Global investment in clean energy technologies reached nearly $2tn in 2024, signalling the strongest momentum yet toward a low-carbon future. Yet, despite this record spending, experts warn it…
The world needed to agree on how much rich nations would pay poorer nations for climate financing. After a walkout in Baku, delegates agreed on a figure that was cheered by some and derided by others.
The technology powering our current industrial revolution needs so much energy and water that data centres are now competing with cities, with the environment and net-zero targets losing out
A circular economy offers a solution to the type of resurgence that is required if we are to move away from boom-and-bust economics, to a truly sustainable economic model
When people used to ask me where I’m from, they would smile and shake their heads in disbelief when I said Paradise. “Paradise?” they would ask. “Where is that?”
Now, when I tell them I’m from…
While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?
Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.
Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival