Efficient motor technology can play a big role in ensuring a sustainable water sector

David Hawley writes on the ABB website about the importance of deploying appropriate efficient technology to ensure a sustainable water future. Innovation that flows: How efficient motors can power a sustainable water future Every year, World Water Day reminds us that water underpins everything we take for granted – morning showers, clean drinking water, safe sanitation, … Continue reading Efficient motor technology can play a big role in ensuring a sustainable water sector →

Energy transition: one German village shows lead in energy independence

While war in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring and households bracing for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock. Beatrice Christofaro writes about the village in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. The German village running on its … Continue reading Energy transition: one German village shows lead in energy independence →

Fix, don’t toss: How Europe’s right to repair Is changing consumer culture

Christian Schwägerl writes on the National Observer website about how Europe is taking a fresh approach to stopping the throwaway culture. The EU’s burgeoning repair movement is set to get a boost The grand halls of Berlin’s German Technology Museum are nearly deserted on a Sunday afternoon. The few visitors surveying the vintage cars, … Continue reading Fix, don’t toss: How Europe’s right to repair Is changing consumer culture →

Britain’s energy transition: From warm front to cold homes: the cost of scrapping energy efficiency programmes

With no current programmes in place to address the issue of fuel poverty, it seems that the government is looking to claim progress by manipulating figures rather than taking effective action, says Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation in a column in the March issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry. … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: From warm front to cold homes: the cost of scrapping energy efficiency programmes →

Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026

The war in the Middle East could end up having a devastating impact on our global energy system. Daniel Yergin, the well-known energy analyst who is author of the 1991 ‘The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power’ asks in the Financial Times this week whether the nightmare scenario for global energy is … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, March 8-9, 2026 →

New EEA publication covering the links between air pollution, noise and chemical pollution to mental health issue

Reducing pollution, in line with the EU Zero Pollution action plan, could improve mental health across Europe, according to an EEA briefing published recently. The publication covers the links between air pollution, noise and chemical pollution to mental health issues, as well as opportunities for action – including the positive effects of nature-based solutions on … Continue reading New EEA publication covering the links between air pollution, noise and chemical pollution to mental health issue →

Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across its brewing operations and supply chain

James Darley reports on the Energy Digital website that brewing company Carlsberg Group has released its 2025 Annual Report, including its sustainability and ESG data focused on its climate and packaging targets. Carlsberg's Annual Report: What are the Energy Headlines? Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across … Continue reading Carlsberg Group’s 2025 Annual Report highlights its continued push to decarbonise energy use across its brewing operations and supply chain →

The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging demand, and more volatile pricing

Guy Grainger, Global Head, Sustainability Services, JLL writes on the World Economic Forum website about the important role that buildings can play in meeting our energy security concerns. How buildings can start solving energy security as power demands surge The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging … Continue reading The traditional role of buildings as energy consumers is changing amid rising supply disruptions, surging demand, and more volatile pricing →

Decarbonising steel comes with hidden costs for communities

Steffan James, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Supply Chains, Cardiff University writes on The Conversation website about how the transformation of one steel plant has led to complex effects that ripple out over time at different scales. The unintended consequences of decarbonising steelworks For more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by … Continue reading Decarbonising steel comes with hidden costs for communities →

Concrete without the carbon: how new materials could cut construction emissions

Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Research Scientist in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, writes on The Conversation website about latest developments to reduce cement’s carbon footprint. Cement has a climate problem — here’s how geopolymers with add‑ins like cork could help fix it Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, … Continue reading Concrete without the carbon: how new materials could cut construction emissions →