Tag: fossil fuel
For decades, governments have subsidised fossil fuels. But why?
By Bernard Njindan Iyke, La Trobe UniversityEven now, decades after we first began trying to avert the worst of global warming, more than 80%...
If the first solar entrepreneur hadn’t been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century the way they did?
By Sugandha Srivastav, University of Oxford
One argument put forward in defence of fossil fuels is that they were a historical necessity, because there was...
Revealed: Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022 according to report
Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for...
Expert advocates robust Gas Asset Management Plan to achieve Net Zero target
By Nathan NwaƙammaDr Victor Ekpenyong, the CEO of Kenyon International, has urged the Federal Government to harness the abundant oil and gas resources for...
Why Ghana Relies Heavily On Used Cars
By FESTIVAL GODWIN BOATENG & JACQUELINE M KLOPP, Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Research Scholar at Columbia University,As transport electrification takes hold in rich countries...
The Role and Giant Strides of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the Renewable Energy Paradigm Shift
Continued from FAST TRACKING THE PARADIGM SHIFT FROM FOSSIL FUEL DRIVEN ECONOMY TO RENEWABLE ENERGY: A CLARION CALL TO NIGERIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERSThe National...