New European Investment Bank report – Bridging opportunity gaps: EIB Group investments in education, health and housing

Europe’s social model is a global benchmark for well-being, but demographic ageing, the green and digital transitions, and recurring economic shocks are putting it under strain. Sustaining progress will require smart, efficient social investment that mobilises public and private resources. This report looks at how the EIB Group is responding to these challenges by financing … Continue reading New European Investment Bank report – Bridging opportunity gaps: EIB Group investments in education, health and housing →

New report examines sentiments from over 3,500 global professionals in the commercial real estate and construction sectors

James Darley writes on the Energy Digital website about the sustainability report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS. Its sustainability report 2025 examines sentiments from over 3,500 global professionals in the commercial real estate and construction sectors, in order to understand how the climate agenda is shaping trends and practices across the world. … Continue reading New report examines sentiments from over 3,500 global professionals in the commercial real estate and construction sectors →

Industrial heating practices in UK manufacturing: survey results

Star Refrigeration has published the findings of its nationwide Industrial Heat Pump Research Survey, uncovering significant opportunities for UK manufacturers to cut energy costs, reduce carbon emissions and modernise ageing heating infrastructure through heat pumps and heat recovery technologies. However, the survey also found that most UK manufacturers cannot say how much heat they use … Continue reading Industrial heating practices in UK manufacturing: survey results →

While AI uses a lot of energy, it can also make systems cleaner and smarter

Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, writes on The Conversation website that the positive benefits from AI almost certainly will be much more important than the negative ones when it comes to improving the environment.   Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet The rapid growth … Continue reading While AI uses a lot of energy, it can also make systems cleaner and smarter →

The new war on climate: Trump’s scorched-earth strategy

In an article on The Conversation website, Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex writes about how America is walking away from climate diplomacy and climate science. What are your views?   US climate obstruction used to be about profits. Trump’s scorched earth policy is something else The Trump … Continue reading The new war on climate: Trump’s scorched-earth strategy →

Upcoming events

There are several upcoming events that you should plan for:   World Sustainable Energy Days World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) will be held this coming week in Wels, Austria on February 24-27, 2026,  with dedicated conferences on pellets, energy efficiency, energy communities, industrial energy transition, young energy researchers and smart e-mobility. You can register here. … Continue reading Upcoming events →

Energy in Demand News, January 18-19, 2025

This week, the Washington Post reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations. “The EPA can effectively manage the balance between protecting the environment and spurring economic growth without misleading the public and assigning arbitrary dollar amounts to human health,” said West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 18-19, 2025 →

Will the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement really go against the EU’s climate commitments?

The EU is set to sign a long-awaited trade deal with South America's trade bloc, Mercosur. It may offer unexplored opportunities, but critics say the environmental fallout is being sidelined. In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Martin Kuebler discusses the main issues.   What the EU-Mercosur deal might mean for the environment Ursula … Continue reading Will the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement really go against the EU’s climate commitments? →

“It is a stretch to suggest that treating ChatGPT politely comes at significant environmental cost”

In article on The Conversation website, Richard Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand discusses the hidden environmental footprint of AI. The author writes that “the popularity of the “please” myth is therefore less a mistake than a signal. People sense AI has a footprint, even if the language … Continue reading “It is a stretch to suggest that treating ChatGPT politely comes at significant environmental cost” →