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Net Zero Emission

Report Lays out How Countries Could Reorient Their Problematic Climate Plans

A new study is the first to calculate that countries collectively need a total of 1.2 billion hectares of land to fulfill the promises laid out in their officia…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Bp Pulse Unveils Plans for Gigahub EV Fast-Charging Network

Los Angeles International Airport is the first planned location for the hub, with the network serving ride-hailing and taxi fleets.

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak Could Still Be at COP27

Downing Street has said his position of not being at the climate summit is “under review”

Global Open-Source Data Platform Launched for Clean Energy Solutions

The programme was launched by the Access to Energy Institute (A2EI) and the European programme GET.invest during the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo 2022 i…

Smart City

Southern Gas and Habitat for Humanity Partner on Smart Energy Communities

Two smart energy communities in the US, which will consist of a total 30 single-family net zero homes, are being planned and will equip residents with a combina…

Hydropower Plant

Eesti Energia Receives State Support for Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant

The joint agency of Enterprise Estonia and KredEx has allocated €584 950 for Eesti Energia to prepare the construction of Estonia’s first hydroelectric energy…

How Super-Hot Rocks Miles Under the Earth’s Surface Could Provide Limitless Clean Energy

Superhot rock geothermal energy can be generated from dry rock that’s at least 752 degrees Fahrenheit. It exists all over the earth at depths between two and 1…

Carbon Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Created by Electronic Waste Increased by 53% Between 2014 and 2020

Greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere from electronic devices and their associated electronic waste increased by 53 percent between 2014 and 2020, includ…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Sees Decline in Coal-Fired Generation After 2021 Surge – Report

US coal-fired generation will be down 6% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administrati…

China

China’s State Grid Corporation to Use Nokia IoT Across Power Infrastructure

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) will deploy a Nokia solution, aiming to use automation to better monitor electrical power production and distribution…

EU

EIB Group Supports REPowerEU Plan With €30BN Financing

Package of new, targeted financing is expected to mobilise up to €115bn of new investment by 2027, contributing to ending energy dependency on Russia.

Hydropower Plant

Norway’s Power Outlook Improves After Efforts to Save Water

Norway's depleted hydropower reservoirs have received a boost in the past few weeks from rain and efforts to save water, but stocks will remain low by the end o…

Net Zero Emission

Saudi Aramco Unveils $1.5BN Sustainability Fund

It will initially focus on sectors such as carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency.

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted Unveils Massive Offshore Wind Plan in Home Waters

Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have joined forces to develop offshore wind

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.