Green deals

How will Indonesia’s JETP move the country beyond coal?

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country and fifth-largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, is crucial to the success of the…

Are debt-for-climate swaps finally taking off?

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost…

What next for Scotland’s move away from oil and gas?

On 15 February Nicola Sturgeon announced she would step down as Scotland’s first minister after eight years in the role.…

Opinion: Why the EU must hold fast on its clean energy ambitions

On climate action and the energy transition, the EU is sailing an ambitious course in stormy waters. In recent weeks,…

What are the challenges to a just energy transition in Colombia?

Since Gustavo Petro became Colombia’s president in August 2022 he has insisted that the country's energy transition rests on two…

Opinion: Selling the Inflation Reduction Act is Joe Biden’s next test

The urgency of the climate crisis demands that countries act decisively to transition away from fossil fuels, but time 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…

How green bonds could turbocharge the energy transition in 2023

By providing investors with the opportunity to accelerate the energy transition while generating healthy returns, green, sustainable or “labelled” bonds…

Weekly data: US clean power capacity additions lag in 2022

In the first three quarters of 2022, new clean power installations were down by 18% in the US compared with…

Opinion: CEE countries must not spend EU money to finance natural gas in district heating

As the EU desperately tries to find ways to keep hundreds of millions of Europeans warm this winter without the…