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Rod Janssen
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Independent expert on zero-carbon #energytransition. Editor of energyindemand.com and President of Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes. Amateur singer.
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You should read this week's newsletter, Energy in Demand. You'll enjoy it! energyindemand.com/2026/02/08/e...
Energy in Demand News, February 8-9, 2026
There is mixed news on climate-related philanthropy this week.  Michael Bloomberg’s donations on climate action have topped $3 billion over a decade, “including a recent boost to contributions to t…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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This week's newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand, now available energyindemand.com/2026/01/18/e...
Energy in Demand News, January 18-19, 2025
This week, the Washington Post reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations. “The EPA can effectively manage the balance betwee…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:13 AM
On this day in 1898 Marie and Pierre Curie informed l’Académie des Sciences that they had discovered radium while experimenting with a mineral form of uranium oxide. They were co-recipients of the 1903 Nobel prize in physics, with Antoine Becquerel
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Please enjoy our end of year newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand. See you again in 2026! energyindemand.com/2025/12/21/e...
Energy in Demand News, December 21-22, 2025
EiD wishes you a very festive season and we look forward to seeing you in 2026 Let’s all do our best to get our zero-carbon energy transition on track The Washington Post reports that the Trump adm…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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This week's newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand, is now out energyindemand.com/2025/11/30/e...
Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025
There is a fascinating news item from New York., reported in a Financial Times newsletter this week. “New York City’s top finance official has urged three of the city’s biggest pension funds to dro…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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This week's newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand, is now available energyindemand.com/2025/11/23/e...
Energy in Demand News, November 23-24, 2025
Two years ago, at COP28 in the Dubai, countries agreed on the need to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems.” This was essentially the first time that official documents …
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Are you there? Hope all goes well.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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My new blog post as we head into COP30.
Yes, it's that time again.
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COP30 in Brazil: Same procedure as every year? I hope not
As world leaders head for Brazil to focus on climate change, it is time for realism, pragmatism – and maybe even a little optimism, in spite of it all. It’s that time of year again. The…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Energy in Demand News, November 9-10, 2025
On 6 November, the European Commission published its yearly report on the State of the Energy Union Report, a key assessment of Members’ progress in meeting climate and enerrgy goals, the Coalition…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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My newsletter, Energy in Demand, has a lot of material on the zero carbon energy transition that you should appreciate energyindemand.com/2025/11/01/e...
Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
Bill Gates marked his 70th birthday on October 28 “by lobbing a hand grenade into the global climate finance debate, just as governments prepare to convene for the COP30 summit in Brazil, in the wo…
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November 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Energy in Demand News, October 26-27, 2025
The EU’s national leaders spent their summit venting frustration about the bloc’s green transition — and ultimately agreed on language that demands no specific changes to climate legisl…
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October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Energy in Demand News, October 19-20, 2025
In his landmark 2006 analysis, the economist Lord Nicholas Stern concluded that climate action would cost less than the damage caused by inaction and that climate change was the greatest market fai…
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October 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Energy in Demand News, October 12-13, 2025
EiD is always trying to encourage zero carbon transport. It was a pleasant surprise to see such an article in The Economist this week. Entitled Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport, the…
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October 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Why not start reading my latest newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand? energyindemand.com/2025/10/05/e...
Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic …
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October 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The US Department of Energy has told employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to avoid using the words “climate change” in what seems to be the latest incident in a crackdown on discussing the climate crisis in the US government www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US energy department cracks down on workers’ use of climate crisis language
Efficiency employees reportedly told to avoid ‘climate change’ and similar terms in their work in latest clampdown
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October 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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My latest newsletter on the zero carbon energy transition, Energy in Demand, is now out - energyindemand.com/2025/09/28/e...
Energy in Demand News, September 28-29, 2025
Trump to World: Green Energy Is a Scam and Climate Science Is From ‘Stupid People’ That was quite a headline for the New York Times account of President Trump berating everyone at the UN General As…
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September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Not what we want to read: BP predicts higher oil and gas demand, suggesting world will not hit 2050 net zero target www.theguardian.com/business/202...
BP predicts higher oil and gas demand, suggesting world will not hit 2050 net zero target
Conflict in Ukraine and Middle East as well as trade tariffs are making states focus on energy security
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September 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts www.theguardian.com/environment/...
China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts
Xi suggested US not rising to the climate challenge in his UN speech, but critics say new cuts fall ‘far short’ of what is necessary
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September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Enjoy this week's Energy in Demand newsletter. A great way to get into the autumnal mood energyindemand.com/2025/09/07/e...
Energy in Demand News, September 7-8, 2025
As we are decarbonising our economies, electrification become more and more important. A Financial Times newsletter this week, however, notes that EU member states are set to miss a deadline for li…
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September 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Try out some good September reading on the zero carbon energy transition. My newsletter came out on the weekend - energyindemand.com/2025/08/31/e...
Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025
The expression Energy Efficiency 1st is not just a PR slogan. This week, 67 Industry players and 26 national and EU industry associations wrote to the EU’s Danish Presidency, concerned about the dr…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM