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IRENA 2025: Digitalization, AI, and the Future of the Energy Transition
During IRENA Innovation Week 2025 (International Renewable Energy Agency – IRENA Innovation Week 2025), the central theme was the interconnection between digitalization and the energy transition. As emphasized, there is no digitalization without energy, nor an energy transition without digitalization.…
Ride for Climate – Cycling Events in Belgium and Poland
Sports activities are increasingly becoming a powerful tool for promoting sustainable values and raising awareness about climate change. The Dutch non-profit organization Cycling 4 Climate (C4C) contributes to climate awareness through such activities – organizing cycling events across Europe. As…
UNEP, Australia Announce Landmark Study to Improve Understanding of Coal and Steel Sector Methane Emissions
The UN Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), with the support of Australia, today launched a new research project aimed at improving the accuracy of methane emissions data from coal mines. The study will be the first of its…
Heatwaves Drive Up Electricity Prices in Europe – Solar Power Softens the Blow
Heatwaves brought record temperatures to Europe in June and July 2025, with some areas exceeding 40 °C, posing serious challenges for the electricity system due to a sudden spike in power consumption. The biggest contributor to the surge in demand was…
Access to Electricity in 2025 Shows Progress, But Universal Access by 2030 Still Unlikely
Global access to electricity improved in 2025 compared to 2022, but the progress remains insufficient to achieve universal access by 2030. The report Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 reveals that nearly 92 percent of the world’s population…
CIRES Study: Wildfires Pollute Rivers for Up to Eight Years After They Burn
The time of year has arrived when red weather alerts become a daily feature in forecasts. High temperatures and dry air pose a danger related to a phenomenon once considered seasonal and mostly local—but which has now become global. Wildfires,…
Ireland Shuts Down Its Last Coal Power Plant – Wind Energy Now Dominant
With the closure of the Moneypoint thermal power plant on June 20, 2025, Ireland has officially ended electricity production from coal, joining the group of 15 European countries that have completely removed coal from their energy mix. This historic step,…