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- How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution 16 April 2026Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industryIn Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, people gather for communal free lunches six days a week. The meals are funded by the village’s one-megawatt solar installation, which generates roughly […]Raphael Rashid in Seoul
- Drax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank says 15 April 2026Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainablyThe owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire received record subsidies of almost £1bn for burning trees to generate electricity in 2025, a climate thinktank has calculated.The company was paid £999m last year for generating […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres 15 April 2026Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAmazon has entered power agreements with nine new renewable projects in New South Wales and Victoria, as the technology […]Josh Taylor Technology reporter
- IMF says strait of Hormuz closure raises prospect of ‘major energy crisis’ – video 15 April 2026The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a range of possible global economic scenarios due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. IMF’s chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, says: ‘Our adverse scenario assumes further disruption, leading to higher energy prices and inflation expectations, and tighter financial conditions throughout the year … Our severe scenario assumes that […]
- Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank 14 April 2026Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country’s transition as reparative climate financeCuba could beat the US’s crippling energy blockade for ever with just an $8bn investment in renewable energy. And the rest of the world should pay for it.Those are the bold claims of a thinktank analysis of the […]Damien Gayle