renewables

Facing headwinds at home, Europe and Japan are pushing waste-to-energy technology across South East Asia

“The project developer said all is good,” says Kampol Wadnoi, a village leader from Thalang, in the west of Thailand,…

Why repowering is key to hitting the UK’s onshore wind targets

On Tuesday 6 December, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Grant Shapps reached a much-anticipated deal overturning the…

Opinion: Closing the clean investment gap

With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, and 'Fit for 55' in Europe, it is easy…

COP27: How countries compare on carbon emissions and pledges

The beginning of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, means a year has passed since the world agreed to “keep…

Positive outlook for US energy transition ahead of midterm elections

A lot is at stake for President Joe Biden – and the US energy transition – at the US midterm…

What has happened to China’s global coal financing?

In September 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping made history when he told the UN General Assembly China would build “no…

Could a Chinese invasion of Taiwan derail the net-zero transition?

“We won’t be able to confront climate change if the US and China don’t work together,” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal…

Can Russia pivot its energy market away from Europe and towards Asia?

A couple of months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin gave a press conference on the status of…

Renewables dominate international project finance

Global investment flows bounced back to pre-Covid levels in 2021, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),…

Weekly data: Could the Ukraine crisis herald a rebirth for nuclear power?

In March 1974, French Prime Minister Pierre Messmer took to national television. Military conflict to Europe’s east had been brought…