The new high underscores the extremity of 2023’s summer in the northern hemisphere, and brings into focus the slow pace of global progress on curbing emissions.
In the past year, soaring energy prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been both an accelerant and a curse for the transition away from dirty fuels.
The transition has been painful, with Europeans getting hit by a roughly $1 trillion energy bill last year, only cushioned by government subsidies.
As the world races to decarbonize, the next round of competition involves a device called an electrolyzer — and 40% of them are made in China.
Britain issued its most severe warning for next week, with temperatures set to rise above 35 degrees in parts of England and possibly threatening national records exceeding 40 degrees.
After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business.
New software and robotics systems — initially intended to help conduct research on other planets — may shave years off the time needed to put up offshore wind turbine farms.
Energy producers say time-consuming bottlenecks are thwarting Europe’s push to ditch Russia and be more self-reliant.
Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
