Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 of 2024. In the first quarter of this year, moreover, power sector emissions fell a dramatic 5.8 percent. […]

Corporations

Donald Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources isn’t about the Climate

Joshua Frank

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Ancient oak trees rise above gigantic boulders scattered across a high desert mesa in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. This is Oak Flat (Chi’ chil Bildagoteel), a sacred site for Native Americans, including the Western and San Carlos Apache. And like many other lands across the West, it’s under grave threat from multinational […]

Australia

Australia is the Renewables Nation after Labor’s Win

The Conversation

By Wesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney and Ben Newell, UNSW Sydney An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday: In 2022, the Australian people voted to finally act on climate change. After three years of […]

GCC

GCC Energy stands as the ‘Superman’ of Global Energy Markets

Middle East Monitor

by Dr Elif Selin Calik The energy sector of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries represents the ‘Superman’ of global energy markets according to both analysts and diplomats. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries now represent a unique combination of stability and transformation in a world where energy security continues to intersect with geopolitical tensions […]

Iran

Is a U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Coming Soon?

Foreign Policy in Focus

Trump promises a deal by mid-June, but many obstacles remain. By Tarique Niazi The second round of Iran-U.S. talks on April 19 successfully concluded in Italy. The Omani embassy in Rome hosted the talks, which went on twice as long as those held in Oman on April 12. Most importantly, Iran and the United States […]

Climate Crisis

South Africa’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Masterplan involves Solar Manufacturing

The Conversation

By Ricardo Amansure, Stellenbosch University (The Conversation) – About 85% of South Africa’s electricity is produced by burning coal. The country’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out. To this end, the South African cabinet recently approved the country’s first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what’s needed to […]

Featured

Turkiye’s Solar Installations soared 39% last Year, as Wind and Solar hit 18% of Grid

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The energy consultancy Ember has issued a new report on solar energy in Turkiye. As I discussed last December, that form of energy is making tremendous strides there. Ember finds that in 2024, wind and solar surged ahead of coal for the first time. I remember my first visit to […]

Climate Crisis

South African Court said no to new Coal-fired Power: what’s behind the Ruling

The Conversation

By Melanie Murcott, University of Cape Town (The Conversation) – Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans […]

Featured

Solar Power doubling every 3 Years; 41% of world Electricity now Low-Carbon

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It may be that Trump can slow the advance of renewables, including solar energy, in the United States. That would be a shame for the US, because consumers will have to pay more for electricity, the grid will be dirtier, and the country will fall farther behind China in the […]