As GenAI cements its place in our lives, conversations are shifting from its utility to how we can meet the significant energy demand associated with it. Meeting that challenge calls for a greater mix of energy sources, from the development of nuclear energy to clean energy technologies like CCUS which can decarbonize existing power sources.
As the world buys more electric vehicles, the demand for copper — a critical component in EVs — has skyrocketed. Could hybrid cars offer a middle ground?
At this year's Conference of Parties (COP) in Azerbaijan, governments will address critical issues including technology transfer, Article 6, and the need for more ambitious climate action plans. Here’s a look ahead at what’s on the agenda for energy stakeholders.
Biofuel startups and technology grew massively in the 2000s and then failed in great numbers. Why is this renewable fuel making a comeback now?
As the world confronts the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the oil and gas industry finds itself at a crucial juncture. The task ahead is clear: reducing the emissions intensity of oil and gas production is not just a viable option but a cost-effective and essential opportunity to combat climate change.
One of the most pressing outstanding priorities at the next UN climate summit, COP29 in Baku is how to implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Article 6 outlines how countries can cooperate to reach their climate targets through a carbon crediting mechanism.
Improving energy access is a critical component in the fight to tackle poverty, as highlighted by the UN’s seventh Sustainable Development Goal: Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. Despite this, millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity.
Biofuels are liquid fuels produced from renewable sources such as new and used vegetable oils, animal fats and plant biomass. They have been used since ancient civilizations burned them in lamps. They are gaining further traction now in the search for cleaner energy and as fuels in transportation, particularly in "hard-to-abate" sectors like aviation, shipping, and long-haul freight trucking.
For developers of clean energy projects, which require borrowing significant up-front capital, higher interest rates are a cause for concern.
Reducing the emissions intensity of oil and gas production is a viable and cost-effective opportunity for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
The global voluntary carbon market (VCM) is a critical tool for mobilizing finance for decarbonization efforts. As the market for carbon credits has grown, however, the value and effectiveness of the market has come under scrutiny.
Neodymium is not as widely known as other critical minerals such as lithium or platinum. Yet this rare material has a vital role to play in the energy transition. It is used to build powerful permanent magnets, found in wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries.
The word "abated" is the focus of much ongoing debate in the context of emissions. World leaders have this year been underlining their commitment to phase out the use of fossil fuels which produce energy that is unabated: that is, not mitigated through methods including offset or carbon capture technologies.
The pressure is on to shift to low-carbon energy technologies – but this isn’t the world’s first energy transition. What lessons can we learn from the energy transitions that came before?
Pressure is mounting to slash carbon emissions faster and further, with scientists urging world leaders to use every tool at their disposal. Technologies to remove CO2 directly from the air could play a game-changing role in the effort.
To meet ambitious targets, policymakers should overhaul regulation to incentivize creating transmission infrastructure that supports renewables. Continuing with the status quo could scupper the transition to net zero.
The energy transition represents a shift from dirty to clean sources of energy. Thinking about carbon intensity shows how our definitions of 'dirty' and 'clean' might provide a more useful way of thinking.
No other energy technology in our history has grown as fast as solar. What lies ahead?
Whilst there are challenges to scale and efficiency, low-carbon steel production is poised to play a crucial role in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Our electrical infrastructure is built on copper, placing this metal at the core of the energy transition. But sluggish supply could compromise ambitions to decarbonize the energy sector.
