The new war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz lay bare the horrendous costs of a world chained to fossil fuels. When global energy security can be upended by a single flashpoint, it shows how unstable and risky our dependence on oil and gas is.
US Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump's administration will repeal on Thursday the “endangerment finding,” a scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health and welfare.
The Chinese coal expansion is unnecessary, increases the risk of stranded assets, and stands in stark contradiction to the country’s own clean-energy success.
The agreement involves building windfarms that connect directly to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, is set to be signed today in Hamburg by energy ministers from the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
Scientists say that extreme weather is fast “becoming the norm,” warning that without drastic emission cuts, similar heatwaves can be expected every other year by the end of the century.
The Trump administration has unveiled plans for a so-called “Board of Peace” reportedly offering permanent membership in exchange for billion-dollar payments.
