By continuing to finance fossil fuels, banks are hastening a financial as well as ecological catastrophe. It's like the sub-prime mortgage crisis - only this time, there can be no bail-out

Jennifer Morgan 03 Jan 2020

Climate Change

Who's promised net-zero, and who looks likely to get there?

A new report assesses where we are on achieving net-zero emissions, and while there are some positives, it makes for stark reading.

Emma Charlton 13 Dec 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Eight years after Fukushima, nuclear power is making a comeback

As Japan looks to restart another reactor, global nuclear generation is growing.

Katharine Rooney 11 Dec 2019

Oil and Gas

5 facts about the world's biggest oil firm, Saudi Aramco

State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest exporter of crude oil, is about to stage the world's biggest-ever IPO.

Charlotte Edmond 07 Nov 2019

Cities and Urbanization

5 things you may not know about Dubai

Young and tech-savvy, this wealthy city in the desert is growing at an exponential rate.

Katharine Rooney 04 Nov 2019

Climate Change

These chilling images expose climate change effects on a glacier

New images of the famous mountain range illustrate the impact climate change is having on its glaciers.

David Elliott 22 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The solution to fighting climate change could be lurking in our oceans

It is known for being the most efficient method of storing carbon dioxide, but algae is also used to make tennis shoes, metal alternatives and meat-free burgers. This is how it could help...

Ben Lamm · Quartz 11 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Oil companies have met young climate activists to hear their concerns

Big oil companies such as BP and Shell have met young climate activists at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. The meeting was aimed at laying the groundwork for a long-...

Valerie Volcovici · Reuters 24 Sep 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This company helps women to become solar entrepreneurs

Solar Sister is empowering women in parts of rural Africa, not only to generate their own renewable energy, but also to sell it to others. And it’s creating a brighter future for business...

Emma Charlton 05 Sep 2019

Geopolitics

How geopolitics is hindering a much-needed energy partnership between Ukraine and Turkey

Ukraine faces being squeezed out of its role in the regional gas market, and Turkey faces geopolitical hurdles as it pushes for a greater energy role – a partnership could assist them both

Wilson Center 04 Sep 2019

Geopolitics

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important?

Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ship in the gateway to the Persian Gulf highlights its critical importance to the worldwide flow of oil.

John Letzing 29 Jul 2019

Oil and Gas

The Strait of Hormuz: what you need to know

Around a fifth of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it the most important oil artery in the world - and the centre of political tensions.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 23 Jul 2019

Oil and Gas

Cold War spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas

Modern-day satellite data and declassified film taken by US spies during the Cold War show that, from 1975 to 2000, ice loss averaged 4 billion tonnes per year, compared to 8 billion tonn...

Daisy Dunne · Carbon Brief 24 Jun 2019

Oil and Gas

More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100

According to research, new heat records could be set in two-thirds of the world’s least developed countries each year by 2100.

Daisy Dunne · Carbon Brief 24 Jun 2019

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Oil and Gas

Could the Sahara turn Africa into a solar superpower?

Financing fossil fuels risks a repeat of the 2008 crash. Here's why

Who's promised net-zero, and who looks likely to get there?

Eight years after Fukushima, nuclear power is making a comeback

5 facts about the world's biggest oil firm, Saudi Aramco

5 things you may not know about Dubai

These chilling images expose climate change effects on a glacier

The solution to fighting climate change could be lurking in our oceans

Oil companies have met young climate activists to hear their concerns

This company helps women to become solar entrepreneurs

How geopolitics is hindering a much-needed energy partnership between Ukraine and Turkey

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important?

The Strait of Hormuz: what you need to know

Cold War spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas

More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100

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