Spend 40% more on grids to meet soaring electricity demand: IEA

Global electricity demand in the coming years is set to grow faster than it has in two decades, adding the equivalent of Japanese demand to total demand every year, the… The post Spend 40% more on grids to meet soaring electricity demand: IEA appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Rent control negatives ‘outweigh positives’, IEA report claims

“Rent control effectively reduces rents in the controlled sector, but does it at a high price." The post Rent control negatives ‘outweigh positives’, IEA report claims appeared first on Property Week.

World is falling behind on COP28 pledge to triple renewables by 2030

An IEA report has found that global industries are not currently on target to triple renewables by 2030, one of the "critical actions" of COP28. The post World is falling behind on COP28 pledge to triple renewables by 2030 appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

World not on course to meet Cop28 pledge of tripling renewables by 2030

A pledge made at Cop28 of tripling the globe’s renewable energy capacity by 2030 is falling behind, according to analysis from the Internation Energy Agency (IEA). The post World not on course to meet Cop28 pledge of tripling renewables by 2030 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

IEA warns world’s clean energy transition is ‘too slow’: Will the UK meet its net-zero goal?

The International Energy Agency has warned that clean energy progress is “far too slow” to put global emissions into sustained decline towards net-zero. The Paris-based organization made this announcement during the release of its World Energy Outlook 2021. The IEA’s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that countries’ efforts Continue Reading

Just Have a Think - Fossil free steel. Another giant step towards net carbon zero? 13122020

Steel has become an essential material in our modern world. But the steel making industry is responsible for 7% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. That has to be reduced by at least 60% by 2050 if we are to meet our net carbon zero targets. A solution has been found though, and it replaces carbon with hydrogen. The question is, can it be scaled up quickly enough?

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Science tells us there's enough energy in the first 10 kilometres below our planet's surface to provide all our energy needs for millions of years. The Romans tapped into it for their hot water spas. Today, we all know it as Geothermal Energy. There's no carbon dioxide emissions and no air pollution with geothermal, and it's literally right there beneath our feet. So why isn't our entire planet powered by it?