Geopolitics requires decoupling from natural gas
It's déjà vu. Two years into the Russian war on Ukraine, the EU again warns of a winter energy price…
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Iceland is closing the circle on geothermal
With the cataclysmic scenes emerging from Iceland recently, it is easy to see why the country’s original settlers coined it…
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How clean cooking has ‘moved to the top of the energy agenda’
In Africa today, four-out-of-five people continue to cook their meals over open fires. Globally, around 2.3 billion people are burning…
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Weekly data: why scrapping a key UK heat pump target threatens net zero
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has to plan for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 because his predecessor – and…
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EU Heat Pump Action Plan can deliver Europe’s Renewable Renaissance
The delayed EU Heat Pump Action Plan, now locked in the Commission’s political permafrost until after the European Parliament elections…
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New EU gas directive has big implications for hydrogen
In December, negotiators from the European Parliament and EU national governments reached a deal on a new EU gas directive,…
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UK rooftop solar installations hit 12-year high
The number of rooftop solar panels installed by UK households and businesses hit a 12-year high in 2023, figures from…
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EU, UK set course for scrapping gas boilers
This month, both the EU and UK governments have come out with plans to phase out home gas boilers. This…
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How COP28 raised the profile of ‘super pollutants’ like black carbon
DUBAI – Nestled between the hundreds of pavilions in COP28's sprawling Blue Zone were four geodesic domes. The igloo-like structures,…
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A heat pump alternative for a quarter of UK homes
Household heating is the source of 17% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Most of the country’s homes are still heated…
