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In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials, started getting calls from government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. Within the …
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war Read More
A lack of funding could hamper the ability of Great British Energy to truly transform the UK’s energy sector, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has warned. As the government plans …
Lack of funding could hamper Great British Energy’s ability to deliver clean energy future Read More
Fossil fuel power generation in Europe declined by a record 19% in 2023, according to data from think-tank Ember, as the continent shifts towards renewables. Gas-fired electricity production fell by 15% …
Europe’s record fall in fossil fuels – plus other top energy stories Read More
The technologies now make up 9% of electricity generating capacity in ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – according to a …
Wind and solar capacity in south-east Asia climbs 20% in just one year, report finds Read More
As more and more Americans embrace electric vehicles, automakers and the federal government are racing to secure the materials needed to build EV batteries, including by pouring billions of dollars …
The next frontier in EV battery recycling: Graphite Read More
Fossil fuels still supply around 80% of the world’s energy needs, but 2023 saw significant advancements in renewable power. The intergovernmental International Energy Agency (IAE) said that global renewable energy capacity experienced its largest-ever growth …
Solar, batteries and heat pumps led the green charge in 2023 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
“We are saying with folded hands that the only thing that we want is our lands to be saved. And if not land, then at least our houses.” The Canary spoke …
UK government climate ‘aid’ set to displace indigenous villagers in India Read More
German chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to Latin America this week looking for one thing: lithium. Meeting with the leaders of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil — home to the so-called lithium triangle — …
The world needs lithium more than ever, and Latin America knows it Read More
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels, according to new Carbon Brief analysis. This means the UK is now halfway to meeting its target of …
Analysis: UK is now halfway to meeting its ‘net-zero emissions’ target Read More