Saturday, 22 February 2025

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Competition in South Africa’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride

South Africa electricity market reform: It's a process that evolves over years as technologies and markets change. It is not a destination.

AnalysisBusinessEconomyEmissionsFinanceOpinion

Banks have committed to net zero, but aren’t on track to reach it

Opinion: Banks cannot single-handedly align our economies to net zero. But on what they can do, they must give their all.

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Efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty provide an opportunity to right the wrongs of the past

The original objectives of the Columbia River Treaty were narrowly focused on flood risk management and hydropower generation, issues that remain prevalent in...

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Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries

The Conversation Australia: Picking winners is hard. That doesn’t mean green industrial policies will fail.

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

Policy Options: Indigenous and remote communities will bear the long-lasting ecological, social and cultural impacts of mining. This cannot be ignored.

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Critical minerals investment must avoid the mistakes of the past in African mining

Opinion: It is important for mining companies and foreign governments to be cognizant of the historical context that surrounds the African mining industry.

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Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia

Opinion: Japan's net-zero vision for Asia-Pacific means decarbonisation, but done slowly and with a longer role for coal, oil and gas.

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Small towns in South Africa can benefit from renewable energy projects: here’s what developers should do

Lessons from a wind project in South Africa: Renewable energy developers should be anchoring their community development approach to sustainable development.

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NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy

The coming gas crunch: Investors don’t love political volatility or market risk, and New Zealand currently has both.

FILE PHOTO: Workers talk during the installation of EDP's (Energias de Portugal) largest floating solar farm on a dam in Europe, on the surface of Alqueva dam, in Moura, Portugal, May 5, 2022. Picture taken May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
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Opinion: Europe’s savvy new clean energy champion

In Portugal, a multi-pronged approach to clean energy generation is triggering rapid progress against energy transition targets

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