The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has published the fourth edition in the series on energy transition finance, jointly produced with the Climate Policy Initiative. Global investments in the energy transition reached a new record of USD 2.4 trillion in 2024 – a 20% increase from the average annual levels of 2022 and 2023. Despite … Continue reading New report from IRENA: Global landscape of energy transition finance 2025
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Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals
Lisa Cohn writes on the Microgrids Now website about the approach the Bahamas are taking to deploy microgrids to help reduce costs and improve sustainability. Microgrids to Ease Painfully High Electricity Costs in the Bahamas A stream of customers often visits the offices of Bahamas Power & Light (BP&L) with checkbooks in hand and … Continue reading Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals
Understanding primary versus useful energy in the clean-energy transiti
Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University writes on The Conversation website to explain why the concept of primary energy can mislead us about the clean-energy transition. What are your views? This widely used chart makes the clean energy switch seem much harder than it actually is If you follow news … Continue reading Understanding primary versus useful energy in the clean-energy transiti
Energy in Demand News, November 23-24, 2025
Two years ago, at COP28 in the Dubai, countries agreed on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems." This was essentially the first time that official documents in the UNFCCC process made reference to fossil fuels. COP30 was extended from the planned closing on Friday because of a deadlock over fossil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 23-24, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire
Laura Paddison writes on the CNN news website about Saudi Arabia’s solar boom. Saudi Arabia has pledged to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and the race is on to meet it. This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire … Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire
Blog by Jane Marsh: Clouds without carbon: Europe’s journey to 100% renewable data centers
Data center buildouts are putting unprecedented pressure on the environment. Every year, their greenhouse gas contribution increases as more organizations scale emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Europe is attempting to reimagine the industry to set a carbon-free precedent. What policies and innovations are the foundation for this transition? Making Energy-Efficiency Standards Stricter Europe has recently … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh: Clouds without carbon: Europe’s journey to 100% renewable data centers
Climate Action Tracker Briefing : Three key near-term actions could bring projected warming below 2˚C
Topline results: Tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040. Implementing the tripling and doubling goals of the COP28 Global Stocktake (GST) would be the first critical step in the GST agreement to transition away from fossil … Continue reading Climate Action Tracker Briefing : Three key near-term actions could bring projected warming below 2˚C
Renewables are ready: The world isn’t – yet
In an article on The Conversation website, Jay Gulledge, Visiting Professor of Practice in Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee, with the obvious benefits from deploying renewable energy, discusses why the world should act now. Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster? You … Continue reading Renewables are ready: The world isn’t – yet
Pacific Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage
In an article on The Conversation website, Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney and Scott Hamilton, Adjunct Associate Professor in Engineering, Monash University discuss the bold plans that Pacific Island nations have to bypass fossil fuels and run fully on renewables. Will they succeed? How Pacific nations plan … Continue reading Pacific Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage
IEA’s World Energy Outlook published after US pressure
This year’s WEO was published this week during the opening days of the COP30 climate summit. After pressure from the Trump administration in the US, the IEA has resurrected its “current policies scenario”, which – effectively – assumes that governments around the world abandon their stated intentions and only policies already set in legislation are … Continue reading IEA’s World Energy Outlook published after US pressure
