You may count me among those who want to see society move beyond fossil fuels. We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil fuel usage, such as the emission of carbon dioxide and various other pollutants. However, fossil fuel replacements... 

Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. FedEx Corp. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. The company laid out three... 

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday outlined the details of its near-term and long-term plans to transition to cleaner energy, saying its oil production and total carbon emissions have already peaked. Shell said it aims to reduce net carbon emissions... 

The combined emissions of the richest 1% of the global population account for more than twice the share of the poorest 50%. That’s according to the Emissions Gap Report by UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which suggests the richest 1% will need to... 

Cummins is a top maker of heavy-duty diesel engines but the company is gearing up for a zero-emissions future with big plans to supply hydrogen-electric power systems and electrolyzers that make the clean fuel. And while its core market is trucks, trains... 

Our world has reached a point where society recognizes the planet is under stress, with energy and technology sectors at the forefront of this reckoning. Microsoft, in association with PwC, revealed the urgency of the challenges currently facing our... 

On Wednesday, as he waits to see whether he will serve a second term as president, Donald Trump made good on his long-standing promise to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, making it the only country to withdraw from the international... 

The COVID-19 pandemic has created what can be termed a critical juncture from the perspective of the low-carbon transition. 1 Nations have the opportunity to use their economic recovery plans to accelerate this transition. Whilst some countries, generally... 

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to bind Japan to a target for carbon neutrality by 2050, a shift in stance that will bring the country in line with the European Union and more than 60 other nations in efforts to combat climate change. The new target... 

Spending on oil and gas has fallen much more than investment in renewables, according to International Energy Agency. The world’s transition to cleaner sources of energy is gaining speed as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a shift in investment... 

The new BP Statistical Review of World Energy was published this week. It’s worth a look:  a treasure trove of energy data, published annually since 1952. (Full disclosure:  I led the production of the Review for a dozen years…) The Review has... 

IRENA’s first Global Renewables Outlook shows decarbonisation of the energy system supports short-term recovery while creating resilient and inclusive economies and societies. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20 April 2020 — Advancing the renewables-based...