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Oil and gas

CGI rendering of an oil platform in choppy seas, with four wind turbines to the left

15/5/2024 News

UK offers more oil and gas exploration licences amidst call for government to prioritise renewables

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has offered a further 31 oil and gas licences in the North Sea, for the first time adding a clause for overlapping oil and gas licences and wind leases. However, the renewables sector is calling for the UK government to be ‘crystal clear’ that its ‘priority is renewables over oil and gas’.

Renewables

Kusile coal power plant at sunset

19/7/2023 News

South Africa’s renewable capacity to miss 2030 target

Renewable energy will account for just 20% of South Africa’s power mix by the end of this decade, highlighting an ‘uphill battle’ the nation faces in its pursuit of decarbonisation, according to new analysis.

Carbon emissions

Coal cargoes at Port Bayuquan, China

20/3/2024 News

China could miss its key climate commitments

China is badly off track to meet climate targets the country set for 2025, as a result of an increase in coal use and investment in coal power, and a rise in oil consumption, which led to a 5.2% increase in energy sector CO₂ emissions in 2023, suggests new analysis.

Energy security

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25/3/2026 Comment / Melissa Stark

Coping with the era of instability

There is no need to start a costly war with the UK when repeated gas price shocks will bring us to our knees just as effectively, write the authors of a recently-released paper from RenewableUK. The paper sums up the risk of having an energy (and national) security strategy anchored on sourcing natural gas from the global markets during times of crises, writes Melissa Stark FEI, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Energy and Security.

Renewables

Wind turbines and solar panels in foreground against mountainous landscape

14/12/2022 News

‘Unprecedented’ growth in renewable power

The global energy crisis has triggered unprecedented momentum behind renewables, with the world set to add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the past 20, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Access to energy

Cartoon depicting family at home reading under a light

26/6/2024 News

The energy transition is becoming more unjust

The world remains off course to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goal SDG7), according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Wind

Offshore wind turbines and support structure

5/7/2023 News

New wind developments could face supply issues

The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park has begun operation and delivered its first power via TenneT’s offshore grid to the Dutch mainland. Elsewhere, milestones have been met at wind developments in the UK, Ireland and the US. However, growing demand for offshore wind turbine towers looks set to surpass manufacturing capacity in the next five years.

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).

Fossil fuels

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6/9/2023 News

Call for G20 leaders to discuss introduction of fossil fuel subsidies

Shifting G20 fossil fuel spending could install enough renewables to align with 1.5°C while tackling global hunger, energy access gaps and more, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

Electricity

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28/1/2026 Comment / Walt Patterson

Infrastructure electricity: everything just works

Let’s look at the bigger net zero energy picture and into the future – and how humankind could move to electricity systems that don’t involve combustion, with its various pollutants, at all. Here, Walt Patterson, Associate Fellow in the Environment and Society Centre at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London, sets out how fire-free electricity could take over.

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