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Carbon Emissions

Novel Photocatalyst Sheet Helps Curtail the Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Addressing the global energy crisis and moving away from a dependency on fossil fuels is key to combating climate change and thus moving towards a more sustaina…

Carbon Emissions

Tata Power Unit Commissions 225MW Hybrid Power Project in Rajasthan

This is Tata Power’s first hybrid project.

Carbon Neutral

Australian Pension Fund Dumps $133 Mln in Oil, Gas Stakes in Carbon Neutral Push

Australian pension fund NGS Super on Thursday said it had sold all its holdings in oil and gas companies, worth A$191 million ($133 million), in a drive to achi…

Urgent Steps Needed to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonisation – WEF

The transformation of industrial sectors is pivotal to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, however, decarbonisation is lagging due to the complex nature of cha…

Japan

Energy Efficiency, Not an Odd-Fish Anymore!

Japanese scientists turn fish scales into carbon-nano onions, a material used in LEDs and electronics.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

UK’s Johnson Matthey, Sinopec Unit Explore Decarbonisation Options in China

British chemicals maker Johnson Matthey Plc said on Wednesday it was in in talks with the investment arm of China's Sinopec for exploring a collaboration in dec…

Carbon Emissions

Toyota Unit Falsified Emissions Data From at Least 2003, Probe Finds

A major affiliate of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp falsified emissions data on some engines going back to at least 2003, more than a decade earlier than previously …

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Carbon Emissions

Amazon’s CO2 Emissions Grew 18% In 2021

The retail giant has admitted that there are “big challenges” ahead as it races to reach its 2040 net zero target

Carbon Emissions

The Effects of Unified Power Generation and Storage Facilities

About 25% of the world’s CO2 emissions come from the power sector, and the Paris Agreement’s target of keeping global temperature rise below 2 °C above pre-i…

Carbon Neutral

A Japanese Project Demonstrates a Carbon Neutrality Pathway for Coal Power

Osaki CoolGen Corp.’s complex three-phase demonstration project in Hiroshima Prefecture seeks to achieve highly efficient coal-fired power generation with near…

Carbon Emissions

UK Pushes Ahead Public Sector Decarbonisation With £635M

NHS Trusts, schools and local authorities will be able to apply for grants in September

Microgrid

ABB Releases Blueprint for Carbon Negative Microgrids

ABB has announced delivery of electrical distribution and control systems for a 300kW future microgrid that engineering and management consultancy Tetra Tech is…

United Kingdom

UK Generation Mix Moves Increasingly Toward Renewables

Power generation from low carbon sources secured more than 60% share of the UK’s total energy mix

Paris Climate Agreement

Why Oil Investors Should Keep an Eye on ESG Scores

Legal and regulatory initiatives promulgated as a result of the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, have been the driver of these changes.