Coal is the world’s number one source of electricity. Unfortunately, it is also the number one energy source of carbon dioxide emissions.
Oil will remain the world’s top energy source for decades to come, but an imminent decline in oil production could send prices soaring. What sounds like a dream come true for climate activists - the slow end of the Oil Age - could be a time wrought with tensions.
Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel. For Russia, the world’s most important producer, natural gas is first and foremost a ticket back to geopolitical power.
After triple-digit growth rates during the 1970s and 1980s, the nuclear industry virtually died after a series of massive accidents. But with high oil and gas prices and concerns about global warming, nuclear power is making a comeback.
The International Energy Agency has published its annual World Energy Outlook, the most authoritative report on the world’s energy trends. Here is a round-up of some of this year’s important findings.
A transition to cleaner, more secure energy is necessary, but it will not happen overnight. Improving the use of fossil fuels could pave the way.
Wondering about energy security and rising oil prices? Christopher Wheaton, manager of Allianz Global Investors' Global Energy Fund, cuts through the hype about the world's most important energy trends.
High oil prices might help drive the search for alternative energy sources, says WWF Climate Change Program Director Hans Verolme.
