Climate

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Development Initiative Focuses on Clean Energy Transition

Pakistan is facing a huge challenge of preparedness in the face of climate change impacts and their rapidly emerging threats

Net Zero Emission

KB Financial Group to Walk Towards Carbon Neutrality for Future Generations

KB Financial Group held its environmental, social, and corporate governance commitments on June 24 to declare "KB Net Zero S.T.A.R." as a mid- to long-term carb…

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…

Net Zero Emission

UAE Could Become First OPEC Producer To Pledge Net-Zero By 2050

One of OPEC’s largest producers, the United Arab Emirates, is considering the potential adoption of a net-zero by 2050 goal

Energy Transition

Keppel and Sembcorp Open Merger Talks

Combined entity will seek to ‘accelerate pivot’ to the energy transition and offshore renewables

Net Zero Emission

Schlumberger Commits to Reaching Net-Zero by 2050

Giant oilfield services provider Schlumberger is the next company in line to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Market Analysis

Biden's Silence on Minnesota Oil Pipeline Frustrates Advocates

Line 3, a comparable project to the canceled Keystone XL pipeline, runs counter to the president's stated climate and environmental goals.

Japan

Japan's Central Bank to Launch Climate Change Scheme

The Japanese central bank plans to launch a new scheme this year to provide funds for Japanese financial institutions that try to combat climate change through …

Net Zero Emission

Devon Energy Sets Net Zero 2050 Emissions Targets, ESG Performance Goals

Devon Energy announced it is establishing new environmental performance targets focused on reducing the carbon intensity of its operations, minimizing freshwate…

Energy Transition

IoT Turns Agri Waste Into Renewable Energy

Melbourne-based renewable energy company, AgBioEn, is using a combination of IoT devices, drones, and telemetry as part of an AUD 2 billion initiative to turn a…

Net Zero Emission

UK Struggling to Cope with Climate Change Effects

In a new report published as part of the UK’s third climate change risk assessment, the Climate Change Committee has warned that the country’s inability to ad…

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.

Energy-Eficient Building

Green Buildings to Help Poland Reach Climate Goals

Poland needs to decarbonise the country’s construction sector as buildings play a crucial role in Poland’s effort to meet the 2050 net-zero emissions goal, a …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

G-7 to Put off Agreement on When to End Coal-Fired Power Generation

The Group of Seven leaders are making final arrangements to put off an agreement on the timing for ending coal-fired power generation despite a strong push from…