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COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality
In a few days’ time, world leaders will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference. It’s been 10 years since the Paris Agreement laid out ambitions for a net-zero future, yet momentum is wanin…
Published on 11 hours ago
Capital Clash: Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuel Finance
Global energy investment is entering a period of realignment. Tariffs, inflation and geopolitical tensions have disrupted financial models, while a backlash against ESG along with renewed fossil fuel…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
The Business of Breathing Life Into Old Wind Turbines
The first generation of wind turbines is now approaching retirement. Developers across Europe, the US and China thus find themselves at a crossroads: should they refurbish and extend the life of exis…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Deep Freeze Risk Raises Stakes for Europe’s Gas Supply
Winter is coming, and with it a rise in demand for natural gas. With growing liquified natural gas exports from the US now crossing the Atlantic and filling European storage, the continent looks to b…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid
The US power grid is under mounting strain from aging infrastructure, slow interconnections and regional bottlenecks, while demand, complexity and variability are on the rise. Building a future-ready…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch
Copper is a cornerstone of the world’s infrastructure. From transportation to the energy transition to massive new data centers, demand for the metal is everywhere, and supply is feeling the crunch. …
Published on 1 month ago
Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump
Despite the gloomy headlines in the US, global investment into clean energy technologies is still rising. The first half 2025 saw a record $386 billion flowing towards clean tech, a 10% rise from the…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Data Centers Could Supercharge US Gas Demand
Artificial intelligence needs power, and lots of it. If all the data centers in the current US pipeline get built, they could suck up the electricity from 100 nuclear power plants and still be left w…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Renewables Bruised, Not Broken, by US Policy Shift
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reshaped the US clean energy landscape. Designed to scale back major US decarbonization programs while promoting fossil fuels, the OBBBA has severely restricted the…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Direct Air Capture’s Cost Curve Conundrum
Right now, there are technologies that can pull carbon dioxide directly out of the air. That could be a critical tool in a world where climate change is rampant. Yet to fulfill this carbon removal po…
Published on 2 months ago