Emission

Nuclear Power Plant

China Should Speed Nuclear Development to Meet Carbon Goals

China should accelerate development of nuclear power to help meet Beijing's pledges to bring greenhouse gas emissions to a peak before 2030 and become "carbon n…

China

China To Cut Energy Intensity By 3% This Year

China will reduce the amount of energy it uses to expand its economy by 3 percent this year as part of efforts to hit emission reduction targets set earlier, ci…

HVDC

China Power Giant Wants to Get Ahead on Xi’s Emissions Goals

China’s utility giant is planning to upgrade its massive electricity grid over the next few years to allow it to move away from coal generation and reach peak …

Carbon Emissions

China Draws up Plan for Carbon Emissions to Peak by 2030, to Take Active, Well-Ordered Steps to Develop Nuclear Energy

China will draw up an action plan for carbon emissions to peak by 2030 and take active and well-ordered steps to develop nuclear energy on the basis of ensuring…

Solar thermal

Video: China's Largest Molten Salt Solar Thermal Power Station in Gobi Desert

With 12,000 mirrors, China's largest molten salt solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert can reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes, eq…

Hydrogen Storage

Hexagon Purus, CIMC Enric ink JVs for China and Southeast Asia

Hexagon Purus and Chinese energy equipment manufacturer CIMC Enric have joined forces to accelerate zero-emission hydrogen transportation in China and Southeast…

Wind Farm

Acciona Supports Banco Santander’s Carbon Neutrality Target Through Its Oaxacas Wind Farm in Mexico

With this transaction, ACCIONA is contributing to Banco Santander’s goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2020 by offsetting approximately half of the entity’s o…

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Climate Policy

Global CO2 Emissions Continue Upward Trend Despite Pandemic

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell by 5.8% in 2020, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel and economic activities, acc…

Carbon Emissions

API Expected To Endorse Carbon Pricing

The American Petroleum Institute is set to unveil a declaration in which it endorses carbon pricing as a means of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on …

Power Construction

China’s State Grid Sets Peak Emissions Plan

China's state-controlled power network operator the State Grid has released a plan to achieve peak emissions and carbon neutrality, in line with the government'…

Net Zero Emission

British Insurer Aviva Sets Out Net Zero 2040 Climate Strategy

ollowing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, many countries and companies are aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, to limit global warming to 1…

Hydrogen Technology

Auckland Transport Sets the Groundwork for New Zealand’s First Hydrogen Bus

Auckland Transport is getting set to unveil the country’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus this month as it moves towards an emission-free fleet by 2040.

Net Zero Emission

Recommendations for BMW Group to Meet 2030 Carbon Emissions Reduction Target

BMW Group – which is comprised of BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and Zinoro – is targeting 7 million in battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle s…

Offshore Wind Power

SSE, Acciona Forge Offshore Wind Alliance

New partnership will target opportunities in Spain and Portugal