Covid-19
Big oil’s big recovery
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a remarkable recovery in crude oil prices. As the EU, US and UK all signalled…
How the energy transition was used as justification to continue mining during the pandemic
While most industries experienced shutdowns during the pandemic, the mining industry was, apart from some brief pauses, deemed essential in…
Climate change and extreme weather events hang heavy over global breadbasket countries
The compounded effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have brought to light the vulnerabilities of…
Weekly data: Renewables dominate international project finance
Global investment flows bounced back to pre-Covid levels in 2021, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),…
Post-Covid recovery packages include record levels of clean energy spend – IEA
Government funding for clean energy in response to the Covid-19 crisis has increased by 50% since October 2021 to $710bn…
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Covid-19: Sub-Saharan Africa has yet to realise its renewable potential
Ventilators save lives, supporting the lungs to give the rest of the body a fighting chance. During the height of…
How Covid-19 is reversing energy access in the Global South
According to the World Bank, around 760 million people live without electricity, one billion more suffer from unreliable electricity for…
Opinion: Covid and Ukraine show us the time to boost clean energy spend is now
March 2022 marks two years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and in that time the global…
Green Covid recovery could add 20GW of wind power in key developing economies
By adopting a green recovery after the Covid pandemic, Brazil, India, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa could add 20GW…
Covid’s effect on long-haul flights will have a big impact on aviation emissions
In January 2022, the European Travel Commission, a tourism promotion organisation, had good news and bad news for the aviation…