All articles by Nick Ferris

Nick Ferris

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Nick Ferris is senior data journalist at Energy Monitor. He has previously worked at The New Statesman, The Independent, Greenpeace Unearthed, and The Straits Times. He is a graduate of the prestigious MA in Investigative Journalism at City University. Contact Nick at: nick.ferris [at] ns-mediagroup.com

Can natural hydrogen play a role in net zero?

In 1987, a crew sent to drill water wells in the village of Bourakébougou, Mali, came across something unexpected. After…
Weekly data: grid investment in China more than every other country combined

The electricity grid is at the heart of the energy transition. Electricity’s share of final energy consumption is set to…
How clean cooking has ‘moved to the top of the energy agenda’

In Africa today, four-out-of-five people continue to cook their meals over open fires. Globally, around 2.3 billion people are burning…
Weekly data: why scrapping a key UK heat pump target threatens net zero

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has to plan for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 because his predecessor – and…
Exclusive: Renewables M&A activity falls for the first time in five years

Renewables are booming. Low carbon, cheaper than fossil fuel generation in many markets, and able to be built on both…

How India electrified 45% of its railway network in just five years

Electric rail transportation was first introduced in India all the way back in 1925, when a 16km section of railway…
Exclusive: Gas-fired power sector booming like there’s no tomorrow

The past few years have seen ample warnings about the role of natural gas in our energy systems from both…
Why COP28 was the first COP to truly align with climate science

At the closing plenary of COP28 in Dubai, most parties gave their expected takes on the final cover text. The…
How COP28 accelerated the conversation on coal phase-out

DUBAI – COP26, which took place in Glasgow in 2021, was supposed to be the COP that “consigned coal to…
Global Stocktake text signalling ‘end of fossil fuels’ is adopted at COP28

DUBAI – COP28 closed on Wednesday with a landmark Global Stocktake text that “calls on parties” to begin “transitioning away…