With oil prices plummeting amid global lockdowns, the need to transition to knowledge-based industries is fast becoming an economic necessity rather than a welcome add-on
Category: Energy
EU-Africa Partnership and Green Transition: ‚Biggest Opportunity‘ for Whom?
The new EU-Africa partnership should focus on strengthening African governments and working with them on their renewable energy strategies, argues Jesse Salah Ovadia. The associate
Energy System Transition: MENA’s and Morocco’s Place in the Scramble for Mediterranean Hydrogen
Hydrogen has been identified as one of the sources that could facilitate the decarbonisation due to its ability to store and supply large quantities of
Pandemic Supercharges Record Global Renewable Energy Growth in 2020
The world’s renewable energy industry grew at its fastest pace since 1999 last year, despite the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and may have
Long Way to Be Green: EU’s Renewables Law Aims at 38-40% Target For 2030
An early draft of the EU’s upcoming renewable energy directive confirms the bloc’s objective of sourcing 38-40% of its energy from renewables by 2030, roughly
Tough Choices Ahead: MENA Climate Alliance for Green Revolution in the Making
The United States and the United Arab Emirates pledged in early April to help finance decarbonisation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through
Greening Africa: Europe Urged to Support Africa‘s Ecological Transition
Africa is the continent that contributes least to climate change, yet it is impacted more harshly than others and lacks support to innovate, says the
Morocco’s Power Surge: Carbon-Free Europe Will Still Need North African Energy
Most of the fossils extracted from under the sands in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are burned in the European Union, which results in a
Decarbonising Food: Making the Case for Green Fertilizers
The fertilizer industry has identified the most promising technologies for making green fertilizers. The challenge is to make the business case for decarbonised products. Fertilizers
The Fuel of the Future: Green Hydrogen is a Sustainable Replacement for Fossil Fuels
Gas companies in Europe and America are looking at using the existing gas network to serve industrial “clusters” of hydrogen users in sectors like chemicals,