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 ...

Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a study by Ryan Thombs, assistant professor of rural sociology in Penn State's College of ...

Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney We know what to do to tackle the climate crisis: replace fossil fuels with clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, ...

The final agreement produced at the COP30 meeting where representatives of nearly 200 countries met to address the issue of climate change makes no mention of transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming, but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels ...

Many investors believe that fossil fuels are essential for strong retirement investment returns. But is that actually true? In this article, we test that assumption—comparing the performance of ...

If the camel is a committee’s version of a horse, then the concluding notes of the 30 th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) at Belém, Brazil were bound to be ungainly, weak, and messy.