Despite growing calls for an urgent energy transition, some of the world's largest oil companies are backing away from commitments to shift to renewable energy and planning to expand fossil fuel exploration.
According to the New York Times, Iran is facing a “full-blown energy emergency” with government offices closed or reducing hours, schools and universities forced online, manufacturing has all but stopped, and highways
Future wind and solar projects in India may require battery storage – just like China. Prashant Kumar Singh, secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), said the government plans
Japanese officials are abandoning past goals to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power and plan to develop “next generation reactors” to meet ambitious new clean energy goals. Nuclear power has taken
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