Kazakh Security Council focuses on migration and geopolitical threats
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired a regular meeting of the Kazakh Security Council today in Astana. The agenda included migration issues, geopol...
As countries ramp up offshore wind farms to meet climate goals, scientists are warning about a growing issue: wind farms accidentally draining energy from one another — a phenomenon now nicknamed “wind theft.”
It’s caused by the wake effect — the drop in wind speed that happens behind turbines after they extract energy from the air. In large offshore wind farms, this slowdown can stretch for more than 100 km and reduce the energy output of nearby wind farms by 10% or more.
While the term wind theft is misleading — nobody owns the wind — the economic impact is real. Several developers in the UK are already in disputes, and experts warn that cross-border tensions could follow as Europe’s seas fill with turbines.
“Even small wake effects can threaten investment returns,” said Eirik Finserås, a Norwegian lawyer who studied the issue. Countries like the UK and China are now launching major research projects to better model wake patterns and plan smarter.
The EU is under pressure to triple offshore wind capacity by 2030. But without clear rules and coordination, experts say the rush to claim the best locations could trigger what’s being called a “race to the water,” potentially risking marine ecosystems and increasing energy uncertainty.
“This is not just a technical challenge,” said Pablo Ouro from the University of Manchester. “It’s a planning and policy challenge. We need to fix it — fast — to stay on track for net zero.”
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
The European Commission is set to propose allowing carbon credits from other countries to count towards the EU’s 2040 climate target, according to a leaked internal document.
Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded the crucial 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels for the first time, marking a serious warning for the world’s climate goals under the Paris Agreement, scientists said.
Wildfires and a severe heatwave sweeping across Europe have claimed the lives of two people in Spain and another two in France, while also causing the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Switzerland.
A Clean Energy Centre will be officially launched during the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, to be hosted by Azerbaijan this week, announced Asad M. Khan, Secretary General of the ECO.
The European Union plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and, for the first time, allow limited use of foreign carbon credits to meet the target.
Following a deadly glacier collapse in Blatten, near the Swiss Alpine village of Kandersteg, the town is on high alert as melting permafrost and shifting rock threaten another potential disaster after it was buried a month ago.
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