Oil industry flaring needs immediate action to keep net-zero hopes alive
Average flaring intensity per barrel is at its highest in five years – even as the IEA's Sustainable Development Scenario says it must fall 90% by 2025.
Nick Ferris
Nick Ferris is a data journalist based in London. He has previously worked at Greenpeace Unearthed, The MailOnline and The Straits Times. He is a graduate of the MA in Investigative Journalism at City University.
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Weekly data: How Japan is turning its back on LNG
Recently announced 2021 power targets will see electricity generation from LNG in Japan fall nearly 50% by 2030. It marks an end to the country's dominance of the global LNG market.
Data reveals where Big Oil is building renewables businesses
European oil companies are largely targeting national markets with their renewables businesses, as developing countries struggle to access financing for their energy transitions.
Litigation increasingly the ‘only option’ when big emitters fail to address climate change
Climate activists are using courts to hold big emitters accountable. Landmark successes in recent months suggest this trend is set to continue as the imperative to slash emissions and ditch fossil fuels grows ever greater.
Weekly data: EU ramping up solar and wind to meet 2030 renewables target
Data shows the EU's pipeline of solar and wind is 1.2 times greater than existing capacity.
Exclusive natural gas data reveals trillions of dollars of upcoming projects
Thousands of new power plants, pipelines, LNG terminals and extraction fields reveal investment strategies laden with climate and financial risk.
EU bets big on its flagship carbon market
Legislative proposals to revise the EU Emissions Trading System seek to nearly double the rate at which the emissions cap declines, but free allowances will be extended as a new carbon border adjustment mechanism is born.
Weekly data: The age of large-scale electricity storage is dawning
Data suggests the world's electricity storage pipeline is six times larger than existing capacity, as grid operators take advantage of rapidly declining battery costs.
Opinion: Fossil fuel tax breaks undermine carbon tax progress
More and more jurisdictions are introducing carbon taxes – but continuing to allow oil company tax avoidance reveals only a half-hearted commitment to the energy transition.
Why critical mineral supplies won’t scupper the energy transition
The world will not run out of minerals any time soon, and while developing domestic supply chains makes sense, this will not make or break the energy transition.
Weekly data: Fossil fuels much deadlier than renewables
Brown coal kills 32.8 people per terawatt hour (TWh) of power generated, versus 0.02 deaths per TWh of solar power.
How far along are the G7 nations in their journeys to net zero?
The G7 nations all support net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and have updated their 2030 climate goals, but their support for an international energy transition has been limited.
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