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Can Poland dismantle the EU Green Deal with legal challenges?
For years, Poland’s right-wing government has been threatening to legally challenge the EU’s climate policy, and this summer it delivered …
Petrostates to lose $8trn of fossil-fuel income by 2040
COP28 host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among 28 petrostates that risk losing over half their revenues from fossil …
Cautious optimism as ‘fossil fuels’ included in COP28 Global Stocktake draft
DUBAI - COP28 have negotiators released the first draft of their response to the Global Stocktake synthesis report, showing the …
A Sunnylands victory? Assessing the US-China climate deal
As COP28 kicks off in Dubai, there is a pressing need for global leaders to set aside geopolitical differences in …
Signal: batteries market grows as gas-fired generators wind down
A growing global battery market offers a new means of bolstering energy security, as gas-fired power plants close down. The …
COP28 presidency hails “historic” victory as nations agree Loss and Damage Fund on day one
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has hailed a “historic” victory as world leaders agreed to a Loss and Damage Fund …
Can Poland dismantle the EU Green Deal with legal challenges?
For years, Poland’s right-wing government has been threatening to legally challenge the EU’s climate policy, and this summer it delivered …
COP28 opens in Dubai as global temperature set for new record
DUBAI - The latest annual UN climate conference, COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday 30 November with at least 70,000 …
Signal: FAO road map advises developed countries to eat less meat
The COP28 climate summit, starting this week, will see the publication of a road map to 1.5°C for global food …
Grid upgrades could shave $3trn off the world’s net-zero power transition
Countries could save $3trn in electricity decarbonisation costs for net zero by investing an additional $1.7trn in upgrading global transmission …
Weekly data: global ambition to triple renewables by 2030 within reach
In the run up to COP28, revelations that its host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to use the UN …
Can EU green manufacturers ever compete with low-cost imports?
Economic security – an idea that encompasses a broad set of interconnected elements including supply chain resilience, research integrity, and …
IoT-empowered decarbonisation in the energy sector
In the quest for sustainable and responsible business practices, companies operating in the energy sector face the formidable challenge of …
What the EU’s new methane emissions limit will mean for business
Oil and gas companies warn that new limits on methane emissions agreed by EU lawmakers two weeks ago may be …
Killing for oil – the necessity of representation in climate action
What lessons for true and just climate action can be learned from the maltreatment of the Osage nation, as depicted …
Leading with an invisible hand: what role will private finance play at COP28?
As global leaders spend the next two weeks hammering out decisions relating to the future of our planet at COP28 …
Signal: Norway opens world’s first wind-powered offshore oil platform
The world’s first wind-powered offshore oil platform was officially opened on Tuesday off the west coast of Norway. Opened by Crown …