Alternative and sustainable energy
Why Europe is pivoting back to nuclear — one of its most divisive energy sources
The Cofrentes nuclear power plant, on 17 October, 2024 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images A European-wide shift to nuclear power appears to be gathering momentum as countries hedge their bets in pursuit of more energy independence. In just the last few weeks, Denmark announced plans to […]
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How the U.S. clean energy boom could go bust if Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ becomes law
Solar power CEOs believed the billions of dollars that they invested in Republican congressional districts would ultimately shield their industry from President Donald Trump’s threats to end federal support for renewable energy. But they may have been disastrously wrong. The tax bill that House Republicans passed this week is a “worse than feared scenario” for […]
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Minerals for muscle? Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal could be a sign of things to come
An employee works at a pink salt production site on Lake Sasyk-Sivash near Yevpatoria, on September 21, 2023. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images A landmark resources deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is expected to lay the ground for further so-called “minerals for muscle” agreements. Washington and Kyiv signed a highly anticipated minerals deal […]
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Spain’s unprecedented power outage sparks a blackout blame game over green energy
Employees stand inside a supermarket without lights in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Cesar Manso | Afp | Getty Images A catastrophic power outage affecting much of Spain, Portugal and the south of France has thrust the role of renewables […]
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Rich countries ‘owe it to the world’ to get themselves down to net zero emissions: Bill Gates
Bill Gates at The 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony held at Barker Hanger on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Gilbert Flores | Variety | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Rich countries “owe it to the world” to get themselves down to net zero emissions, according to Microsoft founder […]
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Oil giant BP posts 49% drop in first-quarter profit on weaker crude prices
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted slightly weaker-than-expected first-quarter net profit, following a recent strategic reset and a slump in crude prices. The beleaguered oil and gas major posted […]
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From mining giants to Big Oil, major players are jumping on the ‘white hydrogen’ bandwagon
The construction site of a plant for the production of hydrogen in Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A growing number of sizable companies, from mining giants to energy majors, are embracing the hype for natural hydrogen. It comes as buzz continues to build over the potential for a resource that advocates […]
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America’s aging wind energy is here to stay despite Trump and it needs a lot of ‘repowering’ work
Jeffrey Sanders / 500px | 500px | Getty Images On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order indefinitely halting permits for new onshore wind energy projects on federal land, as well as new leases for offshore wind farms in U.S. coastal waters. The action not only fulfilled Trump’s “no new windmills” campaign pledge, […]
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Oil giant BP braces for shareholder showdown over green strategy U-turn
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station that also offers electric vehicle recharging, on Feb. 27, 2025, in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors […]
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Like defense, Goldman says ESG investors should bring oil and gas stocks in from the cold
An oil pumpjack is seen in a field on April 08, 2025 in Nolan, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Just as many mission-driven fund managers have reconsidered their defense policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an analyst at Goldman Sachs says it is now time for […]
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