The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies
Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025
Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals
It’s Time To Target The Political Power Of Polluters | NOEMA
The article argues that climate policy fails because it targets emissions rather than the political and financial power of fossil asset owners, who use tools like tax havens and investor‑state dispute settlement to protect profits and block decarbonization. It proposes shifting the focus to assets by tightening global tax rules, phasing out legal protections such as ISDS for fossil investments, and using green industrial policy to “flip” firms and capital from fossil to renewable sectors, creating pro-climate business coalitions. In a context of geopolitical turmoil and rising protectionism, it contends that strategically designed cooperation and “Goldilocks” levels of protectionism can build a green world order by aligning economic competitiveness with rapid decarbonization.
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Romania has cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by about 75% compared with 1990 levels, while its per capita emissions have fallen below the EU average despite continued economic growth. Current plans aim to deepen this decoupling by targeting around 78–85% emission reductions by 2030 versus 1990, alongside a coal phase‑out by 2032 and a rapid scale‑up of renewables, nuclear and energy efficiency, especially in buildings and industry. This represents a structural shift from a coal‑ and heavy‑industry‑based system toward a more electrified, efficiency‑driven and export‑oriented economy that uses EU climate finance and domestic investment to sustain growth with much lower emissions.
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025 - Carbon Brief
Clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025 – and more than 90% of the rise in investment.
Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June | Euronews
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ - Carbon Brief
Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new IEA forecasts.
La peur du black-out se propage de la Chine à l'Europe
Une pénurie mondiale d'électricité menace alors que les difficultés d'approvisionnement augmentent et que les pays doivent relever le défi de la transition énergétique. Pour faire face, certains optent pour un retour du nucléaire.
En Allemagne, le futur gouvernement vise 80 % d’énergies renouvelables en 2030
La feuille de route de la coalition entre sociaux-démocrates, écologistes et libéraux prévoit que la sortie du charbon devra intervenir « idéalement » en 2030.
Entre frugalité et technologies, quatre choix de société pour atteindre la neutralité carbone
L’Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie (Ademe) présente des scénarios énergétiques pour 2050 allant d’une option misant fortement sur la sobriété à une autre pariant sur les innovations.
Pour l’Agence internationale de l’énergie, « les progrès en matière d’énergie propre sont encore beaucoup trop lents »
L’édition 2021 du « World Energy Outlook » estime que le développement du solaire, de l’éolien et des véhicules électriques fait émerger un nouveau marché de l’énergie.
Les risques sociaux de la transition climatique, un défi pour l’Etat
L’indispensable modification des modes de vie nécessitera de nouvelles dépenses, sous peine de peser sur les entreprises, l’emploi et le pouvoir d’achat des ménages.