Nuclear reactors are the unsung heroes as we set out to respond to the climate change challenge. The need for nuclear energy has never been greater - there simply is no other energy source which can deliver deep decarbonisation within the necessary timeframes.

“On top of Japan’s commitment two years ago of investing or financing more than $10 billion in energy supply chains, we are making a fresh commitment of additional and collective $10 billion funding from both public and private sectors,” said Isshu Sugawara, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Brent were down $1.05 cents at $62.05 a barrel, WTI dropped to $56.47 a barrel, down 82 cents.

The UN estimates that achieving the SDGs could generate some $12 trillion of value across the global economy, and create 380 million new jobs by 2030. But realizing this objective will take annual investments, across all sectors, of $5-7 trillion: currently, investment levels are falling far below that level.

the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. Most of this growth comes from countries that are not in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and this growth is focused in regions where strong economic growth is driving demand, particularly in Asia.

To circumvent U.S. banking and financial sanctions, Iran’s rulers have built up a network of traders, companies, exchange offices, and money collectors in different countries,

Though trade between Venezuela and Cuba has not ceased amid sanctions, the flow of PDVSA’s oil has been insufficient to keep the Communist-ruled island well-supplied. Cubans have faced long lines at gas stations and for public transportation amid lack of vessels to receive imports.

The U.S. solar energy industry will add an additional 113,000 jobs and generate $87 billion in investment over the next decade if U.S. lawmakers extend the sector’s key tax credit, a report published on Tuesday said.

"Currently, we are meeting more than 30% of the electricity through renewable energy," Erdoğan explained, as he vowed to boost the current rate to 39% by 2023.

Turkey attracted $5.42 billion in net international direct investment from January to July this year, the Industry and Technology Ministry announced yesterday.

The volumes under the deal announced Tuesday, which calls for Kogas to buy 1.58 million mt/year of LNG from BP for 15 years starting from 2025, will be sourced from BP's commitments at Freeport LNG in Texas or Venture Global's Cacasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana,

Brent dropped 58 cents to $64.19 a barrel, WTI were at $58.15, down 49 cents.

Speaking at the beginning of the UN’s Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old acclaimed climate activist Greta Thunberg, was unsparing in her criticism of world leaders, telling them that they are still “not mature enough to tell it like it is”.

Накануне Саммита премьер-министр Дмитрий Медведев сообщил о подписании постановления Правительства РФ «О принятии Парижского соглашения». Россия подписала Парижское соглашение в 2016 году и участвует в переговорном процессе в рамках Специальной Рабочей группы по Парижскому соглашению на площадке Рамочной конвенции ООН об изменении климата (РКИК ООН).

The UN has said its goal for the summit is to bring forward what organizers have called "concrete plans and strategies" to bring about carbon neutrality by 2050.