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EI CEO Nick Wayth, EI President Juliet Davenport, EI Middle East Chair Dr Waddah Ghanem Al Hashmi, Chair of EI Young Professionals Shahda Al Taie and Kate Dourian during COP28

20/12/2023 Comment / Nick Wayth,Juliet Davenport

Good COP or bad COP? – the EI’s perspective

From the moment it was announced that COP28 would be hosted in the UAE, the event was destined to be controversial. But a major oil-producing nation holding the Presidency may ironically have helped secure one of the most significant outcomes of the UNFCCC’s three-decade history, says EI President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, and EI CEO Nick Wayth CEng FEI, who also reflect on the EI’s presence in Dubai and its role in making the outcomes a reality.

Forecasting

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5/11/2025 Comment / John Lang

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement – a decade that defied predictions

The world is in a much better place to beat climate change than it was – the energy transition has begun in earnest. But now this must be accelerated to deliver sustained decline in global emissions, argues the UK-based Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit’s John Lang.

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Head and shoulders photo of Dr Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi FEI, Honorary Chair of EI Middle East and a senior director in the energy sector

29/11/2023 Comment / Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi

COP28 Perspective: The UAE – contradiction or blueprint?

With COP28 starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dr Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi FEI, Honorary Chair of EI Middle East and a senior director in the energy sector, reflects on the duality of the UAE’s energy story and how this year’s Energy Institute (EI) Energy Barometer survey offers a fresh perspective on his country’s role in tackling the climate crisis.

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Network of criss-crossing jetties on wooden supports over calm water, with small trucks in foreground and low buildings

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11/2/2026 Feature / Paul Cochrane

Post-COP drop? Azerbaijan grows renewables but gas still dominates

Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sector received a major boost after hosting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties in November 2024 (COP29), with the government recently upping its green power generation targets. It is, however, facing roll-out challenges, while the country also seeks to maximise exports of natural gas, particularly to Europe as it diversifies its import sources and reduces dependency on Russian gas, writes Paul Cochrane.

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Silhouette of a group of people standing in front of dimly lit COP30 stage

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12/11/2025 Feature / Gemma Fox

Tracking the transition in the run-up to COP30

As energy leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the Energy Institute has published its annual Country Transition Tracker (CTT), which offers a timely and data-rich lens through which users can assess energy- specific transition progress. Its author, Energy Institute Senior Energy Project Lead Gemma Fox, reports on the results and her assessment.

Energy

Queen walking in front of cheering crowds, with Sullom Voe terminal in the distant background

14/9/2022 Comment / Juliet Davenport

Queen Elizabeth II and her energy age

As the nation, Commonwealth and world mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, EI President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI pays tribute and looks at our late Patron’s 70-year reign through an energy lens.

Coal

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6/9/2023 Feature / Nick Cottam

Global coal report suggests big challenges for COP28

Hosted in the oil and gas rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) and presided over by the CEO of the country’s national oil company, COP28 already holds controversy. But with global coal consumption still rising, in Asia at least, the event in November faces considerable fossil fuel challenges, writes Nick Cottam.

Finance and investment

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8/11/2023 Feature / Jennifer Johnson

Storm brews again at COP28 over climate funding

Diplomatic tensions are high ahead of the COP28 climate conference, particularly when it comes to the question of who will pay for mitigation and adaptation. Jennifer Johnson, financial journalist, reports.

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Overview of city of Belém, from the air, looking from above the sea to land, showing skyscrapers and other city buildings as well as small boats just offshore

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22/10/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal

There is likely to be an increased sense of urgency at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as governments, business leaders, national, regional and local communities, and environmental lobbies prepare to get together on 10–21 November to thrash out support for stronger climate action. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis considers the key issues pre-COP.

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20/12/2023 Feature / Nick Cottam

COP28: agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is a milestone but may prove complicated

COP28 concluded last week in Dubai, UAE with 198 countries agreeing to transition away from fossil fuels. Some consider this alone an important achievement, whilst others see the lack of urgency in accelerating the energy transition as disastrous. Nick Cottam reports.

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Good COP or bad COP? – the EI’s perspective

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement – a decade that defied predictions

COP28 Perspective: The UAE – contradiction or blueprint?

Post-COP drop? Azerbaijan grows renewables but gas still dominates

Tracking the transition in the run-up to COP30

Queen Elizabeth II and her energy age

Global coal report suggests big challenges for COP28

Storm brews again at COP28 over climate funding

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal

COP28: agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is a milestone but may prove complicated