Nuclear Fusion At 100: The Hidden Race For Energy Supremacy
It’s hardly a secret that nuclear fusion has had a rough time when it comes to its image in the media: the miracle power source that is always ‘just ten Continue Reading
Big Business Says It Will Tackle Climate Change, but Not How or When
Business titans who for decades brushed off warnings about climate change arrived at the annual World Economic Forum this week ready to show their newfound enthusiasm for the cause. Having Continue Reading
Climate Change—and Ideas for Tackling It—Dominated Davos
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos showed climate change has become a top issue for many businesses and governments, but also demonstrated a yawning gap between Continue Reading
Dethroning King Coal – How a Once Dominant Fuel Source is Falling Rapidly from Favour
Electricity fuelled by coal is experiencing a record decline. 2019 is expected to show the biggest fall yet, after decades of increases. An accelerated move away from coal is imperative Continue Reading
State of the Climate: How the World Warmed in 2019
All of the official climate data for 2019 is now in. In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the planet’s oceans, atmosphere, Continue Reading
Davos elite want to plant 1 trillion trees to help the planet, but many still fight a carbon tax
Leaders of the world’s most powerful companies sent one clear message this week as they gathered in this ski chalet town for the World Economic Forum: They care about the Continue Reading
US Extends Clampdown on Iran
The U.S. sanctioned four companies that it says have traded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals in its latest effort to clamp down on the Continue Reading
U.S. says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a Continue Reading
OPEC Mulls Extending Oil Production Cuts Through End-2020
OPEC members are discussing a potential extension of the oil production cuts through the end of 2020, an OPEC source told Russian news agency TASS on Friday. Talks are at Continue Reading
Sanalla: Libya’s oil output to hit the lowest level since 2011
Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah [Photo: Archive] Libya’s oil output will collapse “within days” to the lowest level since the 2011 civil war as a blockade Continue Reading