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Artificial intelligence has entered a phase of rapid capability expansion without a corresponding increase in governance maturity. Since 2017, model…

Nearly 30 federal energy-efficiency standards issued in recent years — carrying an estimated compliance cost exceeding 60 billion dollars —…

Global capital expenditure in geothermal energy is projected to increase approximately 20% annually through 2030, according to Rystad Energy analysis.…

Global aviation accounts for 2–3% of greenhouse gas emissions today, but without intervention, that share could surge toward 20% by…

The European Commission announced 235 cross-border energy projects on December 1, with at least 100 hydrogen infrastructure initiatives commanding investment…

Global final energy consumption has grown 1.8% annually over the past two decades while GDP expanded 3.4% yearly, establishing a…

Europe consumes resources at a rate far beyond what its ecosystems can regenerate, and the European Commission’s newly released Bioeconomy Strategy, expected to guide policy through 2030, does little to shift that trajectory.

The thirtieth UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, concluded with developed nations committing to triple climate adaptation finance for vulnerable…

A new analysis from the University of Sheffield and the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies warns that the UK’s residual municipal waste is becoming a contested climate resource—one that current policy frameworks risk allocating inefficiently.

Global primary energy intensity, the key metric for measuring improvements in energy efficiency, is projected to rise by 1.8% in 2025, according to the IEA’s latest Energy Efficiency 2025 report, an improvement from 1% in 2024 but still far below the 4% annual increase agreed at COP28 for 2030.