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France

Macron Plans Referendum to Include Climate Change Fight in French Constitution

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to hold a referendum on changing the constitution to include a commitment to fight against climate change and prote…

Coal Production

Pakistan's ‘No New Coal-Fired Power’ Announcement – Implications For Coal Across The Belt And Road Initiative

Pakistan was until now intending to exploit its domestic coal reserves and reach 38,000 megawatts of coal-fired power by 2047

Australia

Hydro Tasmania Selects Lake Cethana as First Pumped Hydro Project

Hydro Tasmania has announced that it has selected Lake Cethana as its preferred pumped hydro site, with the project now set to progress to final feasibility sta…

Paris Climate Agreement

Oil Giant Exxon Commits to Emissions Reductions in Line with Paris Agreement

U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil is setting short-term targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years as the company responds to investor and…

Nuclear Fuel

TVEL Loads New Design of Fuel into Paks Unit 3

TVEL, the nuclear fuel manufacturer subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom, has loaded a batch of fresh fuel, including 18 fuel bundles of its new modification, into un…

Energy Saving

Banks, BEE to Sign Agreement for Energy-Efficiency Projects

Addressing a rally while inaugurating energy conservation week, Srikant said the government has decided to encourage energy-efficiency in all key energy-intensi…

Wave Energy

Swedish Firm Explores Wave Energy Development in Australian Market

Eco Wave Power has signed a collaboration agreement with Meridian Energy Australia Pty Ltd to jointly investigate the development of commercial wave energy powe…

Paris Climate Agreement

Video: New UN Climate Change Initiatives

Initiatives born out of the UN 2019 Climate Summit are making progress in the fight against climate change, but much more still needs to be done.

Carbon Neutral

Southern California Edison to Accelerate Development of Smart Grid Technologies

The paper, Reimaging the Grid, focusses on the electricity grid as the carrier of the carbon-free, renewable resources that are required to meet that target.

Nuclear Power Plant

Malfunction Triggers Emergency Shutdown at Finnish Reactor

The emergency standby resulting from the incident has now ended and repair work is under way to bring the unit back online.

Wind Farm

RES Submits 25MW Welsh Wind and Storage Plans

RES has submitted a planning application for its 25MW Upper Ogmore wind farm and energy storage project in Wales.

Oil & Gas Trade

Egypt, Iraq Move Forward with Oil-for-Reconstruction Plan

The oil-for-reconstruction agreement signed between Egypt and Iraq will enter into bilateral implementation as soon as constitutional procedures are complete, E…

China

Climate Change may Help the U.S. and China Find Common Ground Under a Biden Administration

A common interest in combating climate change could be catalyst for the Biden Administration to re-engage with China.

China

China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal

China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to become “carbon neutral” by…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Relectrify Posts Results from Second-Life Battery Systems

After more than a year of testing, Relectrify has released the interim results of a pilot that combines repurposed batteries from Nissan Leaf vehicles with prop…