Climate

Paris Climate Agreement

'Commitment to Cooperate': US and China Pledge Renewables-Led Decarbonisation

Superpowers' special climate envoys proclaim 'shared goal' to step up action to meet Paris climate targets and support developing nations' transition away from …

Crude Oil

WoodMac: Oil Prices Could Drop To $10 In 2050

Brent Crude oil prices could fall to $10 per barrel by 2050 if the world accelerates the energy transition with decisive action to achieve the Paris Agreement c…

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and Air Liquide Tender for 600 MW of Green Energy

South African chemical giant Sasol and Air Liquide are launching a request for proposals process for the supply of 600 MW of renewable energy at their Secunda s…

Climate Fight Needs China-US Cooperation

Sino-US relations are at a historic low. Although the Joe Biden administration's China policy is different from the confrontationist policy of the previous admi…

Carbon Neutral

Heineken Targets Carbon-Neutral Value Chain by 2040

Dutch brewer Heineken NV on Thursday announced a goal to become carbon neutral in its own production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040.

Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa to Supply Wind Turbines at Peru’s Largest Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa has been selected by ENGIE to together write a new chapter of the energy revolution tackling climate change in Latin America with the installatio…

Energy Technology

Sweetch Energy Secures €5.2m Investment to Develop Its Breakthrough Osmotic Energy Technology

Sweetch Energy’s new high efficiency eco-membranes can turn osmotic energy into a bankable renewable power source for the first time in 50 years.

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Power Sector is Halfway to Zero Carbon Emissions

Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon emissions.

Climate Policy

US Needs Strategic Energy Policy to Meet Aggressive Climate Goals: BNEF

The US has traditionally taken a scattered approach to energy policy, but the longer-term challenge of climate change will need more strategic measures.

Carbon Neutral

Shipbuilding Companies to Pursue Carbon Neutrality

The top six South Korean shipbuilding companies organized their carbon neutrality committee on April 8 and made a joint declaration to achieve carbon neutrality…

Carbon Emissions

Elevated CO2 Levels in Atmosphere Increase Plant Carbon Uptake but Decrease Soil Carbon Storage

Increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are boosting the uptake of carbon by plants but may decrease carbon storage in the soil.

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Banks on Offshore Wind to Help Curb Climate Change

Two wind turbines, each as tall as the Washington Monument, stand sentinel 27 miles off the coast of Virginia, the nation’s first offshore wind installation in…

Net Zero Emission

Global CO2 Emissions far Off Net-Zero Trajectory

The global energy system has become greener over the last decade, but most countries are nowhere near on track to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of th…

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Proposes Cutting Emissions by One Third by 2030

South Africa recently published its draft climate plan which sees the country proposing ambitious cuts to its emissions by 2030.

Net Zero Emission

ReNew Power Commits to Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

ReNew Power on Thursday said it has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to help address the global climate crisis.