energy policy

In a decisive move that marks a significant shift in the global carbon landscape, the governments of China and India have declined to provide the necessary authorization for the vast majority of their legacy carbon credit projects to transition into the new United Nations-led trading mechanism. This refusal has resulted in a massive cull of […]

The convergence of human-induced climate change and aggressive urban expansion has significantly intensified the severity of recent floods across West Africa, according to a comprehensive study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. In a series of catastrophic weather events that have spanned several months, countries including Ghana, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria have been […]

In a landmark ruling that reinforces the regulatory authority of the United Nations over international waters, the world’s premier maritime court has rejected a legal challenge by deep-sea mining interests seeking to stifle a high-stakes investigation. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), based in Hamburg, issued two critical orders on Saturday […]

A comprehensive new study by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has revealed that India’s escalating heat crisis is no longer merely an environmental concern but a profound economic and humanitarian emergency. According to the research, the nation’s low-income workforce—predominantly comprised of internal migrants fleeing climate-stressed rural regions—is bearing the brunt of rising […]

The global geopolitical landscape of 2026 has been defined by a return to resource-driven volatility, characterized by the dramatic abduction of Venezuela’s president by United States forces earlier this year and a protracted military conflict in Iran that continues to destabilize the Middle East. These events, driven by a resurgence of aggressive energy-first foreign policy […]

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRC) has released a comprehensive study revealing a significant and steady increase in allegations of human rights and environmental harms linked to Chinese-funded mining and refining projects essential for the global green energy transition. According to the monitoring group’s latest findings, the number of recorded allegations involving Chinese […]

In a rapid series of policy announcements during its first week in office, the new British administration led by Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signaled a major shift in the country’s fiscal priorities, moving to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis by repurposing funds originally earmarked for international climate projects. The Prime Minister, who assumed leadership of […]

The United Nations Secretary-General, alongside senior diplomatic figures from the United Kingdom, France, and Spain, has issued a stark warning regarding the catastrophic wildfires currently sweeping across the European continent, attributing the intensity of these disasters directly to anthropogenic climate change. In a series of high-level briefings held on Friday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres […]

The global energy landscape is currently defined by a profound and widening gap between the financial fortunes of the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations and the worsening environmental realities faced by communities across the globe. As record-breaking heatwaves transition into devastating wildfires, the world’s leading oil and gas entities are preparing to report second-quarter earnings […]

A United Nations-led initiative designed to maintain the viability of the 1.5C global warming threshold is revealing profound systemic divisions over the future of the global energy mix, creating a high-stakes standoff between climate-vulnerable nations and major emerging economies. The initiative, known as the "Belém Mission to 1.5," has become a primary flashpoint for diplomatic […]