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Robin Mills

Hydrogen, CCS and nuclear technologies: why There Is No Alternative

TINA is not just a name: it is a slogan and an investment strategy. There Is No Alternative (TINA) is a guide when the options before us look unappetising but necessary. And the same applies to energy technologies, particularly the unloved quartet of nuclear power, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon dioxide removal, and hydrogen.

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Gaurav Sharma

Are we investing enough in upstream oil and gas to guarantee energy security?

With the global energy mix undergoing changes prompted by rising calls for a low-carbon future, investors have a delicate balancing act to perform – of strategically splitting their capital investment between traditional and renewable energy.

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Lorenzo Totaro

EU’s clean energy goals set to hold up after carbon tariff reset

By exempting most importers from what was set to be the world’s first carbon border tariff, the EU needs to pass a pivotal test —showing that its climate ambition can adopt with the ground realities of the industry. Still, the risk of those policies is that the administrative costs fall on producers in non-EU nations, chiefly the developing countries, writes Lorenzo Totaro in his latest monthly column

Implementing Low Carbon Strategies In The Race To Net Zero

Robin Mills

What next after US and Gulf states seal headline investments in the energy sector?

US President Donald Trump’s Gulf state visits proved, as expected, to be more about business deals than politics. AI, crypto, microchips, finance, aerospace, healthcare, real estate, were all on the agenda. But it’s energy that was one of the most attractive destinations for investment – both into the Gulf, and the US.

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Vandana Hari

Pragmatic recalibration: OPEC+ plays the long game beneath the chaos

Much ink has been spilled in dissecting the OPEC/non-OPEC alliance’s unexpected decision to accelerate the phaseout of its production cuts through May and June, which heaped more pressure on crude prices already reeling from a worsening global economic outlook. But a lot of the analysis misses the mark as it assumes one-dimensional objectives of the group and retrofits the prognosis to a pre-ordained narrative of imminent collapse, writes Vandana Hari

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Gaurav Sharma

Watch: can ‘electric factories’ become the norm in a net zero world?

Hydrocarbons have been the heat source of factories and plant furnaces for nearly a century. Could electricity replace them in a march to net zero?

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Lorenzo Totaro

Europe’s Zero Day: how energy investments and foresight can keep the lights on

The European Union’s approach to grid resilience is seen as a model for how open societies respond to shared threats -- not by hoarding knowledge, but by investing in alliances and innovation. This effort must continue and expand to successfully address future blackouts, writes Lorenzo Totaro in his monthly column.

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Robin Mills

Decoding US tariffs and their impact on global energy markets

The oil market really doesn’t like tariffs. As US President Donald Trump unveiled his levies last week, Brent crude plunged almost $2 per barrel over the course of an hour. Robin MIlls analyses the challenges and opportunities arising out of new trade policies, tariffs and shifts in the global market on the energy sector.

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Gaurav Sharma

Why the global digital economy will be powered by natural gas for decades

Power demand projections for data centres is at the forefront of the energy community these days. Given the proliferation of digitisation around the world, from artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to quantum computing, and the data centres needed to keep them in play, such an industry focus is hardly surprising.

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Lorenzo Totaro

Smooth operations: energy infrastructure security is more than a matter of trust

In his exclusive column for Energy Connects, Lorenzo Totaro highlights the growing threats to global energy infrastructure—from cyberattacks and wars to natural disasters—emphasising the urgent need for cooperation, innovation, and strong government support to bolster resilience and security.

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