World fails first review of COP renewable energy goal
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
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Inspiring Energy Solutions Powering our Cities, Homes and Businesses [Promoted content]
Europe’s transition to renewable power is rapidly accelerating, with a growing range of technologies and actors coming together in innovative ways to power our cities, homes and businesses. This map shows inspiring examples of successful local energy s…
EU passes 50% renewables milestone amid missing climate plans
The EU’s renewable power sources outperformed fossil fuels in the first half of 2024, the European Commission announced, while key long-term climate plans have yet to be submitted.
Europe’s new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at ‘slow agony.’
Ukraine doubles down on Russian reactors in nuclear power push
Atomic energy is a lifeline amid preparations for the “hardest winter” in the country’s history, Kyiv’s energy minister told POLITICO.
‘Drill, baby, drill’: America’s fossil fuel boom risks bust in Europe
Both Trump and Biden are pushing lucrative U.S. fossil fuel deals — a risky bet given the EU’s plans to wean itself off the energy source.
Europe’s new energy risk: Trading Russia for America
The EU replaced Russian energy with U.S. supplies after Moscow launched a war. Now people are wondering: Is Europe too dependent on America?
30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed
Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.
Can ‘water batteries’ solve the energy storage conundrum?
Portuguese plant aims to show pumping water up a mountain can be part of energy system driven by renewable power
Building wind power, canceling coal — it’s all drowning under borrowing costs
Central banks’ efforts to tame inflation have made it harder for both wealthy and poor nations to shift away from fossil fuels.
Fluorescent vomit and a racism row: Is this Europe’s clean energy future?
The EU is pinning its climate hopes on importing green hydrogen from Africa and South America. But activists say it’s a neo-colonial asset grab.
The state of the planet in 10 numbers
A snapshot of the warming world, from sea level rise to fossil fuel subsidies.
European Hydrogen Week: what’s next for the hydrogen economy? [Promoted content]
Auctions have always been a friend to clean technology, with the cost of wind and solar projects in Europe dropping substantially over two decades thanks to bidding schemes that incentivise developers to ask for lower and lower levels of subsidies. It …