Energy Security Is The Real Driver Of The Clean Energy Transition

Energy security is overtaking price as the main driver of the clean energy transition, as geopolitical risks expose the vulnerabilities of fossil fuel supply chains.

Fervo Energy launches $1.33bn IPO, the largest climate-tech listing of 2026
Fervo Energy launches $1.33bn IPO, the largest climate-tech listing of 2026

On Monday, Fervo Energy formally launched its IPO roadshow, offering 55,555,555 shares of Class A common stock at an indicated range of $21 to $24 each. At the high end of the range, the geothermal-energy developer would raise as much as $1.33bn and be…

Denmark built Europe’s cleanest grid. AI data centres are overloading it.
Denmark built Europe’s cleanest grid. AI data centres are overloading it.

  Denmark generates more than 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources. Its wind farms, both onshore and offshore, have made the country a global model for clean energy transition. Its grid operator, Energinet, has spent decades building t…

Planning For The End Of The Oil Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming

The Geopolitical Tax: Why Grid Stagnation Is A National Security Risk

In the race for AI supremacy, the copper in the ground matters as much as the silicon in the chip.

Australia’s $22 billion answer to the question the Hormuz crisis asked
Australia’s $22 billion answer to the question the Hormuz crisis asked

When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March, following weeks of US and Israeli air strikes, Brent crude hit $126 a barrel and the World Bank warned that energy prices would surge by 24 per cent, the largest increase since the Russia-Ukraine shock…

Critical Minerals Are The New Oil, With A Hidden Water Cost

AI, EVs and clean energy rely on minerals from water-stressed regions, raising urgent questions about fairness, sustainability and who pays the bill.

Does Canada Or America Love Agrivoltaics More?

A pair of survey studies paint a vivid picture of massive public support of agrivoltaics (combing solar and farming) in both Canada and the US…If they have heard of it.

From Oil To Critical Minerals: The Next Energy Security Risk

The energy transition is shifting dependency from oil to critical minerals, creating new risks in global supply chains, materials and industrial resilience.

The ‘Hidden’ Side Of Conservation African Safaris Depend On, But Most Travelers Never See

Conservation projects far from tourist areas are often unseen, yet their impact is vital. Without them, the wild places travelers come to experience would be quite different.