Energy
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Environment: Oil and gas producers underreport methane emissions
Who should be the last producers of oil and gas? Peter Sainsbury Pearls and Irritations What are Australia’s commonest birds?…
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The Specter of Deep-Sea Mining
With no public debate and scant publicity, deep-sea mining has gotten quietly underway in recent years. Eileen Crist CounterPunch Exploratory…
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Iran and Turkmenistan’s Relationship Steadily Improves
Since Ebrahim Raisi became Iran’s president, Tehran has pursued a “Neighbors First” foreign policy strategy. Giorgio Cafiero The National Interest…
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Kyrgyzstan Seeks A Restart Of Uranium Mining, And A Russian-Built Nuclear Plant
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Kyrgyzstan’s decision to ban uranium mining in 2019 was a hard-won victory for civil society and an…
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Russia and China Take the Lead in Rush for Bolivia’s Lithium
Russia, just like China, has gained access to Bolivia’s lithium reserves, estimated at 23 million tons, and believed to be…
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Seeking Consensus for More Efficient Arctic Cooperation
Norway seeks to achieve agreement among all member states on more efficient interaction. High North News Norwegian version. “We have…
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Ending Dependence on Russia’s Nuclear Sector
Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia’s state-run nuclear conglomerate, the Rosatom Corporation, raked in $14 billion dollars in annual revenue…
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Can Germany meet its ambitious wind energy targets?
But industry figures have cast doubt on this goal, partly due to inadequate seaport infrastructure. Jens Thurau Deutsche Welle German…
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The Promise and Peril of AI in the Power Grid
Today, the power sector is on the cusp of a technological revolution; Ismael Arciniegas Rueda Henri van Soest Hye Min Park The…
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Future Nuclear Success Requires Regulation Modernization
From a multilateral agreement to triple global nuclear energy production at COP28 to the powering on of dormant reactors worldwide, 2023 was undoubtedly the…
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COP28: Climate Change Produces No Real Political Change
The headline for the recently concluded United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) on climate change was that for the first…
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‘Hope is a discipline’: youth climate case plaintiff on why he’s suing the US government
Nathan Baring is a third–generation Alaskan and climate activist. Dharna Noor The Guardian He is also a plaintiff in Juliana…
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Zero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’
No new plans for onshore wind have been accepted in England since the government claimed it had “lifted” the de facto…
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Why AI is a disaster for the climate
Amid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-intensive the technology is John Naughton…
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Examining COP28’s potential impact on climate change
The agreement reached in this glitzy metropolis for the first time nails the role of fossil fuel emissions in driving…
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Southeastern Mediterranean countries ‘can pioneer the hydrogen economy’
Southeastern Mediterranean countries, including Cyprus, “can pioneer the hydrogen economy”, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) chairman Andreas Poullikkas said. Tom…
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