Big Oil Pumps the Brakes on Its Dirty Asset Divestment
International oil companies have been divesting assets at a surprising rate. Between 2015 and 2023, nine of the world’s largest IOCs have sold a total of $290 billion of assets, with upstream oil asse...
5 Sep 202431min
Carbon Capture: Innovation Rises as Investment Stalls
Carbon capture is on a roller coaster these days. Projects in the sector attracted more than $11 billion in 2023, almost double the investment figure from the year before, only to see growth stall in ...
29 Aug 202428min
Fuel for Thought: Rising Tide of LNG May Become a Glut
A wave of new liquefied natural gas projects are due to be commissioned by the end of the decade. Yet a sharp increase in supply runs the risk of creating a glut, and with the rise of this transportab...
21 Aug 202435min
With Great Power Markets Comes Great Responsibility
Using electricity seems so simple: You flip a switch, and the light turns on. Yet behind that simple action is a sprawling and complex system of supply, demand and free-market economics. Today’s show ...
14 Aug 202434min
Food or Fuel: The Energy Transition’s Battle for Land
What do biofuels, renewable power, and the food on your plate have in common? They all need land, and lots of it. While the technologies required to reach a net-zero future are expanding alongside ris...
7 Aug 202429min
New Energy Storage Solutions Test Lithium-Ion’s Reign
With the rise of intermittent renewable energy generation, the need for long-duration energy storage is rising fast. Lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the market, with record-low prices fueled ...
31 Juli 202430min
EV Sales Growth Cools But Some Markets Still Run Hot
This year has been a mixed bag for electric vehicles. After EV sales hit new highs in 2023, some automakers have now revised down their near-term targets, citing falling demand. While this may have ge...
24 Juli 202439min
US Leads Clean Hydrogen Charge But Who Will Buy It?
Driven by supportive policies and a maturing project pipeline, clean hydrogen supply is set to increase 30-fold by 2030. Demand will be aided in part by Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and...
17 Juli 202429min
