Regulation/policy
Floating wind will not need subsidies by 2035 – DNV study
Floating offshore wind will be fully commercialised, with no need for subsidies to cover costs, by 2035, according to 60%…
Weekly data: plummeting Russian oil receipts herald the fall of a petrostate
It is a future destined for all countries whose economies remain over-reliant on fossil fuels during the energy transition: plummeting…
Weekly data: The case for a British state-owned electricity generation company
A state-owned electricity generation company could save Britons £21bn ($24.8bn) a year (or £252 per household) while accelerating the transition…
Guardian investigation “compares apples and oranges” – Verra CEO
A recent investigation into Verra, the world’s leading certifier of carbon offset credits, by the Guardian newspaper, the German weekly…
Weekly data: One-third of UK funding for heat pumps and insulation is unspent
More than £2bn ($2.39bn) of funding committed to energy efficiency and decarbonising heat, or home retrofits, has not yet been…
OECD leaders under pressure to end export finance for oil and gas
A coalition of more than 175 civil society organisations from over 45 countries has released a joint position urging world…
Japan’s solar PV industry is set for fresh growth
Japan’s solar photovoltaic (PV) industry would seem enviable to countries committed to a successful energy transition. According to Energy Monitor’s…
Weekly data: US outpaces EU in the race to build EV batteries
President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is proving a massive boon for US green industry. The $369bn package is…
In green subsidy race with US, EU lacks focus
On 9 February, EU prime ministers and presidents will converge on Brussels for a showdown over how to respond to…
Can voluntary net-zero initiatives save us from a fossil fuel financial crash?
On 25 January, members of the European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee (ECON) rejected a proposal to adopt higher capital requirements…