Zelenskyy decries ‘blackmail’ by Europe over Druzhba oil pipeline – POLITICO
Budapest has accused Kyiv of deliberately blocking progress on repairing the infrastructure in order to engineer an energy…
Myanmar’s full store shelves hide crisis for importers
Myanmar Crisis Foreign goods are increasingly scarce as regime blocks most international trade Shelves in Myanmar supermarkets, like…
Iran war oil shock has markets betting on two Reserve Bank of NZ interest rate hikes
But since the Gulf crisis, the volatile overnight indexed swap (OIS) market now points to a 70% chance…
Middle East crisis shows why energy independence is a matter of national security – Ed Harvey
Most New Zealanders will shrug and pay it. They’ve done it before. We saw it with Ukraine in…
Oil prices surge on Middle East crisis; Thailand warns of possible sharp pump hike by March 4
“The accelerating trajectory of global oil prices will inevitably affect retail prices in Thailand because we are tied…
Europe swaps climate rhetoric for energy security talk to defuse MAGA backlash – POLITICO
“Renewable energy is not about tackling climate change, it’s about economic growth and affordable and low energy prices,”…
US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities – POLITICO
Unusually, there was no joint communique from the ministers at the end of this week’s meeting. The chair’s…
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy – POLITICO
Chemical investments in Europe collapsed by more than 80 percent in 2025 from the year before, according to…
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn – POLITICO
The worries are fueled by the sycophantic nature of chatbots, which aim to be helpful for their users…
Lionel Messi’s India visit focuses attention on Delhi smog crisis
People walk through New Delhi’s haze on Nov. 13. The Indian capital has long been dogged by pollution that worsens…
Orbital traffic: the explosion of satellites puts space telescopes in crisis
According to one study, more than 95% of images from space telescopes risk being compromised by satellite light…
Auroras in the tropics and satellites in crisis: the true story of the super solar storm of 2024
How did Earth react during the super solar storm of 2024? A study to predict malfunctions of satellites,…