Renewables are smashing records in the UK, halting fossil fuel price shocks from Iran war
Renewable energy is breaking records in the UK and protecting people from fossil fuel price shocks caused by the war in Iran.
9 May 2026
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7 Apr 2026
Amid war in Iran, EU urges people to drive less and for countries to urgently roll out renewables
Due to the war in Iran, the EU has urged Europeans to drive and fly less and for member states to quickly roll out more renewables, boost electrification and energy efficiency.
6 Jan 2026
Majority of US voters slam Trump’s climate policy
Most voters in the US are critical of the Trump administration’s climate obstructions, blocking of climate research and windfarms, a new poll shows.
31 Oct 2025
Is China now the world’s only climate hope?
As Trump pushes fossil fuels, China announces its first-ever emission cuts. Is China now the world’s only climate hope?
30 Sep 2025
New report: governments fossil fuel plans completely dwarf 1.5C climate goal
Governments around the world are collectively planning to more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent in keeping global temperatures to 1.5 °C — putting our global climate ambitions at risk.
24 Apr 2025
Saying “please” and “thank you” to your AI assistant is wasting millions of dollars in electricity costs
Saying “please” and “thank you” to your AI assistant may be costing millions in electricity. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that such pleasantries have added tens of millions of dollars to the company’s electricity bill. While it may seem polite, this habit comes with a significant environmental cost.
27 Sep 2024
OPEC claims oil phaseout is a “fantasy” and that there is no peak oil
OPEC claimed in its annual World Oil Outlook (WOO) that there was “no peak oil on the horizon” and that phasing out oil was a “fantasy”.
2 Sep 2024
96% of new capacity additions to the US power grid in 2024 are carbon emissions-free
In the US, natural gas for electricity production has usually outpaced renewables. But for the first time ever, renewables will clearly outpace natural gas in 2024.
30 Jun 2024
GOP lawmaker foolishly tries to claim that EV subsidies are too expensive
During a hearing held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, GOP lawmaker Aaron Bean complained about electric vehicles (EV) subsidies, calling them “bribes”.