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Renewables

Wind turbines in a field at sunset

28/2/2024 News

$2tn a year needed to triple global renewables by 2030 and ensure ‘energy for all’

A new report has found that $8tn of investment is needed for new renewables and $4tn for grid and storage infrastructure to deliver the 2030 tripling goal agreed at COP28. Combined, that sum works out as an extra $2tn a year on average, says think tank Climate Analytics.

E&P

Herd of caribou in field

22/3/2023 News

US approves Willow oil project in Alaska

The US Department of the Interior has approved a scaled-back version of the controversial Willow oil project, in a move decried by environmental campaigners.

Artificial Intelligence

Rows of servers inside a data centre

23/7/2025 News

Can AI growth and climate goals coexist?

A University of Cambridge report warns AI could drive a 25-fold rise in tech industry energy use by 2040, threatening net zero targets. A second study argues that AI can aid the energy transition – but only if governments align digital and climate strategies now.

Climate change

Aerial overview of flooded fields adjacent to road network

5/4/2023 News

UK ‘still strikingly unprepared’ for climate change

The UK government has failed to prepare for the worsening impacts of climate change, concludes the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in its latest report to Parliament, putting the country’s people, nature and infrastructure at increased risk and threatening the delivery of net zero by 2050.

Greenhouse gases

President Xi Jinping during speech

8/10/2025 News

China sets its first absolute GHG emissions reduction target, as UN climate pledges build momentum

China has set its first-ever absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target, pledging to cut emissions by 7–10% from peak levels by 2035 while scaling up renewables and clean transport. The landmark announcement, made by President Xi at last month’s United Nations Climate Summit, came as nearly 100 nations have now submitted or unveiled new targets ahead of COP30 next month.

Energy transition

Wind turbines and gas plant reflected in solar panel

7/12/2022 News

Credible way to stay on track for climate goals ‘still exists’

‘Plausible’ pathways still exist to get on track for well below 2°C of global warming, if governments and companies take determined action to transition to low-carbon energy technologies, according to the latest report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Climate change

Image of earth from space, with half planet on fire

2/11/2022 News

Global climate plans ‘remain insufficient’

Efforts by countries to limit the global temperature rise are still insufficient, despite a downward curve in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, says a new report from UN Climate Change.

Energy security

Five panellists sat on International Energy Week stage with screen behind them

1/3/2023 News

An eventful first day of International Energy Week 2023

Day one of International Energy Week 2023 included presentations from industry executives such as BP CEO Bernard Looney and Elbia Gannoum, President of the Brazilian Wind Energy Association, as well as thought leaders including Professor Jim Skea of Imperial College London and the IPCC Working Group, and the Rt Hon Charles Hendry, Former Energy Minister for the UK government and Energy Institute (EI) Vice President. The EI also shared some important news (see Box), whilst activists outside and inside the event drew attention to the ongoing climate emergency.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

The Sleipner field at dusk, offshore Norway

14/9/2022 News

Carbon capture is ‘a decarbonisation pipe dream’, says IEEFA

Underperforming carbon capture projects considerably outnumber successful projects globally, with both the technology and regulatory framework found wanting, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Climate change

Aerial view of a line of offshore drilling platforms

15/11/2023 News

Many governments could miss the 1.5°C climate target for 2030

Governments around the world plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, and 69% more than would be consistent with 2°C, a new report has found.

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