It was encouraging this week to see the IEA publish this year’s World Energy Outlook. “The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it’s unstoppable. It’s not a question of ‘if’, it’s just a matter of ‘how soon’ – and the sooner the better for all of us,” said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 29th, 2023
UK passes Energy Act
Laws have been passed in the UK to help unlock £100bn of private investment in energy infrastructure, accelerate development of offshore wind and bring more competition to networks. The UK Energy Act 2023, which has received Royal Assent, will deliver a more efficient energy system in the long term, helping to keep costs low. … Continue reading UK passes Energy Act
Hydropower players are forming an alliance in EU as the industry suffers from slow growth due to green concerns and a challenging investment environment
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer writes on the Euractiv website about how the hydropower sector is facing many challenges and are arguing that a European hydropower strategy is needed. Europe’s oldest renewables industry wants more attention from Brussels The EU’s biggest hydropower players have gathered to form an alliance and are asking for aid from Brussels … Continue reading Hydropower players are forming an alliance in EU as the industry suffers from slow growth due to green concerns and a challenging investment environment
The EU’s European Innovation Council Tech Report 2023 is published
The European Innovation Council operates at the forefront of scientific and technological developments. This ambition is underlined by the EIC Tech Report 2023 highlights novel technologies and innovations submitted to the EIC under Horizon Europe. The report has an emphasis on early-stage research projects, funded following extensive independent expert review. It also includes some areas … Continue reading The EU’s European Innovation Council Tech Report 2023 is published
Emerging markets will need $1.5 trillion in investment before 2035 to make new and existing buildings environmentally friendly and avoid a jump in climate-damaging emissions
Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop write on the Reuter’s website that emerging markets will need $1.5 trillion in investment before 2035 to avoid a jump in climate-damaging emissions. China alone would need $1.33 trillion. The funds would be used for investments in electrification of older inefficient buildings with cleaner energy, and the construction of energy-efficient … Continue reading Emerging markets will need $1.5 trillion in investment before 2035 to make new and existing buildings environmentally friendly and avoid a jump in climate-damaging emissions
One particularly significant strategy the oil industry has adopted is to place responsibility for climate change mitigation and adaptation on the individual
In an article on The Conversation website, Sarah M. Munoz, Doctoral researcher in political science at the Université de Montréal discusses how oil companies have effectively made consumers responsible for curbing the climate crisis. What are your views? How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers The political response to the … Continue reading One particularly significant strategy the oil industry has adopted is to place responsibility for climate change mitigation and adaptation on the individual
Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together
Co-ordinated editorial calls on World Health Organization to declare global health emergency. Lauren Pelley discusses the call to leaders in an article on the CBC News website. Climate crisis could cause 'catastrophic harm' to human health, 200-plus medical journals warn More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem … Continue reading Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together
The benefits of sustainable housing
Andréanne Doyon, Assistant professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University and Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University provide a very good review in an article on The Conversation website about the range of benefits of sustainable housing. How sustainable, liveable and resilient housing … Continue reading The benefits of sustainable housing
State of the Energy Union 2023: EU responds effectively to crisis, looks to the future, and accelerates the green transition
In the State of the Energy Union Report 2023, published this week, the European Commission looks back on the EU response to the unprecedented energy crisis of the past two years, assesses the state of play with the green transition at national, European and global level, and sets out the challenges and opportunities ahead as … Continue reading State of the Energy Union 2023: EU responds effectively to crisis, looks to the future, and accelerates the green transition
New EEA report on progress made in EU to reduce GHG emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions dropped by two percent last year across the European Union, compared to 2021 levels according to estimates in the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) ‘Trends and Projections’ report published this week. However, despite gains made in emissions reductions, renewable energy and energy efficiency, the report cautions that accelerated action is urgently needed … Continue reading New EEA report on progress made in EU to reduce GHG emissions
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