The controversial but influential forecasts of the International Energy Agency contributed to a major decline in investment ...

Oil is not an energy source we can swap out at will; it is a material backbone of modern life, and pretending otherwise has consequences.

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Markets have moved on from fossil fuels. Politics hasn’t.

The chances of establishing a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels remain doubtful despite support “ramping up”. A new draft text on the outcome of COP30 negotiations has been released today (21 November ...

On Oct. 7, a network of more than 900 lawmakers presented the results of a parliamentary investigation into the phaseout of fossil fuels in the Amazon at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasília.

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Many investors believe that fossil fuels are essential for strong retirement investment returns. But is that actually true? In this article, we test that assumption—comparing the performance of ...