UN
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2026-04-25
The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world’s oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable power sources.
The Guardian
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2026-04-24
Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion
The Guardian
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2026-04-24
A ‘coalition of the willing’ is convening in Colombia to try to bypass the petrostate blockages of Cop climate summits
Independent
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2026-04-24
Forecasters predict the return of El Niño weather from as early as May
The Guardian
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2026-04-24
In this week’s newsletter: Forecasts suggest a stronger version of the climate phenomenon could supercharge extreme weather events, putting the world on track to again breach a 1.5C average temperature rise.• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here
UN
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2026-04-17
Six weeks since war erupted in the Middle East, the shockwaves have spread to the Caribbean region, already pushed to the brink, amid fears of a looming El Niño-linked climate disaster.