Climate

United Kingdom

Bank of England to Bar Thermal Coal-Linked Bonds from Key Lending Operations

The Bank of England will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for key lending arrangements from October, in a move welcomed by climate camp…

China

Exclusive Interview: Liu Liqin – Pioneering Solutions to Extreme Climate Water System Bottlenecks, Cutting System Failure Rate Below 0.5%

Northern Chinese wind farms face temperatures as low as -30°C, coastal power plants suffer high salinity and humidity, and western photovoltaic bases operat…

Switzerland

Metacon Secures Up to SEK 111 Million in Klimatklivet Support for Green Hydrogen Plant in Uppsala

Metacon AB has been granted up to SEK 111 million in climate investment support from Klimatklivet to build a 10 MW electrolysis plant in Uppsala, Sweden, for lo…

World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects

The World Bank Group said on June 29 it will "retire" its previous goal ‌to devote 45% of its annual lending resources to projects with climate co-benefits…

Austria

Vienna Geothermal Test Exceeds Expectations, Could Heat 25,000 Homes

Wien Energie and OMV have reached a major milestone in their deep geothermal project in Aspern, bringing Vienna closer to year-round, climate-neutral heat gener…

Brazil

Brazil's Vale plans to invest $2.6 billion in decarbonization initiatives

Brazilian miner Vale plans to invest up to 13 billion reais ($2.56 billion) in ​decarbonization initiatives to meet its voluntary emissions reduction ‌targets…

United States

Carbon Direct publishes agricultural biomass sourcing guide

Carbon Direct has released what it describes as one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxi…

Carbon Capture

JSW Steel, Bharatia and Carbon Iceland Partner to Explore Green Methanol Project in India

In a significant step towards industrial decarbonisation and the development of next generation green fuel infrastructure, JSW Steel Limited, Bharatia and Carbo…

United Kingdom

Protium acquires UK-backed green hydrogen project from Storegga

Protium has acquired the 15MW UK government-backed Cromarty green hydrogen project amid a wider portfolio gain from climate technology developer Storegga.It fol…

Latvia

Latvia greenlights €5m biomethane grid project

The Latvian government has approved proposals by the Ministry of Climate and Energy for the construction of two new biomethane injection points at a cost of &eu…

China

China Launches World's First Panoramic Carbon Emission Accounting System

The world's first panoramic carbon emission accounting system covering the production end, consumption end, and natural sources—the "Panshi·Yuheng Carbon …

CCS

IKM Testing to gauge pipeline for first offshore CCS project in UK

North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and …

Carbon Emissions

Stillstrom, Faber Group and Prysmian Join Forces to Cut Vessel Emissions Across Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Stillstrom has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to develop an offshore charging solution aimed at reducing emissions from vessels operating in the offsho…

Methane

California regulator conditionally approves first RNG contract under state biomethane procurement programme

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract between Anaergia's SoCal Biomethane…

Energy Storage System

Quinbrook bags EPBC Act approval for 780MW Supernode North BESS in Australia

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has received environmental clearance for its Supernode North battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Queensland, Austr…