Europe's next carbon costs: strengthen the climate market, or shield households from the bill?

The EU's plan to extend carbon pricing to road transport and heating fuels from 2028 (the 'ETS2') is set to push energy prices higher — and Brussels is moving to shield households from the spike. Investors managing trillions urge Europe to evolve and strengthen the carbon market rather than dilute it; others stress the cost-of-living hit on ordinary Europeans.

Trump fires up coal with wartime powers: energy security, or propping up the dirtiest fuel?

President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to steer some $700 million to coal-fired power — including two new plants in Alaska and West Virginia — backing what he calls 'clean, beautiful coal.' Supporters call it a grid-reliability and energy-security move; critics call it an emergency-powers lifeline for the dirtiest fossil fuel.

Trump family-linked mega-resort splits Albania: tourism boom or a sold-off coast?

A €1.4bn luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners — on Albania's Sazan island and the protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon — has triggered mass protests and an anti-corruption probe. The government calls it a once-in-a-generation investment; opponents call it a stolen, protected coast.

Is nuclear power a climate saviour or a costly distraction?

With climate deadlines looming, one camp says we need nuclear's reliable, carbon-free power now; another says it's too slow and expensive, and the money should go to renewables.

Deep-sea mining: critical minerals we need, or a gamble with the ocean?

Companies and governments want to scoop metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor to feed the clean-energy and tech boom. Scientists warn we know too little about the deep sea to risk wrecking it.

Brazil drills for oil at the mouth of the Amazon — progress or betrayal?

Brazil approved Petrobras drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, weeks before hosting the COP30 climate summit. The government calls it sovereign development; critics call it climate hypocrisy near a fragile reef.

Carbon capture: essential climate tool or fossil-fuel lifeline?

Carbon capture and storage promises to mop up emissions from industries that are hard to clean up. Critics say it's costly, unproven at scale, and mostly an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels.

Wolves are back — a conservation triumph or a rural nightmare?

Wolves have rebounded across the US and Europe after decades of protection. Conservationists hail healthier ecosystems; ranchers and hunters demand the right to cull predators that kill livestock.

Should we dim the sun? The fight over solar geoengineering

Spraying reflective particles into the stratosphere could cool the planet fast and cheap. Supporters want research now; opponents warn it's a dangerous distraction with unknowable, planet-wide side effects.