Robin Mills

Abu Dhabi’s new giant solar and battery combination will provide electricity around the clock

At a budgeted $142bn for this year, military spending equates to more than half of last year’s energy export earnings

Islamic Republic faces the most challenging time in its history since the 1988 war with Iraq

Climate change, rapid progress of new energy technologies, the rise of electricity-hungry uses such as AI, lower international co-operation and trade growth will be key intersecting trends next year

New ventures in exploration and sustainable energy technologies signal growth for the emirate

Bringing back oil output would help meet some government revenues but require tricky negotiations

The caps have allowed production in non-member countries to rise

Energy investors, producers and consumers will have to contend with flows of oil, gas and minerals that are driven by politics more than economics

About two-thirds of global warming is currently driven by emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil, gas, forests and heating limestone to make cement

A cumbersome multilateral process is moving at a lumbering pace, but there's still time to limit the damage to our planet

Breakthroughs in technology might deliver an energy system centred on atoms or molecules rather than electrons

Donald Trump's position is hostile to most green energy policies, while Kamala Harris seeks to expand renewable investments

Known for spearheading the rise of the region to become an oil hotspot, he also faced several controversies

Commitments by tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon underpin urgency to meet vast energy requirements

The accelerating flight of large numbers of people will worsen social tensions and have powerful and unpredictable political consequences