Fuelling European industry with US green hydrogen would provide a rare win-win-win for the EU, the US and the climate, argue researchers with RMI: https://www.energymonitor.ai/opinion/why-transatlantic-trade-in-green-hydrogen-will-happen-sooner-than-you-think/

Structural underinvestment in the UK’s transmission and distribution network is a consequence of private monopoly ownership, argues Common Wealth: https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/networks-grids/national-grid-pays-out-billions-to-shareholders-while-investment-in-transmission-network-declines/ ✍️: Polly Bindman

After decades of promises on carbon capture and storage, the EU has a golden opportunity to make the oil and gas industry deliver. This will be critical to ensure European industries decarbonise and stay competitive, argues think tank Clean Air Task Force: https://www.energymonitor.ai/opinion/for-decades-the-oil-and-gas-industry-has-promised-ccs-its-time-for-the-eu-to-make-it-deliver/ #ccs

There is now a 21% share of required emissions cuts in the UK's 2028–32 carbon budget that is not covered by the Conservatives' policy, writes Nick Ferris in our new Weekly Data: https://www.energymonitor.ai/policy/net-zero-policy/weekly-data-uk-conservatives-heading-to-elections-with-a-growing-green-policy-gap/

Starting from a high base, New Zealand’s pursuit of a 100% clean electricity grid by 2030 faces challenges to secure that final 15%. Freelance journalist Katie Kouchakji reports from Auckland: https://www.energymonitor.ai/finance/sustainable-finance/new-zealand-zeroes-in-on-an-emissions-free-power-grid/

Facing recent attacks by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the heat pump industry has been buoyed by a recent IEA report finding that net-zero goals cannot be met without the technology: https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/heating-cooling/heat-pumps-essential-to-reaching-net-zero-goals-iea-report/ ✍️: @DaveKeating

Facing recent attacks by the British prime minister, the heat pump industry has been buoyed by a recent IEA report finding that net-zero goals cannot be met without the technology, reports @DaveKeating: https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/heating-cooling/heat-pumps-essential-to-reaching-net-zero-goals-iea-report/

Most publicly traded oil and gas companies have set targets to cut methane emissions, but national oil companies remain largely on the sidelines. Their investors and lenders face heightened risk, argue Environmental Defense Fund's Andrew Howell and Andrew Baxter: https://www.energymonitor.ai/opinion/national-oil-companies-nocs-lag-on-methane-could-the-finance-sector-hold-the-key/

Most publicly traded oil and gas companies have set targets to cut methane emissions, but national oil companies remain largely on the sidelines. Their investors and lenders face heightened risk, argue Environmental Defense Fund's Andrew Howell and Andrew Baxter: https://www.energymonitor.ai/opinion/national-oil-companies-nocs-lag-on-methane-could-the-finance-sector-hold-the-key/