Tag: Energies
Africa Climate Summit: differences between heads of state on the promotion of green energies
While the United Nations Secretary-General has estimated that Africa could become a “renewable energy superpower” and the United Arab Emirates has announced $4.5 billion in clean energy investments on the…
Do renewable energies overshadow nuclear power too much?
The form may vary but the substance remains: renewable energies (RE) would take the place of nuclear. The assertion arises regularly, rehashed by fierce defenders of the atom. Latest outing:…
Nuclear, renewable energies… Germany’s bad choices
Imagine: Germany changes its tune and decides to relaunch its nuclear industry. In the space of 9 to 12 months, it puts eight reactors back into service. Enough to have…
Two weeks before the African Climate Summit, civil society wants an end to fossil fuels
Two weeks before the African Climate Summit, which will take place in Kenya from September 4 to 6, NGOs are trying to galvanize public opinion around the importance of supporting…
North Africa, main exporter of green hydrogen in 2050?
The emergence of green hydrogen, i.e. produced from water and renewable energies, capable of reshaping the global energy landscape by 2030 “. At least that’s what a Deloitte report predicts.…
the wind power sector battered by the economic situation
US President Joe Biden this week defended the results of his mega-plan for the energy transition. It has been a year, on August 16, 2023, since the IRA, the Inflation…
stopping the construction of the Kandadji hydroelectric dam
This is a new consequence of the economic sanctions that hit Niger. The construction of the Kandadji hydroelectric dam, in the so-called “Three Borders” area, has been put on hold.…
Energies: the hydrocarbon giants see their profits melt following the fall in prices
While posting bumper profits in 2022 after Ukraine’s war-induced energy price hike, the oil and gas giants made less money in the first half of this year. But these companies,…
43 million Iraqis without electricity in the heat of the summer
Saturday, a fire in a power station caused a massive power outage in Iraq for several hours. A recurring phenomenon but which gets worse every summer. 1 min With our…
no agreement found on a timetable for the reduction of fossil fuels
The energy ministers of the G20 countries, meeting in India on Saturday, failed to agree on a timetable for gradually reducing the use of fossil fuels. Their final statement does…