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Mapped: Renewable Energy as a Percentage of Power Generation, by Country

By Rakshit Jain Mapped: Renewable Energy by Country (2022 Data) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. As of 2024, the global average for electricity generated from renewable sources is 29%. While all countries vary on this metric, wealth is not the …

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Trump Worries and Leader Absences Cloud COP29 Climate Summit in Baku

The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with some prominent leaders planning to skip the event ahead of tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries’ demands for cash. Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, hope to resolve the COP29 summit’s top agenda item – …

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COMMENTARY: What a Wonderful Week Because “Reality” Won Over “Fantasy” – Irina Slav

More From Irina Slav Ever since I discovered (two days ago) that, according to Google, I’m a “public figure”, whatever that means, I’ve felt an urge to shower the world with my opinions. By a happy coincidence this week has presented us with an abundance of opinion-provoking events. Obviously, we begin with the U.S. elections. …

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Ranked: Top 10 Countries by Value of All Their Natural Resources

By Bruno Venditti | Graphics/Design: Sam Parker Ranked: Top Countries by Natural Resource Value This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Natural resources are the backbone of modern manufacturing, necessary to produce everything around us. According to 2021 data …

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Oil Imports Into China Decline Again as Top Buyer Cuts Back

Year-to-date inflows more than 3% lower amid wider slowdown Local refiners have been reducing throughput on weaker margins Bloomberg Oil imports into China sank again last month, highlighting soft consumption in the largest buyer just as traders weighed the implications of Donald Trump capturing the White House and potential supply rises from OPEC+. Imports contracted …

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Global Solar Capacity Hits 2 TW on Path to Climate Goal, Data Shows

(Reuters) – Global solar capacity has reached a record 2 terawatts (TW) of capacity, with more added in the last two years than the previous 68 combined, exclusive data from the sector’s global industry group shared with Reuters showed. The updated figures have not previously been published, and the Global Solar Council said they give …

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China’s Cheap Iranian Oil Supply at Risk From tighter Trump Sanctions

China faces a squeeze on supplies of cheap Iranian crude, which make up about 13% of imports by the world’s biggest buyer of oil, if Donald Trump ramps up enforcement of sanctions on Tehran after his return as U.S. president in January. Trump, who won Tuesday’s election, Edison Research projected, is expected during his second …

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European Clean Energy Stocks Tumble as Trump Wins Presidency

(Reuters) – Shares in European clean energy groups plummeted on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, as investors fretted over a potential dismantling of U.S. support for renewables and climate policy. Trump had vowed to scrap offshore wind projects through an executive order on his first day in office and to roll back climate regulations implemented under President …

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OPEC Oil Output Rises in October as Libyan Supply Rebounds, Survey Finds

(Reuters) – OPEC oil output rebounded in October from its lowest this year the previous month as Libya resolved a political crisis, a Reuters survey found, although a further Iraqi effort to meet its cuts pledged to the wider OPEC+ alliance limited the gain. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.33 million barrels …

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OPEC Positive on Global Oil Demand, Sees No Peak on Horizon

(Reuters) – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is very positive on demand for oil in both the short and long term, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi on Monday. “There are some challenges, but the picture is not as negative as some make it sound,” …

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