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
Fossil fuel-producing nations are derailing world climate targets, report says
The Production Gap Report from the Stockholm Environment Institute, Climate Analytics, and International Institute for Sustainable Development, finds that 10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, steering the world further from the … Continue reading Fossil fuel-producing nations are derailing world climate targets, report says
Blog by Jane Marsh – A grid under pressure: Europe’s next climate battle Is staying cool
Heat waves are ravaging the planet, which is a new phenomenon for most of Europe. Experts used to judge energy stability by the availability of heat, but now, the grid is showing citizens and governments that priorities need to change. A comprehensive, climate-aware cooling strategy is necessary to increase power resilience and stability. It requires … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – A grid under pressure: Europe’s next climate battle Is staying cool
Less energy, lower costs, fewer risks: energy futures co-created with government and the public show the UK’s fastest route to net zero
This article on the UK Energy Research Centre website describes a recent report where the authors, Marina Sharmina, Oliver Broad et al, undertake a demand-focused process for energy scenario analysis, led by policymakers and evaluated through public dialogue. They codesign, describe and model four societal futures that aim to achieve the UK’s 2050 net zero … Continue reading Less energy, lower costs, fewer risks: energy futures co-created with government and the public show the UK’s fastest route to net zero
New report by the Coalition for Energy Savings
The Coalition for Energy Savings has come out with a useful publication this report that showcases how the EU’s energy efficiency legal framework, in particular the Energy Efficiency Directive, has driven and continues to drive energy efficiency actions that deliver these benefits on the ground In legislative terms, 2040 is just around the corner. With … Continue reading New report by the Coalition for Energy Savings
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
New EEA briefing calling for improved monitoring of air pollution from transport in Europe
Air pollutant emissions from shipping and aviation are rising, posing an increasing risk to human health, especially for those living near ports and airports, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published this week. The briefing calls for improved monitoring of air pollution in and around these key transportation hubs. Better air quality … Continue reading New EEA briefing calling for improved monitoring of air pollution from transport in Europe
Beyond the Paris promise: The consequences of missing 1.5°C
In an article on The Conversation website, James Dyke, Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter and Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, discuss what follows the failure from last week’s climate summit, COP30, in Belém, Brazil. What are your views? … Continue reading Beyond the Paris promise: The consequences of missing 1.5°C
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
Shifting climate attitudes: A growing divide between rich and middle-income nations
In an article on The Conversation website, Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex writes that there has been declining concern about climate change in high-income countries but not in m idle-income countries. Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations – but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India Polling … Continue reading Shifting climate attitudes: A growing divide between rich and middle-income nations
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