A news item on the Parke website, the technology centre TECNALIA has launched Revalheat, a start-up capable of reintegrating heat that is currently wasted back into production processes, reducing fossil fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions. Importantly, industrial waste heat, often considered an unavoidable energy loss, can be transformed into a valuable resource that improves energy … Continue reading Unlocking the untapped potential of industrial waste heat
Who should pay for the energy transition — consumers or taxpayers?
In an article on The Conversation website, Colin Nolden, Senior Research Fellow, Energy Institute, University of Sheffield, discusses that the challenge is not simply how to make energy cheaper, but how to pay for the energy transition fairly. It raises an important question about whether the costs of supporting renewable energy and vulnerable households should … Continue reading Who should pay for the energy transition — consumers or taxpayers?
COP31 approaches: can the world move from climate promises to implementation?
As world leaders prepare to gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for COP31, attention is turning from setting climate ambitions to delivering concrete results. With energy efficiency, electrification, building renovation and climate finance featuring prominently on the agenda, the conference offers an important opportunity to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable energy system. But amid geopolitical … Continue reading COP31 approaches: can the world move from climate promises to implementation?
The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
At COP31, states must build on the UAE Consensus, the COP30 roadmaps, and the outcomes from Santa Marta. The multilateral system must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and help secure a prosperous, healthy and liveable future for all. ClientEarth, a team of lawyers and policy experts dedicated to protecting life on Earth have … Continue reading The global environmental law organisation, ClientEarth, provides briefing in advance of COP31
New EEA briefing on how to climate-proof critical infrastructure in Europe
Extreme heat, drought, wildfires and storms disrupted transport, energy and water supply across Europe this year, confirming risks the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) identified two years ago. A briefing published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) looks at how to climate-proof critical infrastructure, based on the lessons learned this year. What … Continue reading New EEA briefing on how to climate-proof critical infrastructure in Europe
Energy in Demand News, November 1-2, 2026
The EU has told member states to make plans to cope with 3°C of global warming, the Financial Times reports. The European Commission is proposing new rules requiring EU member states to prepare for a potential 3°C rise in global temperatures by 2100, including clearer responsibilities for managing the growing risks of floods, heatwaves and … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 1-2, 2026
The climate threat missing from almost every national adaptation plan
In an article on The Conversation website, Brenden Jongman, Honorary Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford and Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk, University of Oxford, discuss how the potential weakening or collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents represents a major climate risk, yet governments are doing remarkably little to prepare for … Continue reading The climate threat missing from almost every national adaptation plan
EC opens targeted consultation on a renewed hydrogen strategy
The European Commission opened the consultation on October 26th and runs until November 23rd. The target audiences are public authorities (Member States and EEA countries, regional and local authorities), National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), hydrogen producers and consumers, including users of hydrogen and its derivatives in industrial processes, agriculture, aviation and maritime transport, infrastructure operators, technology … Continue reading EC opens targeted consultation on a renewed hydrogen strategy
Solar power overtakes nuclear: a turning point in the energy transition
Jocelyn Timperley writes on the BBC News website that, after defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here. 'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear The world's … Continue reading Solar power overtakes nuclear: a turning point in the energy transition
Beyond the numbers: putting people at the heart of climate change
In an article on The Conversation website, Monika Frątczak, Postdoctoral Researcher, Digital Technologies, Communication and Artificial Intelligence, Manchester Metropolitan University, explains how climate data may tell us what is happening to the planet, but it does not always tell us who is affected or what those experiences mean for people and communities. It also raises … Continue reading Beyond the numbers: putting people at the heart of climate change
