Sam Meredith
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United Kingdom
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Oil just hit its highest level of the year — and some analysts expect a return to $100 before 2024
Oil prices climbed to their highest level of the year this week, extending a rally that has put a return to $100 a barrel sharply into focus. → Read More
‘Extremely risky’: OPEC criticizes IEA forecast that fossil fuel demand will peak before 2030
OPEC on Thursday sharply criticized the IEA's forecast that demand for fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas will peak before the end of the decade. → Read More
European Union launches anti-subsidy probe into Chinese EVs
The European Commission on Wednesday launched an investigation into the subsidies given to electric vehicle makers in China. → Read More
Gas markets are becoming 'extremely difficult' to predict. It's a big problem for Europe this winter
As Europe races to prepare for another winter heating season, energy analysts have warned volatile markets could send prices sharply higher. → Read More
‘A rapidly closing window:’ Major UN report offers sobering assessment of world’s climate efforts
The fight to secure a livable future for everyone on Earth requires much more urgent climate action, according to the findings of a major new UN report. → Read More
European gas prices jump 10% as strikes get underway at major LNG facilities in Australia
European gas prices moved sharply higher on Friday as workers at Australian natural gas facilities went on strike. → Read More
World just endured its hottest summer on record. UN chief says ‘climate breakdown has begun’
"We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don't have a moment to lose," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. → Read More
An escalating dispute at major gas facilities in Australia could drive up European prices, analysts say
The looming threat of strikes at Australian natural gas facilities will keep global gas markets on tenterhooks, energy analysts told CNBC. → Read More
Oil giant led by COP28 boss to spend an ‘eyewatering’ $1 billion a month on fossil fuels this decade, Global Witness says
The research comes ahead of the COP28 climate summit, with Dubai set to host the U.N.'s annual conference from Nov. 30 through to Dec. 12. → Read More
BMW unveils Vision Neue Klasse concept car as it touts the dawn of a new EV era
The first electric vehicles based on the Neue Klasse — or new class — architecture are set to enter production in 2025. → Read More
Mortgage rates in Britain hit 15-year high — with many fearful there's more misery to come
A key mortgage rate in the U.K. has climbed to its highest level for 15 years, deepening fears of a looming catastrophe for struggling households. → Read More
Thailand PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to retire from politics, nine years after seizing power in a coup
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former military general who seized power in a 2014 coup, on Tuesday said he will retire from politics. → Read More
Dutch PM Mark Rutte says he won't run for fifth term after government collapses
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Monday that he won't run for a fifth term in office. → Read More
'We are in uncharted territory': World records hottest day ever for the third time in just four days
The extraordinary feat comes shortly after the European Union's climate change service confirmed the planet observed its hottest June on record. → Read More
‘Life is like it is’: TotalEnergies CEO defends strategy despite calls to cut fossil fuel production
The comments by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne come after French riot police fired tear gas at climate activists trying to prevent the firm's AGM. → Read More
World registers hottest day since records began — with fresh highs expected in the coming weeks
Scientists warned the temperature record was likely to be the first of many, citing the combination of the climate crisis and the El Niño phenomenon. → Read More
El Niño has officially begun. UN says phenomenon likely to threaten lives, break temperature records
The warmest year ever recorded, 2016, started off with a powerful El Nino that helped to boost global temperatures. → Read More
Britain is now the only major economy where inflation is still rising
Inflation ticked lower in the U.S. Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, the OECD said. Britain, however, was found to be an outlier. → Read More
What next for Wagner? Russia’s Putin battles to regain control after short-lived revolt
The Wagner rebellion has left many observers of Russia's war in Ukraine asking what next for the group's future, both in Europe and across the globe. → Read More
A shipping emissions showdown stands in the way of one of the biggest climate deals of the decade
The U.N.'s International Maritime Organization is expected to update its current shipping emissions target, but many are concerned about the pace of the cuts. → Read More