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Emissions mitigation

Smoke from three chimneys

6/4/2022 News

G20 go big on climate vows but home policies lack punch

Meaningful domestic efforts by G20 nations to achieve reductions in carbon emissions remain elusive, despite unprecedented commitments to address climate change made pre-COP26, according to a new report from research group BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Batteries

EV battery production line

21/6/2023 News

EU Parliament votes to make electric car batteries cleaner

Producers of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) are to face tougher environmental and due diligence standards following the European Parliament’s passing of the European Union (EU) Batteries Regulation.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Head and shoulders photo of Nick Wayth speaking to delegates, sat on stage with projector screen behind

26/6/2024 Comment / Nick Wayth

Mapping the world’s interconnected energy journeys

Decision makers around the world – around cabinet tables, boardroom tables and even kitchen tables – are turning to the new Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy to understand the energy world around them, and it’s an illuminating read, writes Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE, Chief Executive of the Energy Institute.

Renewables

Group of electricity pylons

24/9/2025 News

While Oman bets big on hydrogen, Kuwait’s ambitious renewables growth plans at the other end of the Persian Gulf may be overheating

Kuwait is planning to grow renewables 15-fold by 2030, but its plan needs more time, according to the latest analysis from Rystad Energy. Elsewhere in the Middle East, Oman has mapped out a $97.48bn investment programme across its energy system through 2032, with green hydrogen taking the largest share, reports the Energy Industries Council.

Oil and gas

Head and shoulders photo of Fergus Green set against grey background

8/10/2025 Comment / Fergus Green

The UK’s tough new climate test for oil and gas producers

Developers of new oil and gas projects must now calculate how much carbon will be emitted during combustion of the oil and gas extracted. And this will make it difficult for the UK government to approve new projects, argues Fergus Green, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy at University College London.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Andy Brown sitting on stage with projection screen behind, talking to Nick Wayth to left of picture

7/8/2024 Comment / Andy Brown

A vision for accelerating a just energy transition

Andy Brown OBE FEI, President of the Energy Institute, speaks about his vision for his term of office, which began in July 2024.

Green hydrogen

Close up of hydrogen pipeline

25/9/2024 News

Spain sets its sights on green hydrogen and SAF

Spain is looking to establish itself as a leading producer of green hydrogen in Europe, as well as becoming a European hub for the development of sustainable aviation fuels, according to two separate new reports. Meanwhile, a new BP-Iberdrola partnership is to build the country’s largest green hydrogen project in a move that will help decarbonise BP’s Castellón refinery and see it transition into an integrated energy hub.

Wind

Floating offshore wind turbine

13/7/2022 News

UK’s biggest ever renewables auction secures record amount of low carbon energy

A record amount of renewable energy generating capacity – almost 11 GW, potentially enough to power 12mn homes – was secured through the UK’s recent fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.

CCUS

Industrial Teesside, UK

6/4/2022 News

Call for increased CCUS roll-out to empower UK’s industrial regions

The UK’s Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) has published its recommended pathway for the carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) industry to achieve the UK government’s net zero strategy of storing at least 50mn t/y of CO₂ by 2035.

COP

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.

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