The 2015 Paris Agreement recognizes that keeping the increase in global average temperature below 2°C from pre-industrial levels would significantly reduce the impact of climate change. In order to…

We are bombarded daily with news about climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainability, the circular economy, the energy transition, and so on. It is hard to know how much we…

Current Landscape The global shift towards cleaner energy sources is no longer a distant ideal but a pressing reality. Hydrogen, recognized as a pivotal component in the clean energy transition, holds…

The digital revolution - 2 page factsheet by the Joint Research Center The digital revolution Digitalisation is the innovative use of information and communications technologies , in particular the…

Headlines Fossil fuel combustion to meet heating needs accounts for 35% of cement’s CO2 emissions. The remaining 65% are due to direct process emissions, which must also be addressed. The biomass use…

There is growing recognition that the energy transition can only be sustainable if material use is part of the equation, an aspect reflected in recent EU regulatory initiatives. In electrical systems,…

Vision vs. reality – why political intervention is essential to unleash heat pumps energy savings potential in industrial and commercial applications. Buildings need a comfortable indoor temperature…

A builder directs wet concrete from a cement truck into the foundations of a large building. Credit: Peter Righteous/Alamy Stock Photo. First published here . If the cement industry were a country, it…

The transport sector still accounts for a quarter of EU carbon emissions, mainly coming from road transport. Direct electrification is playing a leading role in decarbonising the sector with electric…