A growing coalition of 17 countries is leading an unprecedented global campaign in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and this is a landmark movement in global climate negotiations as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This photo shows photovoltaic panels of a solar power station for ...

Surging investment in clean energy around the globe and plunging costs for solar and wind power generation are combining to create an energy transition that is “unstoppable,” UN Secretary‑General ...

For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking news: It is not. The consensus was that consumption ...

Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a “climate superfund” to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related infrastructure, though opponents warn of higher energy costs and looming lawsuits.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new analysis finds that tropical forests in 68 countries sit atop fossil fuel deposits that, if extracted, would emit 317 billion metric tons of ...

The humble breadcrumb could hold the key to cutting out fossil fuels from one of the chemical industry's most widely used reactions, according to a new study. Scientists have found a one-pot microbial ...

Dozens of nations are pushing for a roadmap to phase out oil, coal and gas at the UN climate summit in Brazil. But a bloc of powerful oil-producing countries and industry lobbyists are putting up a ...