News Analysis

Two analyses out this week have underscored how the global PPA market has surged over the last decade as corporates have increasingly sidestepped wholesale markets to tap low-cost clean energy

Energy Charter concerns, EV adoption curves, and CO2 storage licenses all feature in this week's Global Briefing

Campaigners calls for agencies to rethink their work with fossil fuel firms may finally be cutting through

A new report has urged the auto industry to work collectively in pursuit of net zero - but is competition law standing in the way?

Fresh research reveals that PHEVs can emit much more CO2 than their manufacturers claim, prompting calls for subsidy and tax reforms to help nudge drivers towards cleaner EVs

BP dilutes plans to reduce oil and gas output as it becomes the latest fossil fuel giant to post bumper profits following Russia's war in Ukraine – but could such short term thinking prove a risky bet?

Positive growth in EV market defies economic uncertainty, but concerns mount that there are not enough charge points to support the switch to zero emission models

RE100 reveals record numbers of businesses want to switch to 100 per cent renewable power, but is policy inaction and market regulations standing in their way?

Indian government confirms clean energy spending plans, Washington DC introduces free bus fares, and the World Bank boosts African renewables investment

The Climate Change Committee has called for a suite of reforms to the Energy Performance Certificate system to help accelerate the decarbonisation of homes and buildings