Energy
Saudi Arabia solar power exports ‘absolutely realistic’
NEWS: Desert state has abundance of sunshine and could produce more than it consumes, says power company boss
Europe needs new energy policy as nuclear giants stumble
ANALYSIS: French-led nuclear industry faces unpromising future after string of technical faults, cost overruns and delays
Chevron and Exxon Mobil reject climate warnings
NEWS: US oil majors face down shareholder proposals to appoint climate expert to board and scrap high carbon projects
Stop demonising oil and gas companies, says UN climate chief
NEWS: Christiana Figueres tells business leaders efforts by fossil fuel companies to green their operations should be welcomed
Axa to ditch €500m of coal holdings in 2015
NEWS: At Climate Week Paris, French insurer announces biggest fossil fuel divestment push to date, encouraging others to follow
Fossil fuel giants reject calls to keep oil, gas and coal in ground
NEWS: Heads of Statoil, Glencore and Total use Paris summit to register climate concern but dismiss fears assets are dangerous
The Dirty Dozen: the fossil fuel industry’s polluting league table
NEWS: Study shows dirtiest publicly-traded energy companies pump out more emissions a year than the US, Japan and Russia combined
What China’s investment binge in Latin America means for the climate
NEWS: The Asian giant is funnelling cash into mega-projects, but not clean energy, as Amazon railways and canals take shape
Pakistan opens 100MW solar plant, govt plans clean energy drive
NEWS: Growing economic links with China are helping Pakistan tap into its enormous solar energy potential
Shell adopts climate plan, defends Arctic oil drilling
NEWS: Oil major agrees at AGM to reveal its exposure to carbon risk, but presses ahead with controversial Arctic plans
Shell Arctic oil drilling reaction ‘overblown’ – US envoy
NEWS: Admiral Papp says conditional approval to explore polar waters just ‘another step’, as ‘kayaktivists’ protest in Seattle
China coal decline continues as economy flatlines
NEWS: Analysis from Greenpeace suggests use of world’s most polluting fossil fuel by top emitter could be in terminal decline
European Commission drops demand to cut fossil fuel subsidies
NEWS: Bloc accused of ‘cowardice’ after wiping requests to ditch billion-dollar bumps for coal and oil from annual review of member states
US decision to open Arctic to Shell drilling sparks green fury
NEWS: Groups warns US government approval of oil firm’s resumed exploration in risky polar waters spells environmental disaster
Tidal lagoon energy could replace 80 coal power plants worldwide
NEWS: The EU says it is time for tides to provide energy for Europe from the Atlantic and end reliance on the burning of polluting fossil fuels
Coal set to dominate as Myanmar mulls energy strategy
ANALYSIS: Free from direct military rule since 2012, Myanmar is embarking on ambitious energy reforms, but renewables look set to miss out
Carmichael coal mega-mine ‘unviable’ after Adani restructure
NEWS: Indian conglomerate rejects IEEFA claim it will struggle to attract finance for Australian coal mine, railway and port infrastructure
Peabody chief questions climate science, backs ‘clean coal’
NEWS: Greg Boyce outlines “five point plan” to accelerate transition to low carbon economy based on world’s most carbon intensive fuel
Top Republican spars with EPA chief on Obama climate agenda
NEWS: Senate majority leader McConnell attacks legal footing of US headline carbon-cutting policy in Capitol Hill hearing
Leading oil producers commit to slash gas flaring emissions
NEWS: New initiative to stop gas being flared off from oil production sites could prevent release millions of tonnes of emissions