Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy
9 Apr 2025
Emissions from the sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2).
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Middle East war: Why tit-for-tat attacks on gasfields are a major escalation
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The strikes on so-called upstream gas production facilities by both sides of the Middle East war mark a significant escalation and could have long-term consequences.
Pacific Nations fear fuel shortages as Middle East war sends oil prices soaring
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Leaders of Samoa and Tonga appealed for help this week as the import-reliant Pacific nations raised fears over possible fuel shortages and escalating costs caused by war in the Middle East.
Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables.
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EU countries may argue about the short-term fixes for high energy prices, but agree that clean power is the best long-term bet.
Ten EU members press Brussels to keep giving industry free carbon permits
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Ten European Union member states have called on the bloc to keep handing out free carbon permits to industry to help curb costs as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran sends energy prices soaring.
China tells oil refiners to suspend exports
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China has told its largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing unidentified sources, as the war in the Middle East risks an energy supply crunch.
Could oil hit $200 a barrel? Analysts no longer think it is far-fetched
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Prices are likely to rise substantially if the Strait of Hormuz remains, in effect, closed, market watchers say.
Countries slash workweek and enact strict AC and elevator bans in ‘energy triage’
Thu 19 Mar 2026
The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritising dwindling supplies.
Asia pivots to coal as Middle East conflict chokes LNG supply
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Asian utilities are boosting coal-fired power generation to cut costs and safeguard energy supply, industry officials say, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran chokes liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and soaring prices threaten to suppress LNG demand.
Climate change is the latest weapon in warfare. Trump is indulging it
Thu 19 Mar 2026
The Iran war shows how fossil fuels, conflict and planetary crisis are now inseparable.
Global warming could make exercise harder and kill 500,000 more people a year, study warns
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Analysing data from 156 countries, researchers say each additional month of extreme heat could significantly increase global inactivity levels, especially in lower-income regions.
