Bill

EIB Approves €4bn in Clean Energy Investment

The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) have approved €4 billion ($4.2 billion) in clean energy investment to upgrade energy networks, enh…

Electric Car

GM EV Unit BrightDrop Expects $1 Billion in 2023 Revenue, Mass Production of All-Electric Delivery Vans to Start in December

BrightDrop, GM’s EV subsidiary, is forecasting $1 billion in revenue for 2023, its first revenue disclosure which came during GM’s annual investor day on Thur…

Net Zero Emission

Turkey Needs EUR 9.6 Billion Annually to Achieve Climate Goals

Turkey will need around EUR 9.6 billion of investments annually to raise the capacity of solar, wind, and storage technologies and reduce fossil fuel consumptio…

South Korea

Saudi Aramco to Pump $7 Bln Into Biggest Petchem Investment in South Korea

Saudi Aramco plans a $7-billion investment at a South Korean affiliate's factory in the port city of Ulsan to turn out more high-value petrochemical products, t…

EU

EU Financial Watchdog Launch Fact-Finding Dive Into ‘Greenwashing’

The European Union's banking, securities and insurance watchdogs launched a joint public consultation on Tuesday to help them better understand 'greenwashing' a…

Net Zero Emission

U.S., Japan and Partners Mobilise $20 Bln to Move Indonesia Away From Coal Power

A coalition of countries will mobilise $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring forward the sector's peak em…

Bezos Pledges to Give Most of His $124B to Fight Climate Change

Billionaire Jeff Bezos–the fourth-wealthiest person in the world–has told CNN he plans to give away the bulk of his $124 billion net worth to fight climate ch…

Natural Gas

‘Vaccination-Style’ Intervention Needed to Solve Energy Crisis, UK Energy Boss Says

The average U.K. household faces paying a £2,500 ($2,900) annual bill for the next two years, up from £1,400 in October 2021.

Net Zero Emission

Alliance Launches to Accelerate Green Infrastructure Finance in Africa

The African Union, the African Development Bank and Africa50 together with several global partners launched a multi-billion alliance for green infrastructure. …

Canada

Canadian-Portuguese Joint Venture Plans $1.04 Bln Hydrogen Plant in Sines

Canadian renewable energy company Neogreen Hydrogen and Portuguese developer of photovoltaic solar parks Frequent Summer announced on Monday plans to invest mor…

Hydropower Plant

Nigeria Offers Concession on $1.3 Billion China-Funded Hydro Power Plant

Nigeria plans to grant a concession on its $1.3 billion hydropower plant now under construction and is seeking bids from private investors to operate the China-…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The $15 Billion Plan to Curtail Indonesia’s Coal Industry

The United States and Japan will lead a group of counties that will offer $15 billion to Indonesia for retiring its coal power plants earlier and moving on to l…

Nuclear Reactor

EU Needs $460 Billion Investment to Maintain Nuclear Power Capacity

The European Union will need up to $462 billion (450 billion euros) in investment just to keep the current level of its nuclear power generation capacity.

Hydrogen Project

Portugal Seeks to Become Major Exporter of Green Hydrogen

Portugal expects to become a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen with 70 private investors or groups planning to spend 10 billion euros ($10.2 billion…

Energy Transition

Brookfield Bets $11.8 Billion on Australia’s Energy Transition

Brookfield Asset Management has led a consortium that looks set to acquire Australian utility Origin Energy for some $11.8 billion, a move that is seen as a way…