Energy
Oil Wars: Interview with Rafael Ramírez
Very interesting interview with Venezuela’s former minister of energy about corporate power, geopolitics and oil. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Climate Crisis
Serena Di Luccio – Three reasons why renewable energy is still Europe’s best solution
A massive expansion of renewable energy capacity in Europe is the answer to the continent’s geopolitical, industrial and cost-of-living problems. Serena Di Luccio is Positive Money’s EU Advocacy and Campaigns Manager. Cross-posted from Positive Money […]
Energy
Michael Hudson – How Washington Uses Energy as a Weapon
Requiring the world to trade oil in dollars is imperative to US imperialism. Michael Hudson is an American economist, a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a researcher at the Levy […]
Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben – There’s Nothing Fair About It, But the Global South Is Leading the Way on Climate
The rich world—represented mostly by the US, though with parts of Europe and Canada playing supporting roles—has decided that if anyone’s going to deal with climate change it’s not going to be us. Bill McKibben […]
Climate Crisis
Lauri Myllyvirta – China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
China’s rapid transition to being a solar-powered industrial economy is one of the only sources of hope that the worst of climate breakdown can still be prevented. Lauri Myllyvirta is lead analyst at the Centre […]
Climate Crisis
Robert Hunziker – China is Greening the Global South
Thanks to Chinese foresight, nearly 2/3rds of emerging markets now have a larger share of solar power in grids than does the US at roughly 9% Robert Hunziker is a freelance writer and environmental journalist […]
Climate Crisis
Cristina Gironès et al – Empire of the Sun: Big Oil’s Foray in the Green Transition
Cross-border investigation into the role of fossil fuel companies in the green transition in Spain and Italy. Cristina Gironès is an independent journalist focusing on international affairs, gender, conflicts, and disinformation. She has worked as […]
Energy
Tim Sahay, Kate Mackenzie – BRICS in 2025
“There are now two competing global models of energy and influence: one based on fossil fuels, one on green technologies and a new model of sustainable development.” In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Geoff Dembicki – Carbon Capture ‘Not Going to Happen,’ Top Fossil Fuel Advocate Predicts
Bjørn Lomborg, the Danish political scientist and climate crisis sceptic, has a dim view of carbon capture and storage: it’s too expensive to make a difference. Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – The EU’s Dirty Industrial Deal
Your main questions answered about what the European Commission’s so-called ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ is and how it fits into President Von Der Leyen’s ‘competitiveness’ agenda. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a research and campaign group […]