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Environment, social and governance (ESG)

27/3/2024 Comment / Dean Cooper

How we can be sure of a just energy transformation, and why it matters

The concept of a ‘just transition’ has increasingly become a compulsory issue for discussion amongst climate policymakers. But what does this mean, and will it really make any difference? How can any organisation or individual align with this process, asks Dean Cooper, Global Energy Lead at WWF.

Methane

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8/3/2023 Comment / Mark Davis

Gas flaring flagged at International Energy Week as a major opportunity to combat climate change

International Energy Week 2023 brought together representatives from across the energy sector and around the world to seek solutions to the challenges they face. The significant though largely preventable problem of venting, flaring and leaking methane was raised throughout the three-day conference. Here, Mark Davis, CEO of Capterio*, a gas flaring software supplier, looks at some of the different perspectives on solving this burning issue.

International Energy Week

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12/3/2025 Comment / Nick Wayth

Reflections on International Energy Week 2025: Despite the headwinds, why I’m more optimistic than ever on the energy transition

Two weeks after the Energy Institute hosted International Energy Week 2025 – our flagship conference – CEO Nick Wayth FEI looks back on the highlights, and discovers four reasons to be optimistic about the energy transition.

Environment, social and governance (ESG)

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28/9/2022 Feature / Nick Cottam

Does ESG hold the key to energy transition?

The war in Ukraine and the response by energy companies and governments – to perhaps return to fossil fuel development – has raised serious questions around corporate environmental, social and governance. It’s a changing picture, as Nick Cottam reports.

Finance and investment

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7/2/2024 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

The green gold rush

In the rapidly evolving world of global energy, the burgeoning interest and investments flooding into renewable energy signal a seismic shift in how nations, corporations and investors approach energy generation and consumption. As traditional energy sources face growing environmental, economic and social scrutiny, renewable energy has ascended to the forefront of investment opportunities, particularly in Europe, reports Sara Siddeeq.

Renewables

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11/1/2023 Feature / Selwyn Parker

The sun may yet shine on Africa

Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is a region in dire need of alternative forms of energy as a heating planet wreaks havoc on its climate and people. But will salvation come from fossil fuels or renewables? asks Selwyn Parker.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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18/9/2024 Feature / Anna Lockwood,Celia Pastor

Accelerating industrial decarbonisation: The Climate Club’s journey from COP28 to today

The Climate Club, initiated in 2022 by the G7, was launched at COP28 by 35 countries and the European Union. It focuses on decarbonising industry in emerging and developing economies where much of the industrial growth will happen in the following years. To achieve near-zero emissions in industrial production, the Climate Club seeks to foster cooperation and collective action, write Anna Lockwood, Junior Policy Analyst, and Celia Pastor, Climate Club Communications Officer, both of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which has hosted the Climate Club Interim Secretariat with the International Energy Agency (IEA) since mid-2023.

Hydro power

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12/7/2023 Feature / Jitendra Bisht

The promise of small hydro power in India

Small hydro power and decentralised renewable energy could have enormous potential in remote areas of India, such as the Himalayas and north-east, writes Jitendra Bisht, a PhD student in Environmental History at the Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Finance and investment

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2/4/2025 Feature / Sasha Vaswani

Who wants to be a billionaire ‘unicorn’ energy start-up?

The Energy Institute’s Young Professionals Network (EI YPN) London Branch kicked off 2025 with a sold-out event, ‘Fuelling the Dream: Financing challenges of energy start-ups’, held at the Accenture office in London. Sasha Vaswani, a young energy executive in the making, currently on the Shell Graduate Programme, reports.

Energy use

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13/7/2022 Feature / Karolin Schaps

Institutional investors ready to spend big on energy efficient buildings

Banks, building societies and funds are crucial for pumping private sector money into Europe’s energy efficiency drive. As many of them have also committed to making their investment portfolios greener, what are they doing to help finance the EU’s quest to reduce energy demand from its 210mn buildings? Energy journalist Karolin Schaps reports.

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How we can be sure of a just energy transformation, and why it matters

Gas flaring flagged at International Energy Week as a major opportunity to combat climate change

Reflections on International Energy Week 2025: Despite the headwinds, why I’m more optimistic than ever on the energy transition

Does ESG hold the key to energy transition?

The green gold rush

The sun may yet shine on Africa

Accelerating industrial decarbonisation: The Climate Club’s journey from COP28 to today

The promise of small hydro power in India

Who wants to be a billionaire ‘unicorn’ energy start-up?

Institutional investors ready to spend big on energy efficient buildings