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Feedback loops: Oil prices, inflation and monetary policy

How does the price of oil interact with inflation and the monetary policy meant to keep it in check? It's complicated, according to...

By Kathari News13 May 2024Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

A Breakthrough Institute report suggests concerns about the impacts of mining for materials needed for clean technologies are overblown. Photo by omid roshan on Unsplash

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Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?

Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...

By Kathari News1 May 2024Breakthrough Institute

A new IEA report on batteries says the energy sector now accounts for 90 per cent of the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash

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How crucial are batteries to the energy transition? IEA report

"Reducing emissions and getting on track to meet international energy and climate targets will hinge on whether the world can scale up batteries...

By Kathari News29 Apr 2024International Energy Agency

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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...

By Kathari News24 Apr 2024International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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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...

By Kathari News24 Apr 2024International Air Transport Association (IATA)

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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...

By Kathari News22 Apr 2024Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

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Trillions of tonnes of carbon locked in soil has been left out of environmental models – and it’s on the move

There is much more inorganic carbon in soil than anybody realized – and it may be a surprisingly big player in Earth’s carbon...

By Yuanyuan Huang, Pep Canadell and Yingping Wang16 Apr 2024The Conversation

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‘Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik?’ New paper on shifting Europe to renewables

"Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik? Stress-Testing Europe’s Shift from Russian Gas to Renewables Using a Global Energy Model" - The Oxford Institute for...

By Kong Chyong12 Apr 2024Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

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How digital tech could improve public transit and reduce emissions, too

A new report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy explores how digital technologies could make public transit "more equitable, efficient and...

By Kathari News11 Apr 2024Institute for Research on Public Policy