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A staff member transports guests on an inflatable boat to the entrance of a hotel engulfed in flood water in Dubai on April 22, 2024. (AFP)
AnalysisClimateIn-DepthWeather

Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change: scientists

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions “most likely” exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths...

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Reimagining energy security for the transition to renewables: IRENA report

What will the transition to renewable energy sources mean for our understanding of energy security? The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published...

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The role of sustainable aviation fuel in reaching net zero by 2050: IATA report

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to play a big role in all roadmaps for aviation industry to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says new...

Wang Xun, founder and chairman of the auto design and engineering firm Launch Design, poses for a picture next to a prototype vehicle at the company's office in Shanghai, China April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Wu
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Analysis: China’s EV survival game creates peril – and power

With hundreds of EV models vying for attention in China and a price war raging, a technological revolution could be coming with quicker...

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019.  REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years: analysis

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade:...

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Europe’s ability to survive a cold winter hasn’t been tested, energy execs say

AMSTERDAM – Europe has successfully survived the worst energy crisis in decades thanks to demand reduction and a couple of mild winters, but...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows constructions on the bank of a river in a mountainous area near the town of Mailuu-Suu in the Jalal-Abad region, Kyrgyzstan, April 20, 2024. Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed. REUTERS/Marlis Myrzakul Uulu/File Photo
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Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland

The studies, part of a project by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to reinforce the facilities, show...

A worker sweeps the floor beneath rice processors in a warehouse at Hoang Minh Nhat, a rice export company in Can Tho, Vietnam, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The Mekong Delta, where 90% of Vietnam's exported rice is farmed, is one of the world's regions most vulnerable to climate change. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AgricultureAnalysisClimateEmissionsIn-Depth

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

There is a paradox at the heart of growing rice: The finicky crop isn’t just vulnerable to climate change but also contributes uniquely...

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies: Volatility in electricity markets

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper on the difficulty of hedging against price volatility in electricity markets — and...

The Energy Gang: Podcast by Wood Mackenzie
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Podcast: The Energy Gang

The Energy Gang, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Ed Crooks from global consultancy Wood Mackenzie, features discussions on the latest trends in energy,...

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