Oil and gas-rich Alaska seeking renewable alternatives to fossil fuels.
Concerns around energy independence and high costs have led many places in rural Alaska to look for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. The Department of Energy recently announced the awardees of a new program to help remote communities find clean energy solutions.
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Total declares force majeure at $20 billion LNG Mozambique plant.
The French energy firm Total SE announced yesterday that it has halted all operations on its $20 billion investment in a liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique as a result of the extremist rebel insurgency there.
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Whitehaven’s Vickery coal folly.
Company’s shareholder wealth destruction is extreme and ongoing Whitehaven Coal has long set its strategic direction on the implicit assumption that the world would fail to deliver on the Paris Agreement.
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Subic coal consortium withdraws from 660-megawatt coal project.
The consortium behind Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. pulled out of the planned 660-megawatt coal-fired facility in Zambales province.
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Joint venture cancels last coal project in Japan, citing regulation and finance issues
A joint venture in Japan has scrapped plans for a coal-fired power plant, leaving the country with no new construction on the horizon as companies drop the dirty fuel amid tighter emissions rules and strong growth outlook for renewables.
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School climate strikers urge boycott of Science Museum show over Shell deal
Group hits out at oil and gas firm’s sponsorship of Our Future Planet exhibition as ‘appalling’
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Green – or envious? The winners and losers in Britain’s climate change plan.
The tougher target for carbon reduction could dramatically reshape the fortunes of several industries – for better or worse
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Earth Day 2021: Climate activists dump manure on Biden White House as Greta hits out with Twitter bio.
Follow the latest updates on day of global environmental talks.
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2030? Fine. 2040? Great. 2050? Even better. Now? Too difficult.
The world is currently on track for around a three degree temperature rise by the end of the century (Photo: United Nations Photo) Leaders of the world's biggest economies joined US president Joe Biden in a virtual climate summit last week to present their new climate commitments.
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The Role of Oil & Gas in Africa Energy Supply.
The Role of Oil & Gas in Africa Energy Supply Africa has 15 per cent of the world’s population but consumes only 3 per cent of its energy while it produces 12 per cent of the world’s energy. There are more than $340 billion of active oil and gas projects in Africa.
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Combating climate change in an urban environment- Global Greek Influence podcast.
• how the #urban heat can be mitigated holistically,
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How can the construction sector combat climate change?
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, Marialena Nikolopoulou, Professor of Sustainable Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning s
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Technology and design advances change case for wind
Shifting economics and the evolution of design and technology considerations have changed the case for modern wind powered ships, says Kenneth Goh, GM of Knud E. Hansen A/S, Australia.
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NSW planning body gives green light to Hunter Valley coalmine expansion.
In the lead-up to a byelection, residents express outrage about decision, saying, ‘It’s not an expansion, it’s a whole new pit’.
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UK replaces France as Europe’s second largest electric car market.
About 31,800 battery electric cars were sold in Britain in first three months of 2021.
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Shell and BP bounce back into profit even as oil’s glory days fade.
Covid dealt fossil fuel giants a heavy blow, but demand is lifting revenues again in a last hurrah before decarbonisation.
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Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions.
Tehran, 1943: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D.
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Saudi Arabia bets the House on a greener planet.
As the House of Saud marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Kingdom’s ground-breaking Vision 2030 project, Oliver Poole in Riyadh examines its impact and why success is needed if the world is to combat climate chan
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‘Unacceptable loopholes’ could undermine UK pledge to end overseas fossil fuel funding, campaigners say
Exclusive: Government’s policy to end overseas fossil fuel projects is ‘rhetoric over substance’, says Labour The UK’s pledge to end support for fossil fuels overseas is at risk of being undermined by “unacceptable” loopholes and exemptions, campaigners have warned.
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85% of Mexico Is in a Drought.
Lakes and reservoirs are drying up as 85% of Mexico is in a drought, with Mexico City in its worst drought in 30 years.
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