In praise of Paris’ climate and energy transition

Jimmy Thomson, Editor-In-Chief of Canada’s National Observer, was obviously in Paris recently and impressed with how the city has transitioned to improve its sustainability. The city’s efforts to transform its downtown into an active-transportation Mecca had attracted me on a pilgrimage across the world to see what it looks and feels like. You can tell … Continue reading In praise of Paris’ climate and energy transition →

Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change

Natasha Bulowski writes on the National Observer website that Canada’s auditor general is raising alarm bells about the federal government’s preparedness for the impact of climate change on its infrastructure. This is an important warning that should be made in all countries. Is it in yours? Billions in federal buildings, roads and other assets … Continue reading Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change →

Greenhushing: when organisations downplay their sustainability efforts could be just as dangerous as greenwashing

In an article on The Conversation website, Marta Nieto-Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Portsmouth, Universidad de Salamanca; Diletta Acuti, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath and Nayla Khan, PhD Candidate in Marketing, University of Portsmouth discuss the impact of “greenhushing.” ‘Greenhushing’ is a trend that leaves businesses downplaying their environmental wins … Continue reading Greenhushing: when organisations downplay their sustainability efforts could be just as dangerous as greenwashing →

Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025

An EU directive, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, approved in 2024 is causing problems for American oil companies. The New York Times reports that the Executive Director of Exxon, Darren Woods, is now urging Europe to rescind this directive which makes companies track climate pollution. Woods called the EU regulations one part … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 21-22, 2025 →

LSE report finds publicly listed companies lack credible climate transition plans

Florence Jones writes on the Sustainableviews website about new research from the London School of Economics’ TPI Global Climate Transition Centre reveals that almost all of the 2,000 most polluting businesses lack credible transition plans Companies failing on transition planning, stalling on climate reporting At a glance Research published by the London School of … Continue reading LSE report finds publicly listed companies lack credible climate transition plans →

Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air, reports New York Times. The EPA proposal “would end requirements for thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities across … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025 →

European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU

Stuart Braun writes on the Deutsche Welle website about new waste targets in the EU. EU lawmakers have given a final green light to a law on slashing the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of fast fashion. EU to slash food and fast fashion waste Following … Continue reading European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU →

Google’s net-zero pledge has quietly been scrubbed

In June, Google’s Sustainability website proudly boasted a headline pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. By July, that had all changed. Darius Snieckus and Rory White write on the National Observer website about what is going on. Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai stood smiling in a leafy-green California garden … Continue reading Google’s net-zero pledge has quietly been scrubbed →

Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025

The expression Energy Efficiency 1st is not just a PR slogan. This week, 67 Industry players and 26 national and EU industry associations wrote to the EU’s Danish Presidency, concerned about the draft compromise text on the EU Climate Law from 31st July, which removes explicit references to the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. The … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025 →

Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025

Encouragingly, the Financial Times reports that solar power generation in Britain so far this year has surpassed the total for 2024 “as panels are rapidly installed amid favourable weather, underlining renewable energy’s increasing importance to the grid. . . . Some 14.08 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from solar in Great Britain by August … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025 →