The year 2020 was supposed to be a turning point in the global energy transition. The production and consumption of energy accounts for two-thirds of annual global anthropogenic emissions...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every industry in one way or another. For oil and gas, prices have plummeted with the potential to cause disruptions well beyond the energy sector.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a horrific global tragedy, with more than 188,000 lives already lost and many more likely to follow in the coming months. Alongside the human tragedies, the econo...
As the coronavirus pandemic impacts millions across the world and brings economies to a grinding halt, there is a lot of talk about how emissions from fossil fuel combustion have dropped ...
In the last decade, many new solar home system (SHS) companies, mini-grid operators and other distributed energy companies have emerged as donors and impact investors have recognized the ...
Global energy demand is rising. In 2018, it grew by 2.3%. Most of the demand was met through a 7% increase in renewable generation, although coal still played a major role in developing e...
Getting on track to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C requires us to think beyond business as usual. We not only need to reduce emissions from current technologies and business ...
The announcements from the UN's Climate Action Summit shared one distinct feature - each thematic focus included a private sector CEO that accepted the challenge to act on climate and air...
The collapsing cost of renewable electricity and batteries means that the world can now plan to decarbonize electricity generation far more rapidly, and at a lower economic cost than seem...
Over the past few years, Pakistan has added extra generation to counter blackouts - but not much attention has been given to energy infrastructure, efficiency, and improving the recovery ...
The impending global energy transition is exciting – and it will have wide-ranging implications for the global climate, for business and for consumers. But at what speed is the transition...
The most amusing Twitter distraction of the summer has to be #FreeDorothy. In short, when a teenaged Ariana Grande fan accidentally started a kitchen fire, presumably in a case of cooking...
Pakistan has been the 8th-most affected country when it comes to climate change. Although the government recognizes that vulnerability, there is a lot of room for forming an effective ada...
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change did not mince its words: its report published last month was “the final call”, it said. Keeping to the target of 1.5C of temperature inc...
I have spent almost my entire working life in climate science and policy, social enterprise, government, and now philanthropy. Over time, I have seen public communication as increasingly ...
