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LONDON — The U.K. is reviewing its membership of the Energy Charter Treaty, a controversial international investment agreement, over fears it could hold back the country’s net zero plans. Energy …
UK weighing exit from controversial energy treaty Read More
TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Japan aims to spend over 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) on green transformation to promote local production of storage batteries, semiconductors and equipment to produce …
Japan eyes over $14 bln in green transformation spending – govt Read More
With Europe’s deepening commitment to decarbonizing the energy it uses — and to weaning itself off Russian imports — comes a desperate need to replace its fossil fuel habit with green alternatives. As 70% …
Clean fuel storage attracts big business amid energy shift Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, and Moscow’s subsequent throttling of natural gas supplies to Europe, threw global energy markets into disarray. Europe panicked as it confronted the ugly reality of its fragile …
Europe’s latest energy security tactic: hoarding Chinese solar panels Read More
Roland Kupers argues that fixing the climate crisis will necessarily be turbulent. Our current approach to the climate problem falls well short of what is objectively required, but that does …
The Bumpy Ride Read More
Helen Thompson is a professor of international political economy who thinks that understanding energy can explain a lot (if not all as she is careful to say) that has happened …
Killer watts Read More
One of the nation’s largest renewable trade groups unveiled revised recommendations Thursday on how “green” hydrogen emissions should be counted under the Inflation Reduction Act, highlighting the challenge facing the …
US: Renewable group shifts position, shakes up hydrogen debate Read More
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday (22 May) criticised the idea of not growing the economy for environmental reasons, joining calls to stop environmental and health-related regulation to …
Belgium’s De Croo slams degrowth, joins call for a regulatory break Read More
In 2019, Thea Riofrancos was splitting her time between researching the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile and organizing for a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels …
The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem Read More
As industrialised countries shift towards climate neutrality, some industries such as coal mining will have to disappear, meaning workers need to retrain to find employment in other sectors. Other industries, …
German workers want green transition, but not with lower pay Read More