New clean energy infrastructure can sometimes lead to resistance from communities. With this in mind, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is offering a first-of-its-kind course that trains students to be mediators in conflicts over clean energy projects. With Cipher News 🤝 apne.ws/Oejdnh8

.Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union's energy commissioner, has a message to countries ramping up their #cleantech: careful what you call “green," pointing to the energy intensity of mineral extraction + human rights abuses. She spoke to Anca Gurzu in Vienna: bit.ly/3FN5Fnu

You probably haven't been to a "Rainmaker party," but for many smallholder famers in Africa it can be a transformative event.

Top takeaways from historic #COP28 deal on fossil fuels via Cipher News ciphernews.com/articles/top-t…

Happy New Year, everyone! 💫 At Cipher News we are kicking off 2024 with the launch of our interactive Cleantech Tracker which is mapping and charting the massive amounts of new clean energy projects underway in the U.S. Check it out here: ciphernews.com/cleantech-trac…

Climate tech trends⤵️ Cipher News via Amy Harder latest column: ciphernews.com/articles/looki… 2024 predicted trends: Go time for IRA, cleantech rebound, COP28 impacts, global politics Reflecting on 2023 predictions: Energy security, IRA impacts, fossil transition & adaptation

Get ready for some metaphors as we dive into what public guarantees are and why Europe's #cleantech sector is advocating for them. Dont worry, we broke it all down for you!

Publicly funded financial guarantees that help reduce the risk of investing in nascent clean energy technologies are currently the focus of a lobbying push in Brussels, reports Anca Gurzu. ciphernews.com/articles/why-c…

A fight is brewing in the EU over how best and how fast to slash emissions in the decades ahead. It’s pitting climate science ag political dynamics, industrial competitiveness & citizens’ angst just months ahead of EU elections. My story in Cipher News ciphernews.com/articles/europ…

Say what you want about the protesting farmers but at least they respect the bike lane

⭐I'm excited to share I'm now Chief Europe Correspondent at Cipher News Very happy and proud to keep growing on the journey with our amazing team on both sides of the Atlantic, as we explore the solutions we need to tackle climate change through great journalism!

Over the last half century, the International Energy Agency evolved from an energy security watchdog to an agency that also helps its members tackle the climate crisis. But with a higher profile, thanks to Fatih Birol, the IEA also faces scrutiny from all sides. Story from Paris: ciphernews.com/articles/globa…

⭐John Kerry nibbles on a chocolate bar as I ask him what his departure from climate diplomacy might mean at a key moment in the energy transition. Wednesday is his last day as US' top climate diplomat. Read the profile ab his legacy in Cipher News bit.ly/3uVe9Hj

⭐Europe’s wind ambitions require a makeover for the ports⭐ My story from Bilbao, Spain in today's Cipher News that includes some striking drone photos highlighting just how big wind turbines components have become: bit.ly/3xiOolc

🇪🇺📗It was the last big hurrah before the upcoming European elections and a timid first hurrah for Europe’s cleantech manufacturing ambitions --> Check out my dispatch from Strasbourg on #NZIA: Europe passes cleantech law everyone agrees is not enough

🏭Europe’s secret sauce to building a green industry? Be a better team player at home. Industrial strategy remains largely in the hands of the 27 members, creating fragmentation. One solution? Overcome national mentalities, experts say. But that’s easier said than done. ⬇️

⭐Europe enters elections as global clean power leader⭐ As Europeans head to the polls this weekend, they can boast one of the cleanest electricity mixes in the world, outperforming the US and China, according to Ember. Read in Cipher News ciphernews.com/articles/europ…

The “climate change issue is not a one-way street," Rahman Mustafayev Rahman Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's amb to the Netherlands, tells me. Yes, banks+donors need to give developing countries better access to 💵 but receiving countries also need to better account for how they use the 💵