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

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

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

United Kingdom

The UK is on a record-breaking run of coal-free power

As of 31 May, the country had gone more than 13 days without using the fossil fuel.

Joe Myers 31 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These are the 4 most likely scenarios for the future of energy

Despite growing availability and lower costs of renewable energy sources, the demand for fossil fuels is still as intense as ever.

Kate Whiting 09 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills

Around 7 miles underwater, microbes have been found that feed on the hydrocarbons in crude oil.

Aylin Woodward · Business Insider 17 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

3 charts to help you understand the American shale boom

The US is set to overtake Russia and will rival Saudi Arabia to become the world’s second biggest oil producer by 2024.

Douglas Broom 15 Apr 2019

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Oil and Gas

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

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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

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

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

The UK is on a record-breaking run of coal-free power

These are the 4 most likely scenarios for the future of energy

Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills

3 charts to help you understand the American shale boom

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