Will Russia fully engage with the geopolitics of clean energy?
A refusal by Russia to fully take part in the global clean energy transition could have serious economic and political repercussions for the country.
Gas
Study suggests IEA still struggling to shake off oil industry roots
Suspicion about a bias towards fossil fuels in the IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook appears to be confirmed by new research, but many experts insist the agency is changing.
Why an EU methane strategy will have global impact
New technologies and an eagerness from oil and gas majors to tackle methane leakage mean an EU strategy aimed at tackling the issue is well-timed.
Why Sardinia’s gas plans make little climate or economic sense
The Italian island of Sardinia has strong wind and solar resources, so why is it considering a natural gas transport pipeline?
Still banking on fossil fuels
By some measures, bank lending to fossil fuel projects and companies continues to rise. Will growing climate risk awareness and regulatory intervention turn the tide?
Net-zero ambitions revive CCS hopes in Europe
Carbon capture and storage will be essential for Europe to achieve climate neutrality, but it remains economically unviable.
From blue to green: hydrogen’s own energy transition
While the goal may be green hydrogen from renewable power, blue hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage will be a cheaper, faster way to reduce industrial emissions and build demand for clean hydrogen over the next ten years.
Heat pumps, not hydrogen, key to decarbonise UK heating
Decarbonising heating is essential to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but the UK Government is still hesitating about which path to take.
Paying a premium: how commodity exchanges are going green
Buyers get the option of trading natural gas and aluminium based on their environmental impact, to meet demand from climate-concerned consumers and investors.
“It doesn’t make any sense”: fossil fuel companies and EU energy plans
Campaigners and the EU’s former climate commissioner say it’s time to scrap gas and power companies’ role in crafting regulations.
