Fossil Free Zones can be on-ramps to the clean energy transition
Oil and gas blocks overlap with a fifth of forests in the Amazon, Congo Basin and SE Asia – policies are needed to transition away from fossil fuels and halt […]
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Electrification emerges as COP31 priority
Source The Turkish COP31 President has called for “a truly global conversation” about shifting the global energy system from fossil fuels to electricity The Turkish and Australian COP31 host governments
Offshore oil and gas expansion threatens key marine ecosystems, report warns
Source Sea life in countries like Kenya is under threat from planned new oil and gas production, environmentalists analysis has found Ocean and coastal creatures are being put at risk
The Promising Renewable Energy That Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On
Source Decades of reliability and major savings—despite high up-front costs—suggest a future for geothermal, an energy source that also makes sense for oil and gas companies to invest in. Interview
South Africa court halts natural gas power plant project, cites climate commitments
Source A South African court has nullified the environmental authorization for state-owned electricity utility Eskom’s proposed 3,000-megawatt gas-fired power plant. The court cited multiple reasons for its decision, including the
Fossil fuels to dominate global energy use past 2050, McKinsey says
Source WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Continued use of fossil fuels poses a major challenge to achieving global net-zero climate targets. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments
Airlines face price-gouging by green jet fuel sellers, IATA says
Source LONDON/PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Fuel suppliers are using European Union green jet fuel mandates to inflate costs for airlines through surcharges, nearly doubling prices compared with market rates,
The Solar Week Egypt 2025 Wraps Up with Purposeful Impact, Powering the Nation’s Solar Future
Source The 3rd edition of The Solar Week Egypt 2025 concluded on a high note at the Ramses Hilton, Cairo, reinforcing the nation’s strong commitment to achieving its 42 percent
Solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe
Source MURIDKE, Pakistan, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Karamat Ali’s cows and buffalos once provided his multi-generational family with milk. But earlier this year, the 61-year-old sold about a dozen bovine
Egypt’s Petroleum Sector balanced power supply, energy needs in challenging year: Minister
Source Egypt’s petroleum sector successfully balanced the need to maintain uninterrupted electricity supplies with providing for the country’s broader energy needs during a “challenging” fiscal year (FY) 2024/25, the minister
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Source Carbon emissions from the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for the first time, according to a new analysis. The research
Clean energy shift offers a path to climate action and democratic renewal
Source A fast-moving global transition to solar and wind energy may not only curb emissions but also reshape political and economic power, says climate author Bill McKibben. David Goodman reports
Egypt signs $220 million solar project with UAE, China and Bahrain
Source CAIRO, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Egypt signed a $220 million contract on Wednesday with investors from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and China to build an integrated complex for
Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’
Source Researchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a