Greenhouse

Carbon Emissions

G7 Plans to Announce the Goal of Halving Greenhouse Gas by 2030

​The Group of Seven summit to be held in Cornwall, England in 2021 will be closed on June 13 local time.

Power Construction

Siemens Energy and Mitsubishi Electric Partner on New High-Voltage Switching Solutions

Siemens Energy and Mitsubishi Electric have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a feasibility study on the joint development of high-voltage switchi…

Electric Car

New Zealand Told to have EV Policy by Mid-2022

Petrol and diesel cars accounted for around 11mn t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), or about 14pc of New Zealand's total greenhouse gas emissions, in 2019.

Net Zero Emission

Suncor Energy Adopts Net-Zero-by-2050 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target

Suncor Energy Inc. has become the latest major oil company to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Carbon Emissions

KENYA: Towards the Establishment of a GHG Emissions Trading System

The Kenyan government has approved the establishment of a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. The scheme, which is mainly aimed at businesses, is expected …

Carbon Emissions

Indonesia Considering Carbon Tax Under Major Tax Overhaul

Indonesia has drawn up proposals to bring in a carbon tax to curb greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to raising VAT rates and reforming income tax, as part o…

Hydrogen Project

Canada's Suncor and ATCO to Develop Country's Largest Hydrogen Project in Alberta

Canada's Suncor Energy will partner with utility ATCO Ltd to develop a clean hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in one of the most significant s…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Can Help States Afford to Meet Net-Zero Emissions Targets by 2050

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently passed a climate bill that sets a target of net-zero emissions for the state by the year 2050.

Net Zero Emission

Germany Aims for Net Zero Emissions by 2045, 5 Years Earlier

The timetable would enable Germany to stop adding further planet-warming gases to the atmosphere five years earlier than the previous target of 2050, officials …

Carbon Emissions

EU ETS Covered Emissions Record Biggest Drop in Six Years

Greenhouse gas emissions from operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System in 2020 fell by 13.3% against 2019.

Nuclear Power Plant

Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets Boost Enthusiasm for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Association CEO John Gorman pointed out Canada has had safe nuclear power for more than 50 years

Geothermal Power Plant

Uhuru Flaunts Multi-Billion Green Projects in Biden Meeting

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, April 23, showcased a number of green projects undertaken under his administration during a virtual meeting

Japan

Japan Ups 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal to 46 per cent

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the new target, compared with 2013 emissions levels, hours before the start of a virtual summit on climate change called…

Net Zero Emission

Wipro Aims to Reach Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

Wipro set an intermediate target of a 55 per cent reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 in absolute emission levels compared to its base year of 2016-17.

Carbon Emissions

Biden Commits to halve US emissions by 2030

Target picks up the pace of reductions while supporting existing goal for a carbon-free power sector by 2035