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- Germany agrees gas deal with Qatar to help end dependency on Russia Mon, 21 Mar 22, 4:39amLong-term contract will not immediately stop flow of money to Russia, for which German ministers have been criticised
- After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products? Sat, 19 Mar 22, 6:18pmA report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited
- Saudi Arabia transfers $80bn in shares to wealth fund for green projects Mon, 14 Feb 22, 6:09amCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said move was part of efforts to recalibrate the oil-led economy
- Martin Rowson on attempts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at Cop26 – cartoon Sat, 13 Nov 21, 7:00amBuy a copy of this cartoon from our print shop Continue reading...
- Weatherwatch: when the wind drops – keeping renewable energy supplies steady Wed, 10 Nov 21, 5:00pmInterconnectors – linking areas rich in hydro, wind or solar power – can help to even out fluctuations in weather
- Opec member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy Wed, 1 Sep 21, 10:27pmIraqi minister and International Energy Agency chief urge countries to move away from fossil fuel dependency
- Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream | Ali Allawi and Fatih Birol Wed, 1 Sep 21, 10:00pmTo meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy
- Oman plans to build world’s largest green hydrogen plant Thu, 27 May 21, 6:51pmOil-producing nation aims plant powered by wind and solar energy to be at full capacity by 2038
- Diversify or risk unrest, oil producers warned in report Fri, 26 Mar 21, 4:30pmAs world shifts to green energy, Iraq and Nigeria among those vulnerable to ‘wave of instability’
- US announces new Iran sanctions and claims it is enforcing UN arms embargo Mon, 21 Sep 20, 9:25pmTrump administration targets Iranian officials and demands EU powers follow suit
- Trump to go ahead with Iran sanctions despite European objections Mon, 21 Sep 20, 9:25pmUS to issue sanctions despite being told by European powers it has no legal power to do so
- Revealed: Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium ore to produce nuclear fuel Thu, 17 Sep 20, 3:00pmConfidential Chinese report seen by the Guardian intensifies concerns about possible weapons programme
- Israel moots plan to buy solar power from former enemy Jordan Sun, 23 Aug 20, 11:32pmExclusive: Israel aims to increase renewables from 5% to 30% by 2030, but domestic production held back by lack of land
- Tensions mount as Ethiopia allows dam across Nile headwaters to fill Thu, 16 Jul 20, 4:01amEgypt fears hydroelectric project will restrict limited waters on which its population depends
- Iran denies latest blast reports and accuses west of disinformation Sat, 11 Jul 20, 1:42amTehran says incident in early hours in garrison town of Gamdareh was a power outage