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A hut in Mozambique with a solar panel

8/6/2022 News

COVID-19 slows progress towards universal energy access

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key factor in slowing progress towards universal energy access, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Climate change

G20 leaders and press during summit

27/11/2024 News

G20 declares to better tax billionaires and spend the proceeds on climate action

Leaders at the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, closed the Summit on 19 November by announcing a series of commitments aimed at addressing global inequalities and accelerating climate action, including the taxation of billionaires and support for a just energy transition.

Climate change

Engineers work on ATS equipment

13/11/2024 News

Earthshot Prize honours sustainability game-changers

The five winning projects of this year’s Earthshot Prize have been announced. They include a technology designed to capture waste heat and convert it into usable and clean electricity, and a company providing sustainable refrigeration systems to help small farmers and fishers preserve their produce.

Access to energy

Cooking pot on coals

9/7/2025 News

Energy access is improving, but progress towards 2030 targets requires ‘greater collective effort’, says new report

Significant progress has been made toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) of universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030. However, the current rate of progress is insufficient to meet the target globally and continued international financial support and cooperation are essential to accelerate progress and address regional disparities, finds a new report. Although the percentage of the world population that had access to electricity rose to almost 92% in 2023, some 666 million people still lacked basic access.

Solar

Rows of solar panels with combine harvester driving between two rows, harvesting grain crop

5/6/2024 News

New agri-solar park connects to Spanish grid, while solar energy is forecast to hit record level in Middle East by mid-century

BayWa r.e. has commissioned its first agri-PV solar park in Spain. Featuring multiple biodiversity initiatives, the solar farm is supporting sustainable agriculture while generating renewable electricity. Meanwhile, in other solar news, the Middle East is projected to surpass 100 GW of solar capacity by 2030, according to new analysis by Rystad Energy.

Biofuels

Stationary biofuels HGV

9/2/2022 News

BP boosts biofuels portfolio

BP has acquired a 30% stake in Green Biofuels (GBF), the UK’s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). GBF has delivered over 55mn litres of HVO to the UK market in the past two years.

Biomass

Close up of engineer's gloved hands holding biomass pellets

31/1/2024 News

National Audit Office questions biomass industry sustainability standards

Over the past two decades, the UK government has provided more than £20bn of support to businesses using biomass in the power and heat sectors – a key part of its net zero ambitions. However, the government ‘cannot demonstrate’ that biomass fuel is sustainably sourced, and its assurance schemes are not good enough, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) that raises questions about future subsidies and climate goals.

Energy policy

Head and shoulders image of Norbert Edomah

8/6/2022 Comment / Norbert Edomah

How policy workers shape energy systems

Often working in the background, policy workers have helped to proffer solutions for issues related to policy formulation and implementation. In many cases, they have addressed specific societal challenges, such as improved healthcare, sanitation, education, empowerment and energy access, writes Norbert Edomah, Associate Professor in Energy Policy and Electricity Planning at the School of Science and Technology, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

Sustainability

Head and shoulders photo of Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

21/2/2024 Comment / Sam Fankhauser

10 recommended measures to roll out a just transition

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Co-Investigator of the FCDO-sponsored Climate Compatible Growth programme, will be speaking at International Energy Week. Here he discusses 10 measures recommended to triple renewables capacity by 2030 in accordance with the recent COP28 Agreement.

Aviation

Life size model of SA1 Supernal Air Taxi concept

27/4/2022 News

World-first hub for flying taxis opens in UK

Urban-Air Port has opened in Coventry, UK, what is claimed to be the world’s first demonstration of a fully-operational hub for future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles – such as air taxis – and autonomous delivery drones, to demonstrate the potential of advanced air mobility.

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