Green Deal, energy policy, and climate action
Attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz are rising sharply, yet oil exports from the Gulf have clawed back to 81% of pre-war levels. Shipping companies are paying a heavy price to keep crude flowing.
No hurricane formed in the Atlantic during September, a first in over 30 years. With El Niño strengthening, the 2026 season could end without a single hurricane.
Aliko Dangote is backing a $660 million fuel pipeline linking Djibouti’s port to landlocked Ethiopia, a project that could slash transportation costs and transform regional energy security. Construction is targeted to begin before the end of 2025.
France has announced €450 million in additional targeted fuel price relief, bringing total support to €1.4 billion. Meanwhile, President Macron’s push for more biofuels in diesel is drawing environmental warnings from experts.
Europe’s joint energy crisis financing plan is unraveling as bond market fears push key member states into opposition. Debt-wary governments are blocking a common borrowing mechanism just as winter approaches.
Aliko Dangote is offering the public a stake in his record-breaking $20 billion Lagos oil refinery in what analysts are calling Africa’s biggest-ever share sale. The move raises big questions about who will actually benefit.
The European Commission’s energy directorate is grappling with a significant staffing shortage following the latest round of internal transfers. Dozens of experienced officials have moved to other departments, leaving critical policy files understaffed at a pivotal moment for EU energy policy.
The U.S. opened G20 energy talks in Houston Monday promoting “energy abundance” as Trump’s war against Iran drives crude prices to their highest levels in years. Delegations from China, India, Germany and Saudi Arabia face a packed — and deeply tense — agenda.
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for hundreds of millions of children in 2025, with floods, extreme heat, and cyclones turning classrooms into crisis zones. From Papua New Guinea to Bangladesh, a generation is losing an education to a crisis they didn’t create.
Deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet have reignited debate over how nations build infrastructure in one of the world’s most geologically unstable regions. Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha says risk management must come first — before a single turbine spins.
