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Will the world’s switch to renewable energy support conflict?
The growing use of solar panels, electric vehicles and wind turbines is a necessary part of tackling climate change. But
Indigenous Australians take fight against giant coal mine to the United Nations
For tens of thousands of years, the Wangan and Jagalingou people have lived in the flat arid lands of central
Jordan’s Za’atari camp goes green with new solar plant
The largest solar plant ever built in a refugee camp went live, providing clean and much-needed additional power to 80,000
How renewables will change the geopolitical map of the world
The rapid growth of renewable energy will have a profound effect on geopolitics worldwide, writes energy expert Walt Patterson, a
Is Syria really a ‘climate war’?
The Syrian civil war has raged for more than six years now. You’ve probably heard the following story linking it
Amnesty seeks criminal inquiry into Shell over alleged complicity in murder and torture in Nigeria
Amnesty International is calling for a criminal investigation into the oil giant Shell regarding allegations it was complicit in human
Israel seizes solar panels donated to Palestinians by Dutch government
The Netherlands has lodged a complaint with the Israeli government after dozens of Dutch solar panels donated to a West
Fears grow that climate conflicts could lead to war
Among the 21st-century threats posed by climate change – rising seas, melting permafrost and superstorms – European leaders are warning
Here’s how we can power 100% of the world with renewable energy
Here’s a 2017 New Year’s resolution I’d like to see the nations of the world adopt: an immediate international effort
The U.S. government just made its biggest clean energy purchase ever
In Maricopa County, Ariz., the U.S. government will hit a clean energy milestone: what officials are calling the largest procurement
Eni attacked in Nigeria: time to re-think the role of energy companies
“Militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta comes as the country faces severe economic contraction” is the sub-title of a piece
How the structure of global oil markets fuels authoritarianism and war
by Zack Beauchamp Almost every day, even if you don’t own a car, you probably buy something made from oil.
Climate change will create more violent extremism, if we let it
The protests and violent conflict in Syria that began in 2011 originally took U.S. security analysts by surprise. Early in
Coal not coming back, Appalachian Power president says
Coal consumption is not likely to increase, regardless of whether new federal regulations on power plants go into effect, and,
Three things you need to know about three decades of deception about climate change
More than half of the carbon dioxide ever created by humans has been released into the atmosphere since 1988. That
Big French banks rule out Galilee coal funding
Three of France’s biggest banks have taken the unusual step of writing letters committing not to fund coal projects in
Navigating geopolitics in oil and gas
What is geopolitics and why is it important? Geopolitics is a central concern for the oil and gas sector and
Special edition: Libya
Until the 1950s, Libya was one of the poorest countries in the world, above all as a result of the
Pentagon sees climate change as immediate security risk
The Department of Defense released its 2014 Climate Change Adaption Roadmap on Monday, outlining how the U.S. military plans to adapt to
5 Reasons Oil Prices Are Dropping
As oil prices continue to fall, analysts and producers are trying to wrap their heads around the reasons and identify
