Big oil’s big recovery
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a recovery in crude oil prices. Six months on, we look at how this has…
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How the energy transition was used as justification to continue mining during the pandemic
Many governments allowed mining operations to continue during the pandemic citing the energy transition, while simultaneously deregulating the industry, studies…
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Climate change and extreme weather events hang heavy over global breadbasket countries
Global breadbasket countries have had much to contend with in recent years, but it is climate change that presents their…
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Weekly data: Renewables dominate international project finance
Renewables continue to drive international project finance, although fossil fuel projects are also on the rise.
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Post-Covid recovery packages include record levels of clean energy spend – IEA
Clean energy commitments have leapt to $710bn – up 50% in just five months – shows the IEA's updated Sustainable…
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Covid-19: Sub-Saharan Africa has yet to realise its renewable potential
While solar power has brought affordable and clean energy to some sub-Saharan facilities, most of them remain in the dark.…
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How Covid-19 is reversing energy access in the Global South
Since the start of the pandemic, 100 million people have lost access to electricity. The off-grid renewable energy sector needs…
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Opinion: Covid and Ukraine show us the time to boost clean energy spend is now
Part of the reason why the impact of Covid and Ukraine has been felt so severely in the energy sector…
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