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Carbon Emissions

COP27: UAE Says Will Carry on Pumping Oil Responsibly

The United Arab Emirates will be a responsible supplier of oil and gas for as long as the world needs.

Carbon Emissions

COP27 Kicks off With Deal to Discuss Climate Compensation

Move to formally discuss issue followed late-night talks.

SMR

Fortum and MIT Launch SMR Cost Estimation Tool

Finnish energy company Fortum has collaborated with MIT to launch a Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool (NCET) that enables more precise cost estimation and risk asses…

Hydrogen Technology

Shell and GE Gas Power Pursue LNG Decarbonisation Path Using Hydrogen

GE Gas Power and Shell Global Solutions have signed a development agreement to pursue potential pathways to reduce the carbon intensity of Shell’s liquefied n…

LNG

Canadian LNG Exports to Asia Could Cut Emissions by the Equivalent of Removing All Vehicles From Canadian Roads, New Study Shows

Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia could reduce annual emissions by the equivalent of removing every single car from Canadian roads.

Carbon Emissions

Saudi Arabia Commits $2.5 Bln to Middle East Green Initiative - Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy o…

Egypt

Gates Foundation Gives $1.4 Bln Climate Help to Smallholder Farmers

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers cope with the impacts of climate change, part of efforts at global clim…

Net Zero Emission

World Must Double Renewable Power Targets to Achieve Net Zero, Irena Says

Despite some progress, the transition is 'far from being on track', says Irena director general Francesco La Camera.

United Kingdom

University of Manchester and National Grid Develop SF6-Free Retrofill Solution

National Grid and the University of Manchester are to collaborate on a four-year project to develop a full-scale demonstrator at the Deeside Centre for Innovati…

Smart Meter

Flexibility Service Pays UK Smart Meter Homes to Reduce Energy Use

National Grid ESO is running a demand flexibility service this Winter where UK energy consumers with smart meters will be paid to reduce their consumption.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Application Leverages AI to Support Coal Plant Conversion

UK-based non-profit Terrapraxis has announced that its new Evaluate application is live and available for coal plant owners and investors to assess coal plants …

Carbon Pricing

IMF Chief Says $75/Ton Carbon Price Needed by 2030

The price of carbon needs to average at least $75 a ton globally by the end of the decade for global climate goals to succeed.

Floating Offshore Wind

Oil Firm Equinor Looks to Celtic Sea for Floating Wind Development

Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor on Monday said it was interested in developing a "gigawatt scale" floating offshore wind project off the coast of Britain i…

Nuclear Power Plant

Finland's OL3 Nuclear Reactor Remains Offline as Probe Continues

Investigation is still ongoing of cracks recently discovered in feedwater pumps at Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor.

Oil Pipeline

Curbing Oil Theft Has Helped Pipeline Availability, Nigeria LNG Says

Nigeria LNG said there had been an improvement in the availability of some oil pipelines since the government and state oil firm NNPC LTD stepped up efforts in …