David Stanway
Global shift to renewables slowed in 2023, policy group says
The global shift to renewables in major energy-consuming sectors slowed in 2023, hindered by regulatory gaps and political pressures.
Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns
Rising sea levels could disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security, with the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding
China can’t quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite targets
China will continue using coal despite a massive ramp-up in renewable generation, which will make up 88% of China's power generation mix in...
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say
Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions at risk of flooding
No major role for carbon capture in steel industry, report says
Carbon capture systems have made "little or no commercial progress" for steelmakers in Europe as alternative technologies gain ground.
Southeast Asia ‘woefully off track’ on eco investment, Bain says
With energy consumption in the region expected to grow 40% this decade, carbon dioxide emissions remain on the rise, with the region still...
Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says
Large amounts of gases used for industrial refrigeration are being smuggled into Europe, an investigation reports, undermining a global agreement to phase them...
REN21 2024 outlook report: Renewables growth still lags climate targets
The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year: Paris-based think tank...
Booming cement demand may drive up CO2 emissions, research says
SINGAPORE – Innovation and policy changes are urgently required to tackle climate-warming emissions from the cement sector, with an infrastructure boom in developing...
