Synhelion is a Swiss-based company that has already produced carbon-neutral “solar fuel” by using solar energy to synthesise atmospheric carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) created the first solar fuel and founded Synhelion in … Continue reading →
The International Energy Agency IEA has published its flagship report World Energy Outlook 2021 on October during the lead-up to COP26 in Glasgow in November. They conclude that even if the pledges already announced by governments (the Announced Pledges Scenario … Continue reading →
Summary In order to replace all fossil fuels with clean electricity, we calculate the world needs to spend about $105 trillion. This is more than the world’s total Gross Domestic Product, which was about $85 trillion in 2018. If this … Continue reading →
On 26 May 2018 a Dutch court ruled that by 2030 Shell must cut its carbon emissions from oil and gas by 45% relative to 2019 levels. The Guardian said that the judge accepted the argument that Shell had failed … Continue reading →
UK business and energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, made a hypocritical and ludicrous statement to the House of Commons on 24 March 2021 [1] claiming the UK government will simultaneously support the UK’s commitment to net zero while at the same … Continue reading →
As students prepare to return to colleges and universities, Extinction Rebellion (XR) are running a campaign targeting Barclays and HSBC banks – the first and second largest financiers of fossil fuels in Europe. These banks rely on students signing up … Continue reading →