As countries rush to secure supplies of the materials needed to ramp up clean energy, a push for stronger governance rules is gathering momentum. Chloé Farand writes on the Climate Home News website about the plans for an international treaty. Does the world need a global treaty on energy transition minerals? Electric vehicles, batteries, … Continue reading There are mounting calls for international cooperation to ensure production of “critical” minerals is sustainable and equitable
Impact of cuts to US National Science Foundation by Trump administration
Established in 1950 the National Science Foundation (NSF )is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. It has had a great impact. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using NSF funding. In an article on The Conversation website, Paul … Continue reading Impact of cuts to US National Science Foundation by Trump administration
Save twice the ice by limiting global warming
More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned Thursday, fueling sea-level rise and jeopardizing water supplies for billions. An AFP news item on the France 24 website discusses the study. Climate action could save half of world's vanishing glaciers, says study … Continue reading Save twice the ice by limiting global warming
Earth is now expected to cross 1.5°C warming by 2027, WMO warns
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. Shannon Osaka writes on the Washington Post website about the reports findings. Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years Seven years ago, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading Earth is now expected to cross 1.5°C warming by 2027, WMO warns
What roles do our pensions, investments and banking decisions play in supporting fossil fuel projects?
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Holly Young tries to answer that question and to look for green finance alternatives. What role does your money play in the climate crisis? Personal finance is a climate blind spot for many — lagging behind decisions on things like diet, travel or shopping when it … Continue reading What roles do our pensions, investments and banking decisions play in supporting fossil fuel projects?
Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025
While there has been more environmental reporting, there have also been more academic studies that prove that there are serious grounds for doubt about the published environmental results. A Financial Times newsletter refers to one draft paper from King’s College London that uses data from Climate Trace, an open-access initiative that takes inputs from more … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025
Why French men have a higher carbon footprint than women
According to a study published by the London School of Economics, French men's CO₂ emissions are, on average, 26% higher than women's in the food and transport sectors, the two largest sources of pollution in France. Audrey Garric discusses the study in an article on the Le Monde website More red meat and large … Continue reading Why French men have a higher carbon footprint than women
Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS)
The core concept of the EU-funded LIFE project InEExS is the deployment of integrated energy services across sectors and carriers, and the tokenisation of energy saving data in a public blockchain to facilitate cooperation among market segments and actors. The InEExS project recently released five innovative business models aimed at deploying integrated energy services across various sectors. The … Continue reading Spotlight on EU funded project: Innovative energy (efficiency) service models for sector integration via blockchain (InEExS)
What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
In an article on The Conversation website, Daniel Commandeur, Surrey Future Fellow, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; Mahsa Masoudi. PhD Researcher, Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; and Siddharth Gadkari, Lecturer in Chemical Process Engineering, University of Surrey, try to answer the question on batteries trapping carbon dioxide. Batteries that absorb … Continue reading What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds
A new study finds that investing just one-third of the Social Climate Fund, the EU could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across the EU by 2032. This would be enough to reach all energy-poor households in nine EU countries and slash EU gas demand by 11% — nearly as much as the EU imported from Russia in 2024. The EU Social … Continue reading Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 