Global energy

Global energy

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Renewables overtake coal in global electricity generation

In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace than global electricity demand, according to new...

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Crunch time for the power sector

Emptier than we thought.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

We told big oil not to invest. Don't complain now

Sketch: TBS

The global energy order is unravelling fast: Welcome to World War E

A rendering of the entrance of a Small Modular Reactor facility that Rolls-Royce SMR hopes to have operational by the end of the decade is seen in this handout render provided by Rolls-Royce SMR on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations that proponents say they could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants but detractors warn of heightened risks including the disposal of highly radioactive wave and the specter of nuclear weapons proliferation.

With risks, small nuclear reactors emerge as energy option

Roundtable: Global energy crisis and challenges of Bangladesh

Roundtable: Global energy crisis and challenges of Bangladesh

A delegate takes a picture of a chart showing sea ice coverage during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 11, 2021. REUTERS

Global energy and funding shocks test climate commitments