Leonhard Birnbaum argues Berlin should accept differences of opinion to break deadlock with Paris on energy reforms

Rise of electric vehicles makes solar and wind better long-term investments than oil

Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal expected to peak before end of 2030

Brussels outlines plan to bolster energy infrastructure and insists it will still hit carbon reduction targets

State subsidies follow steel and solar panel playbook in reinforcing race for market share

Pierre Andurand says Europe has weaned itself off Russian natural gas and is unlikely to return to it

Tokyo targets energy sector for first time following similar action by EU and G7 allies

Oil major once had world’s biggest equity value but has been overtaken by green upstart

Fatih Birol hopeful about 1.5C goal as clean energy spending forecast to hit $1.7tn this year

European Commission paves way for investments despite concerns over toxic waste and methane emissions

Head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company pushes for investment in decarbonisation

Possible Middle East visit by UK prime minister to discuss energy market volatility comes in wake of mass execution

Company claims ‘milestone’ in global effort to improve the green credentials of steelmaking

Existing oil, gas and coal projects are ‘sufficient’ as green energy expands, research finds

Anglo-Dutch company faces dilemma as world shuns fossil fuels

LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly and private equity tycoons Josh Harris and David Blitzer become frontrunners

Europe’s biggest insurer aims to withdraw completely from sector by 2040

Companies look to create emission-free fuels for ships, trucks, aircraft and industry

Consortium led by UK engineering group and government to pump £405m into development of small modular reactors

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy

Process of turning salt water into drinkable water is unlikely to be the answer to the bulk of the global water crisis

Subsidy scheme in Alberta allowed oil major’s plant to register carbon credits equivalent to twice the volume of CO₂ captured

Scott Sheffield says ‘it’s really under Opec control’ after crude reaches $80 a barrel

Companies are underestimating the importance of changed consumer attitudes

Developers are deploying batteries at a record pace as growing power demand threatens to slow grid decarbonisation

Mercuria, Gunvor, Vitol and Trafigura speed up preparations for energy transition

The EU must consider all options if it is to achieve carbon neutrality

UK’s net zero targets at risk due to delays caused by poor planning and investment in infrastructure

Boris Johnson expected to unveil proposal at UN climate summit he is to co-host

The trade of renewable electricity will help countries phase out fossil fuels. But demand for the infrastructure is outstripping supply

Anglican Church announces its endowment and pension funds plan to sell out of 11 groups, including Shell and BP

US climate envoy is worried by ‘lack of reality’ in some countries about global warming but is confident the market will drive green energy shift

Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence

Lower refiner demand will cap shale output growth leading to supply and demand mismatch

Pentagon assessment comes as Putin suggests diplomatic talks are failing

Bloc will have a ‘need for American energy’ says Ditte Juul Jørgensen

Decision comes after developers shunned last auction as a result of ‘global challenges’ hitting the sector

Blessed with the best solar power conditions on the planet, the country is deciding how to capitalise on its carbon-free capability

Japanese carmaker relaunches fuel-cell car with longer range and higher production capacity

US power operators seek to prove the gas can be an on-demand repository of renewable energy

Trend of scaling back and reviewing plans highlights difficult economics of transitioning away from fossil fuels

López Obrador refuses to bend to Saudi pressure to make substantial cuts in supply

Netherlands’ wind farm will be Europe’s first to be built without government backing

Wind turbine maker bemoans pricing uncertainty as it cuts full-year earnings guidance

Global oil trade is de-dollarising slowly but surely

Multilateral lender says commodity markets still reeling from Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ministry official argues production is more ‘eco-friendly’ even as pressure rises to phase down polluting fossil fuel

Summit president Sultan al-Jaber’s plans to reduce climate goals’ gap ‘not good enough’, warns energy agency’s chief

Peabody Energy faces end-of-year deadline for negotiations with banks and bondholders

Switch from coal by China and other Asian countries will drive increase, says report

Energy minister Kajiyama believes sector will be ‘indispensable’ after winter of power shortages

US bank says higher interest rates, inflation and global conflict have dented outlook for energy transition

TTF futures climb after reports of planned strike action at LNG plants in Australia

There is little incentive to end the polluting practice because of low oil and gas prices

Offshore wind project costing up to €37bn will be country’s biggest infrastructure investment

Lower strike prices for renewable energy do not guarantee it is more competitive

Proposed European pipelines could reach 28,000km by 2030 — but only one 30km scheme is currently under way

Emergency move is ‘bitter but essential’ to ease threat of energy shortage, economic minister Robert Habeck says

Rise in carbon taxes and low power prices make coal plants uneconomical

Ample sun and wind, combined with low electricity demand, lead to unprecedented use of green energy

Once viewed as a superfuel that could decarbonise large chunks of the economy, the likely uses are shrinking dramatically

The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up

Adoption of manufactured gas as viable alternative could be hastened by Europe’s energy crisis

Nuclear power disagreements between Paris and Berlin have halted progress on EU electricity market reform

Scientists tout potential ‘clean’ replacement for fossil fuels as companies develop new projects

Big drop in use of coal in advanced economies underlines energy transition

As the developed world demands emissions cuts, the continent’s leaders are asking whether it is possible to industrialise on green energy alone

FTSE 100 energy majors want to improve valuations and close discount with US rivals

Analysts say region may hit replenished capacity targets by summer

China is so far ahead in the electric vehicles market that its competitors are trailing in the dust

Esma vice-chair criticises method of minting bitcoin that is using more renewable energy

Environment Agency says utility risked severe shortages in 2022 through ‘complacency’ and ‘lack of understanding’

World’s largest sovereign wealth fund buys stake in Dutch offshore wind farm owned by Orsted

Data centres’ need for reliable power supply set to soar

Swedish group is one of several start-ups on continent aiming to supply electric car market

Washington told Kyiv that drone attacks risk driving up crude prices and provoking retaliation

Renewable energy could become biggest source of electricity generation by 2022, says IEA chief

Without homegrown supply of key battery component, Europe could struggle to compete with China

In the first part of a series, countries that produce the metals central to the energy transition want to rewrite the rules of mineral extraction

Paltry pandemic recovery spending on clean-energy measures leaves net zero goals way out of reach, agency warns

Chief Gary Nagle is accused of using shift in investor attitudes on ESG as smokescreen for dropping plans to ditch coal business

Positive trade balance for September could affect America’s ties with allies

EU’s largest producer phases out fossil fuel extraction in push for climate leadership