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Skyscrapers and construction cranes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — Gulf petrostates bring an increasingly complex relationship with fossil fuels to COP28
With COP28 happening in Dubai, petrostates like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are in the spotlight. The glare can be harsh, but it also reveals their increasingly complicated relationship with fossil fuels. Latest News
Bill Spindle 5 min read

Multicolored — Europe to find out true price of renewable hydrogen
A first-of-its-kind pilot auction, meant to ensure there will be users ready to buy renewable hydrogen, kicks off in Europe at the end of November. Latest News
Anca Gurzu 4 min read

Amani Abou-Zeid speaks on a panel at an energy conference. — African energy leader calls for reality check on minerals extraction
The world is failing to pay sufficient attention to the energy-intensive practice of mineral extraction, which takes place under questionable human rights and working conditions in many low- and middle-income countries, Amani Abou-Zeid told Cipher. Latest News
Anca Gurzu 2 min read

Illustration of social panels surrounded by hands shaking in agreement — Exclusive: In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts
Students get academic credit and experience addressing real-world dilemmas, while the community and developer get free help resolving conflict. Latest News
Amy Harder, Executive Editor 5 min read

Cleantech startups spot government funding gap

Proponents of clean steel say they have identified a gap in tax credits that affects makers of a wide range of sustainable materials. Latest News

Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read

Worker pouring liquid metal into a crucible

Proposed ‘forever chemicals’ ban rattles Europe’s cleantech sector

PFAS are little discussed in the clean energy industry yet they are crucial components of technologies like wind turbines, renewable hydrogen, electric batteries and power grids. Latest News

Anca Gurzu 4 min read

Red background with a hazard warning sign in the middle surrounded by a white drawing of a wind turbine, a battery, a solar panel, and an electrolyzer.

Three takeaways from chatting with the EU Green Deal chief

Maroš Šefčovič talks fossil fuels, geopolitics and cleantech funding. Latest News

Anca Gurzu 3 min read

Man wearing a suit talks into a red microphone with European Union flags blurred in the background.

Norway leader on deep-sea mining, carbon capture and wind woes

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke candidly about his views on global and domestic energy and climate policies with Cipher Executive Editor Amy Harder at New York Climate Week. Latest News

Amena H. Saiyid & Amy Harder, Executive Editor 3 min read

Cipher Executive Editor Amy Harder interviews Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre

Europe to the world: don’t give up on 1.5 degrees goal

“We are really playing with the future of the next generation,” the EU's Green Deal chief said in an exclusive interview with Cipher. Latest News

Anca Gurzu 2 min read

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