renewable energy

2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

An increase in spending on clean energy is expected to drive record global energy investment of 3.3 trillion in 2025, with 2.2 trillion of that in “clean-energy technologies,” according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the World Energy Investment 2025 report shows China leads the […]

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    IEA Warns of Potential Shortages of Copper as Demand Increases For Renewables

    IEA Warns of Potential Shortages of Copper as Demand Increases For Renewables

    A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that demand will outpace supply for copper and lithium over the next 10 years as these critical minerals face higher demand for the green energy transition. The Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025 report has predicted rapidly scaling demand for copper could potentially lead to […]

    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    For the first time, a surge in China’s renewable energy output has led to a drop in the country’s carbon emissions, despite rapidly increasing power demand. The emissions decline marks a major milestone in China’s energy transition, according to an analysis by Lauri Myllivirta, lead analyst and co-founder of the Center for Research on Energy […]