natural gas
The Ukraine excuse to weaken Germany

Senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty explains the the politics behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and who benefits from it.

Mapping Faultlines: The planning, execution, and aftermath of Nord Stream sabotage

In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha explains the details of the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines as revealed by journalist Seymour Hersh. He also talks about how benefited from this sabotahe

Hypocrisy of rich countries: Ignoring the storage problems in rich countries

A low fossil fuel path needs grid-level storage costs to drop drastically. Pretending this is not necessary is hypocritical of wealthy countries

Mapping Faultlines: At COP27, Loss and Damage Fund is a positive but equity takes a back seat

NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recently-concluded COP27 summit in Egypt and its outcomes. He analyzes how equity is increasingly taking a back set in these negotiations

Real challenge at COP27 is private greed versus devastation of all

In the hands of capital, ‘clean’ natural gas is worse than ‘dirty’ coal. But rich nations have devised an elaborate system to conceal facts and shift blame to poorer nations

Mapping Faultlines: Why are Energy Bills so High in Europe?

In this episode, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the factors that have led to the energy crisis in Europe and why monetary policies alone will not help control inflation in the region

When market fundamentalism overcomes common sense: Myth of electricity markets

The so-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time we wound up these bogus markets and returned public services to people, to be run cooperatively for their benefit

India-Russia energy trade 100 years of Russian gas for India

As countries around the world compete for LNG shipments, the setting is favorable for India to work on a gas pipeline project from Russia

Mapping Faultlines: How the West’s attempt to crush Russia’s economy is failing

NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha describes the latest developments in the energy wars as the west’s strategy of ruining Russia’s economy flounders

Daily Round-up| Impact of Gaza blockade and more stories

In this episode, we bring you stories from Palestine, , the deal between the EU, Egypt and Israel on natural gas, protests against red-tagging in the Philippines and the release of an Indigenous leader from Ecuador

Mapping Faultlines: Algeria, Spain, Morocco and tussle around natural gas

In this episode, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha takes a look at the energy politics in north Africa after Algeria warned Spain against supplying any of its natural gas to Morocco

Mapping Faultlines: Has Russia Won This Round in the Energy War?

In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the face-off over energy in the Ukraine war. He explains the implications of Russia’s decision to stop supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria