The Financial Times reported this week that Norway’s oil fund wants companies to be allowed to water down their climate goals, arguing the alternative was for a major net zero initiative to fall apart. “The $2tn oil fund told the FT it feared companies could back away from the idea of science-backed climate targets unless … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 25-26, 2026
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Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps
Esme Stallard and Justin Rowlatt write on the BBC News website about the latest programme to decarbonise Britain’s homes. Ministers are tilting Britain’s “homes upgrade” spending away from insulation and towards technologies such as solar panels, batteries and heat pumps as they seek to lift 1mn families out of fuel poverty. Is this the right … Continue reading Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps
Climate finance on shaky ground: miscounting, mislabeling and the cost for developing nations
Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, writes on The Conversation website about how climate finance so far has rested on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting, one where funding for airports, hotels and even ice cream stores is being counted as climate … Continue reading Climate finance on shaky ground: miscounting, mislabeling and the cost for developing nations
Energy in Demand News, November 16-17, 2025
EiD has always promoted low/no carbon mobility, but Slovakia, it seems, not so much. The Guardian this week headlined “Slow-vakia” its report on a new law setting a 6km/h speed limit for cyclists, skaters, scooter and e-scooter riders on pavements in Slovakia that has prompted mockery, criticism and a rash of online memes. “At such … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 16-17, 2025
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
Australia’s energy transition – down under goes green: clean power tops fossil fuels in landmark shift
Gavin Maguire writes on the Reuter’s website about how Australia has made big clean energy gains in its energy transition. Australia's clean power push hits pivotal energy transition milestone Australian utilities generated more electricity from clean power sources than from fossil fuels for the first time ever last month, marking a major energy transition … Continue reading Australia’s energy transition – down under goes green: clean power tops fossil fuels in landmark shift
Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
Bill Gates marked his 70th birthday on October 28 “by lobbing a hand grenade into the global climate finance debate, just as governments prepare to convene for the COP30 summit in Brazil, in the words of a Financial Times newsletter this week. Bill Gates said: “I urge everyone at COP30 to ask … is the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
Blog by Jane Marsh – How AI-enabled circuit boards are revolutionizing renewable energy systems in Europe
Circuit boards are the lifeblood of most electronics, but they are particularly empowering to renewable energy infrastructure as it undergoes buildout. They convert and transmit power, and years of innovation have transformed them into the most efficient versions of this crucial component. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be a welcome disruption, making it smarter and … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – How AI-enabled circuit boards are revolutionizing renewable energy systems in Europe
Good momentum for deployment of renewables globally
Zoya Teirstein writes on the website of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about two separate studies showing the strong growth in renewables globally, despite the roadblocks in the USA. Despite what’s happening in the USA, renewables are winning globally If you live in the United States, you could be forgiven for thinking that … Continue reading Good momentum for deployment of renewables globally
Our energy transition: a recent breakthrough in fuel cell design
In a groundbreaking advancement for the energy sector, researchers have unveiled a revolutionary ceramic fuel cell design that promises to dramatically reduce weight and enhance efficiency, potentially transforming applications across aerospace and renewable energy industries. Eirwen Williams discusses the developments in an article on the Sustainability Times website. “Ceramics Crushed All Metal Technology”: Danish … Continue reading Our energy transition: a recent breakthrough in fuel cell design
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