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 ...

If miners, the media, policymakers and renewable energy companies are to be believed, Australia is in the midst of a green energy transition aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change.

Producing energy to power our societies and help them develop sustainably is essential, but it also has impacts on the natural world. Burning fossil fuels is irrevocably destabilising our climate, ...

The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record. In 2025, Earth was 1.44°C warmer than the long-term average, perilously close to breaching the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. We know what ...

The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people's health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson is a leader in sustainable development. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Fossil fuels drove the current energy crisis - and now the companies that produce them are raking in record profits and failing to invest them in a brighter future. This must change to avoid further ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan — It was the most trumpeted achievement of last year’s climate conference. One year later, it’s nowhere to be found. The call to “transition away” from coal, oil and gas that came out ...

The term “reducing emissions” has outlived its usefulness, a crutch to soften the blow that’s being exploited by greenwashers. Now it’s time to get real. In 2025, we will see a fundamental ...

Fossil fuels provide the primary energy supply for global industry, transportation, and electricity generation, functioning as a fundamental driver of the world economy. Extracted from geological ...