in an article on The Conversation website, focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions. In new research, colleagues and I reveal that people who walk or cycle have lower carbon footprints from … Continue reading Cycling can have real impact in our race to zero emissions
Energy in Demand News, November 24, 2024
The talks at COP29 ran 33 hours late, and came close to collapse. In the end richer countries pledged a record $300bn to help the developing world fight climate change, but the deal is facing recrimination that it comes nowhere near addressing poorer countries' challenges from global warming. The New York Times (behind a paywall) … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 24, 2024
There is still greenwashing when it comes to carbon offsets
The results of a recent survey raises questions about how some companies use carbon offsets and cast doubt on how effective voluntary carbon markets – at least in their current state – are in assisting a global transition to net-zero-emissions In an article on The Conversation website, Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of … Continue reading There is still greenwashing when it comes to carbon offsets
E-vans: All of Europe’s capitals could be free of large petrol and diesel fleets by 2030
With a booming number of electric vans in Europe, all European capitals could introduce zero-emission freight zones by 2030 and have enough made-in-Europe e-vans to meet the requirements, new analysis shows. Yeelen Möller discusses the analysis in an article on the New Mobility.News website. T&E: ‘Enough e-vans for all EU capitals’ zero-emission zones by … Continue reading E-vans: All of Europe’s capitals could be free of large petrol and diesel fleets by 2030
Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024
Global leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN Summit of the Future, the centrepiece of this year’s launch of the annual United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary General, António Guterres, will try to persuade world leaders to extend their horizons beyond current wars by adopting a “Pact for the Future,” an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024
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
European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024
This week, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness. … Continue reading European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024
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