Carbon emissions

Carbon Pricing

China’s Emissions Trading Scheme to Start on 16 July

China's national emissions trading scheme will launch tomorrow, kicking off operations in the world's largest emissions market a few weeks later than planned.

Electric Vehicle Battery

GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

Through an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources, lithium will be sourced in part from California from a more environmentally friendly process than tradit…

Coal Mine

Gautam Adani Boosting Fossil Fuel Footprint Despite Pledge to Turn Carbon Neutral

The Adani Group is doubling its coal-fired power capacity to 24 gigawatts, plans to own, develop or operate coal mines with a combined capacity of 132 million t…

Carbon Neutral

China to Launch Emissions Trading Scheme in July

China will launch its national emissions trading scheme this month, the state council said today.

Net Zero Emission

Rio Tinto, Schneider Electric partner to drive decarbonization

Rio Tinto, a leading global mining and metals company, and Schneider Electric signed a memorandum of understanding for a collaboration to develop a circular and…

Carbon Emissions

German Energy Agency Urges Negative Emissions Plan

Germany needs a strategy to rapidly upscale and deploy negative greenhouse gas emissions technologies, the country's energy agency Dena said today.

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.

Net Zero Emission

First Energy Earthshot Aims to Slash the Cost of Clean Hydrogen by 80% to $1 per Kilogram in One Decade

Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots Initiative, to accelerate breakthroughs of more abund…

Natural Gas

TotalEnergies and Novatek Sign Russian MoU

Companies will jointly work on emissions reductions including through use of renewables

Carbon Neutral

HDFC Bank Commits to Become Carbon Neutral By 2031-32

s part of its ESG strategy, the Bank will focus on providing lower-interest loans for green products such as electric automobiles and incorporating ESG scores i…

Carbon Neutral

Chinese Oil, Gas Enterprises Set up Methane Emission Control Alliance

Chinese oil and gas enterprises have set up an alliance on methane emission control amid China's efforts to meet its 2060 carbon-neutral target.

Nuclear Technology

France, USA Pledge to Work Together Towards Net-Zero

France and the USA are united in the ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and will work together on new technologies, including innovative and …

Carbon Emissions

Australia's Carbon Emissions Drop 5 per cent in 2020

Australia's carbon emissions fell by 5 per cent in 2020 with growth in wind and solar energy, a hit to transport from coronavirus lockdowns, and a rise in carbo…

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.

Ammonia

What is Blue Ammonia?

Production of ammonia is energy-intensive and accounts for 3% of carbon emissions