Energy
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Dawn of the Electric World Order
Global shockwaves from the war on Iran are accelerating the energy transition. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Green 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 […]
Climate Crisis
Lauri Myllyvirta – Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1%
The good news story of our times: China’s clean energy revolution, which is cutting CO2 around the globe. In ‘Carbon Brief’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
David Glynne Jones, Derek Woolner – China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
Some data about China’s rapid energy transformation. David Glynne Jones is an independent advocate for the adoption of renewable energy and electrification across all sectors of the Australian economy. He is currently assessing the implications […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Heinberg – 7 Steps to What a Real Renewable Energy Transition Looks Like
An ambitious attempt to analyse the constraints on the green transition and how to overcome them. Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of fourteen books, including his […]
Climate Crisis
Saber Ammar – Resisting the new green colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritises European energy needs over local sovereignty. Saber Ammar is an activist, researcher, and Arab region program assistant at Transnational Institute (TNI). Cross-posted from Africa is a Country […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts: Fixing the climate – it just ain’t profitable
The problem is not that renewables are expensive, they’re cheaper than fossil fuels. The problem is that capitalists can’t make huge profits out of them. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and […]
Energy
Politico – EU snubs dying solar manufacturers as China poised to swallow market
EU solar manufacturers can’t compete with their Chinese rivals, a painful reality for Von Der Leyen and her NATO buddies. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Joe Guinan – Port Talbot’s Betrayal Shows Britain’s Lack of Direction
‘There is no future for a country with no real approach to developing a green steel industry — Port Talbot’s treatment demonstrates the Tories’ lack of seriousness to this reality.’ In Tribune. Read the article […]
Corruption
Politico: Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt
The EU faces a number of problems in its efforts to become less reliant on China for critical raw materials, not least corruption. Read the article HERE.