10/06/2021

Somerset biogas plant plans revived thanks to new investment

Plans to build a biogas plant on the outskirts of a village have taken a step forward thanks to new investment. Planning permission for the plant, […]


10/06/2021

Global supply chain squeeze, soaring costs threaten solar energy boom

Global solar power developers are slowing down project installations because of a surge in costs for components, labor, and freight as the world economy bounces back […]


10/06/2021

The new geopolitics of global business

Twenty years ago this week the share price of a startup run by an obsessive called Jeff Bezos had slumped by 71% over 12 months. Amazon’s […]


03/05/2021

Coal Is Getting Even Closer to the End of Its Line

In 2020, Americans used 447 million short tons (to distinguish from metric tons) of coal. That’s enough to fill 4 million railroad cars, which sounds like […]


03/05/2021

Climate Crisis Can’t Be Solved Without Africa

The Biden administration’s plan to pursue a 50% reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is hugely encouraging. It’s already spurred other nations, including Canada […]