It may seem ironic to talk about a new dawn for Lebanon in the midst of a crisis – and not any crisis – but “one of the top ten, possibly top three most severe economic collapses worldwide since the 1850s,” according to the World Bank…
Kazakhstan could supplant Russia as the leading supplier of uranium, the feedstock for nuclear energy, to the EU…
Except for the recent dip in demand because of Covid-19, oil producers are enjoying the higher prices that come with increased consumption. But consumers may get the upper hand by 2040…
The world is witnessing an unprecedented episode of ‘economic warfare’, with more than 30% of global GDP (the G7’s share) pitched against 11% of global energy production (Russia’s share)…
Russia has long been foreseeing a shift toward Asia when it comes to exporting its fossil fuels, but it was by no means prepared to lose the European market…
The EU imports a fifth of its uranium supplies from Russia, and sooner or later it will come under pressure to look for alternatives…
As some countries, including the world’s two biggest oil importers, are unlikely to join proposed sanctions against Russian crude, Moscow could redirect its exports.
Recent geopolitical shocks could prompt China to become more risk-averse and renege on past climate pledges…
Sanctions against the Russian Federation are developing so fast that it is hard to keep track of them and even harder to see a consistent narrative as events unfold.
As we become enveloped in one of the worst energy crises in memory, with rocketing prices and rising doubts about basic national energy security or reliability, a chorus of advice keeps coming forward from expert quarters.
Sanctions against the citizens, institutions, and products of the Russian Federation are evolving rapidly. Energy sanctions started late, but…
Iran’s oil could have a significant impact on prices, although on its own it would not compensate for the loss of Russian supplies.
Small modular reactors could make nuclear energy accessible to more countries, but their viability still has to be tested on a wider scale.
Most forecasts predict that oil prices will keep rising for the time being. But with geopolitical tensions running high, there is uncertainty over when they will stabilize.
Many of us are anxiously anticipating what the endgame will look like in the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine.
Many technologies needed for the green transition exist, but there are still significant hurdles before they can be deployed at the scale needed to reach net-zero emissions in the coming decades.
What goes up must come down, or ought to. This could be one positive message to draw from the cascade of soaring energy prices which the New Year is throwing at us.
Sir, You argue in your editorial (“Power Up”, Dec 28) that “supply constraints would not now be biting so hard if western governments had scaled up investment in new technologies”.