Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge – report.

Report identifies 935 firms finance industry needs to blacklist to meet Paris goals. Almost half the companies involved in the thermal coal industry are expected to defy global climate commitments by deepening their coal interests in the coming years, according to a report.

Reaching UK net zero target cheaper than we thought, says climate adviser.

Exclusive: Chris Stark says cost is surprisingly low but criticises government for absence of a plan

Scorching Tucson bucks US trend to put climate justice at centre of plans.

Key goals include powering city buildings on renewables and curbing urban sprawl.

South Korean Firm Touts Novel Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Tower Concept.

Odin Energy is lining up projects in Italy and South Korea. Can it find a niche to compete with mainstream wind turbines? South Korean firm Odin Energy hopes to carve out a new niche with a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) tower designed for urban settings. 

Mining giant Fortescue plans massive global renewable energy buildout.

Andrew Forrest’s iron ore mining giant Fortescue Metals has unveiled stunning plans to build more than 235 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity, mostly wind and solar, to become a supplier of green energy and hydrogen that would rival the country’s biggest oil suppliers in terms of energy produce

Talen to stop burning coal at three plants with 3.6GW of capacity in Pennsylvania and Maryland by 2025.

Transitioning to cleaner fuel sources, Talen Energy Corp. will stop burning coal at three of its wholly owned facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland by the end of 2025 and develop new renewable energy and battery storage resources, the Texas-based power generation company announced Nov. 10.

Marubeni withdrawal may kill planned 630MW coal-fired project in South Africa.

Japanese resources company Marubeni Corp will pull out of the Thabametsi South African coal plant project, the Japanese group told Reuters on Wednesday, following the withdrawal of some South African investors this week.

German utility to test feasibility of transporting pure hydrogen in existing gas pipelines

European utilities company E.ON is converting a natural gas pipeline in Germany, which is part of the public supply system, to pure hydrogen.

Kenya's president saves century-old fig tree from highway

Nairobi - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.

Ghanaians devastated by illegal fishing try hand at citizen sleuthing.

Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes.

Toshiba says it will not take new orders for coal-fired power plants.

Toshiba will stop taking orders for coal-fired power plants in line with growing global trends toward reducing carbon emissions, Nikkei learned on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledges to reduce Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.

Siemens to stop selling turbines for new coal-fired power plant projects.

Siemens Energy, which builds steam turbines for power plants, will no longer take on new business to supply coal-fired powered stations, it said on Tuesday, making it the latest firm to scale back fossil fuel-related operations.

Peabody warns of possible second bankruptcy in five years as coal industry declines.

The world’s largest private coal company Peabody Energy Corp. said it is in danger of its second bankruptcy filing in five years on the back of poor performance and worsening market conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fires shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique environment. Now they threaten it

In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world.

Indian Manufacturers pave the way for two-wheeler boom in Africa.

According to the World Bank, Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.8 billion by 2060, which will result in local government’s focus on developing and strengthening transport networks.

Θέσεις ΣΠΕΦ για τα μέτρα ενίσχυσης του Ειδικού Λογαριασμού ΑΠΕ (ΕΛΑΠΕ) και λοιπές διατάξεις .

Προς: Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας Μεσογείων 119, 101 92 Αθήνα Υπ’ όψη : Υπουργού κου Κωστή Χατζηδάκη                 : Γεν. Γραμμ. κας Αλεξάνδρας Σδούκου      

Το ΥΠΕΝ ανακοίνωσε τα μέτρα για ΕΛΑΠΕ, διαγωνισμούς και συνολική ρύθμιση της αγοράς - Μονοετής έκτακτη εισφορά για ΑΠΕ και Χρέωση για Προμηθευτές - Μεγάλες αλλαγές για 500άρια φ/β και Ενεργειακές Κοινότητες.

Την εφαρμογή δέσμης μέτρων μακράς πνοής για ενίσχυση του ρόλου των ΑΠΕ στην «πράσινη» μετάβαση που συνδυάζονται με διαρθρωτικά μέτρα για τη σταδιακή απελευθέρωση της αγοράς προς όφελος της οικονομίας δρομολογεί το υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας, όπως αναφέρει σε ανακοίνωσή του, σ

ΔΕΗ: Δεν θα υπάρξει επιβάρυνση των καταναλωτών από το έκτακτο τέλος ΑΠΕ.

Δεν θα περάσει στα τιμολόγιά της η ΔΕΗ την επιβάρυνση των καταναλωτών από το τέλος προμηθευτών που επιβάλλεται για την εξυγίανση του λογαριασμού χρηματοδότησης των Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας.

Βουγιουκλάκης (GIZ): Πως μπορούν να συμμετέχουν συστήματα αποθήκευσης με σταθμούς ΑΠΕ στους διαγωνισμούς.

Στη σύνδεση συστημάτων αποθήκευσης με σταθμούς ΑΠΕ και τους τρόπους συμμετοχής σε ανταγωνιστικές διαδικασίες, αναφέρθηκε ο Γιάννης Βουγιουκλάκης, στέλεχος της GIZ, μιλώντας την Παρασκευή το πρωί στο συνέδριο του