Climate

United States

Electrical Generation by US Renewables Grew by 17%

Electrical generation by wind increased by 22%, according to a report.

Net Zero Emission

Emissions Reductions Pledges ‘Nowhere Near’ What’s Needed, Un Says

The analysis comes ahead of next month’s COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Energy Transition

Malaysia’s TNB to Develop 2,100MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

This is scheduled to be in operation in 2031.

Rolls-Royce Releases MTU Engines for Use With Sustainable Fuels

Rolls-Royce has approved mtu engines for use with sustainable fuels, a move expected to help make the company’s construction, industrial, agricultural and mini…

NASA Instrument Detects Dozens of Methane Super-Emitters From Space

An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key Earth-science f…

Carbon Emissions

Apple Announces New Clean Energy Investments, Asks Suppliers to Decarbonize

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonize operations rela…

BlackRock Raises $4.5 Bln for Climate-Focused Infrastructure Fund

BlackRock Inc has raised $4.5 billion out of an overall $7.5 billion-target for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets aimed at climate-focused projects.…

Net Zero Emission

Carney Says New Data Will Hold Banks Accountable for Climate Progress

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney said a new data utility being set up by an environmental group he leads will make banks and other institutions accou…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Charting a Greener Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

A new BloombergNEF report suggests that Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewable energy, paired with…

Net Zero Emission

EU Seeking Deals on Three Climate Laws in Time for U.N. Summit

The European Union is aiming to clinch deals on three new laws to fight climate change in time for the annual United Nations climate negotiations next month. …

Net Zero Emission

EU Countries Agree to Hike Climate Change Target Next Year

European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year.

Net Zero Emission

U.S. Groups Urge Kerry to Back Climate Compensation Fund

Over 100 U.S. environmental groups on Monday urged top U.S. climate diplomat John Kerry to support the creation of a fund that would compensate countries that h…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Mexico to Discuss Lithium, Auto Industry With U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry

Mexico will speak with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry about lithium, batteries and the automotive industry when Kerry visits the northwestern state of Sonora on …

Net Zero Emission

X-57 Maxwell - Nasa’s First Electric Aircraft

NASA has recently announced that its all-electric aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell, has overcome yet another obstacle on its journey to becoming a viable alternative …

Carbon Emissions

US Crackdown on Climate ‘Super-Pollutants’

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced additional actions to phase down hydrofluorocarbons.