In an article on The Conversation website, Susan Ann Samuel, Postdoctoral Researcher, International Climate Politics, University of Leeds, discusses failure of international politics to keep pace with a problem that is already affecting virtually every part of the world. Climate, biodiversity and land degradation are treated institutionally as separate problems when, physically, they are deeply … Continue reading Drought knows no borders. The world’s response still does.
Electric cars aren’t carbon neutral — but they’re still much cleaner
In an article on the Deutsche Welle website, Martin Kuebler discusses the clash between claims that EVs are not really climate-friendly once their full life cycle is considered and evidence that, even after battery production and electricity generation are included, EVs still have substantially lower lifetime emissions than combustion-engine cars. Some German politicians are calling … Continue reading Electric cars aren’t carbon neutral — but they’re still much cleaner
Aviation faces a climate it wasn’t built for
In an article on the BBC News website, Theo Leggett discusses how climate change is beginning to affect not just whether aviation can decarbonise, but whether the aviation system itself can operate reliably. Storms, turbulence, flooding and sea-level rise all threaten to make flying more disruptive and expensive. Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – … Continue reading Aviation faces a climate it wasn’t built for
First gas, now coal: Australia’s battery revolution accelerates
David Leitch writes on the Renew Economy website about how Australia’s battery build-out is moving from merely reducing gas generation and peak prices to directly undermining the economics of coal. The “second wave” of batteries is the real story. Second wave of big batteries will eat the dinner of fossil fuels, forcing some coal … Continue reading First gas, now coal: Australia’s battery revolution accelerates
Canada’s climate has already changed — is the country ready?
This is a question that all countries should be asking. Nick Murray writes on the National Newswatch website that Canada is no longer talking only about preventing future climate change; it is confronting changes that are already locked in and for which the country is inadequately prepared. The science says substantial further warming and impacts … Continue reading Canada’s climate has already changed — is the country ready?
Smart clothes, stupid waste?
In an article on The Conversation website, Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Christina Webb, Research Fellow in Sustainable Electronic Textiles., University of Southampton; and Stephen Beeby, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies, University of Southampton, discuss how smart clothing could bring real health and energy benefits, but unless … Continue reading Smart clothes, stupid waste?
Are climate plans betting too much on carbon capture?
Josh Axelrod writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the enormous role climate scenarios assign to carbon capture and the very small scale at which it actually operates today. It is not arguing that CCS is useless, but that expectations may be running far ahead of what has been demonstrated commercially. Europe just opened a … Continue reading Are climate plans betting too much on carbon capture?
New EEA report on impact of clean energy technologies in Europe
Clean energy technologies are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs across the European Union, according to a report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, persistent shortages of skilled workers risk slowing future growth, while at the same time the clean energy sector faces inclusion challenges, with women and young people underrepresented. … Continue reading New EEA report on impact of clean energy technologies in Europe
Strong economic case for tackling pollution and climate change together, UN finds
Tackling air pollution and climate change together would boost global GDP by 2.8 per cent by 2035, according to a UN report, as the majority of the world continues to be exposed to air that remains below global quality standards. UN: Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15 Every US$1 … Continue reading Strong economic case for tackling pollution and climate change together, UN finds
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Maersk, the integrated container logistics company, has signed a deal to install the first wind sail on a container ship, the Financial Times reports, noting that the maritime industry is returning “to an age-old technology to cut fuel consumption and comply with tougher environmental regulations. The sail, a 35m-high rotor sail designed by the British … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 6-7, 2026
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