This week, CEER published its latest report, Regulatory and Consumer Considerations for Decentralised Energy Opportunities, exploring the evolving role of self-consumption, energy sharing, and energy communities in the energy transition. As the deployment of renewables accelerates and electrification reshapes consumption patterns, new decentralised energy models are emerging, presenting both opportunities and challenges for consumers, markets, and … Continue reading New report from Council of European Energy Regulators: Regulatory and Consumer Considerations for Decentralised Energy Opportunities
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Energy in Demand News, March 23-24, 2025
Undoubtedly, executives of big companies are as pleased as could be. Many big companies have started to drop climate goals from executive pay plans, as reported by the Financial Times (behind a paywall). For example, the Swiss bank UBS’s annual report this week dropped language that linked executives’ pay to environmental, social and governance goals … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 23-24, 2025
Blog by Jane Marsh – Can Renewable Energy Hold Back the Floods? A New Era in Climate Protection
As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change, which includes increasingly devastating floods, the need for solutions has become more pressing. Things like rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns and intensified storms have put communities at unprecedented risk. One of the most effective tools to mitigate these risks is renewable energy. … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Can Renewable Energy Hold Back the Floods? A New Era in Climate Protection
Energy in Demand News, March 16-17, 2025
We are in the midst of the zero-carbon energy transition but it will be a rocky road that, realistically, we could see coming. How much commitment has there really been and how quickly can the resolve dissolve. Witness some troubling quotes just from this week: As reported by Reuters, the CEO of state oil giant … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 16-17, 2025
New report on nuclear power’s global stagnation and decline
A new report for the EnergyScience Coalition skewers claim ‘the world is going nuclear’ and nuclear ‘newcomers’ will save the industry from its decades-long decline. One of the authors of the report, Dr. Jim Green, discusses the findings in an article on The Ecologist website. Nuclear power’s global stagnation The proponents of nuclear power … Continue reading New report on nuclear power’s global stagnation and decline
Following latest American developments
EiD wants to give you some news that for the most part is heartening, given what is going on in Washington these days: Solar for All money unfrozen in New Hampshire New Hampshire gained access to much of its federal climate-related funding this week, including $47 million for Solar for All, according to NHPR. The … Continue reading Following latest American developments
First Nations peoples in Australia must be central to – and benefit from – this energy transition
Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney, writes on The Conversation website about the important role that First Nations people in Australia will play in the development of renewable energy infrastructure as part of the goal to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. … Continue reading First Nations peoples in Australia must be central to – and benefit from – this energy transition
Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025
Last week EiD referred to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting this week in China and the concerns about fallout from a reported US exit. The meetings have started and US experts are not there. This weekend the Financial Times (behind a paywall) quotes several experts. “Decimating the nation’s core scientific enterprise, even … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 2-3, 2025
Governments in Africa should find ways to make green innovation work
In an article on The Conversation website, Nara Monkam, Associate Professor of Public Economics, Chair in Municipal Finance within the Department of Economics, and Head of the Public Policy Hub at the University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria discusses what it will take to make green innovation work in Africa. Has finance for green … Continue reading Governments in Africa should find ways to make green innovation work
EC steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security and paves the way for full market integration
The European Commission unveiled package in Kyiv to secure energy system and enable full integration with Europe. The package is described in a news item on the Renews website. Will the Commission have a similar package to promote energy efficiency? EU support to boost Ukraine renewables expansion In Kyiv this week, the European Commission … Continue reading EC steps up support for Ukraine’s energy security and paves the way for full market integration
