Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta for the first international summit on the transition away from fossil fuels.

Cutting fossil fuels and ramping up renewable energy may look like a slow and difficult transition, but there are countries around the world providing examples of how it can be done – and the benefits ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new photoredox catalysis system that uses visible light mimicking photosynthesis to drive energy-intensive chemical reactions at room ...

The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, in which countries agreed to limit climate pollution and avoid the worst ...

More than 50 countries are meeting in Colombia for the first international conference on phasing out fossil fuels.

The annual UN climate change conference held in Brazil last year, known as COP30, concluded without a clear roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. It also laid bare a question that has long haunted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the global energy transition and net-zero emissions. As the world prepares for the UN’s COP30 climate change ...

There’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research and policy: defossilization. Beyond expert circles, it isn’t necessarily obvious that phasing out fossil fuels does not mean ...

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 ...

World climate negotiations wrapped up over the weekend in Brazil with an agreement that increases money for countries to adapt to climate change but doesn't address phasing out fossil fuels. The ...

A lack of financing is emerging as a major barrier to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global ...