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30 01 2022 | 20:03

Indonesia Asks Developed Countries to Fund Energy Transition

Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday’s global economic forum asked developed nations to help their developing counterparts, including Indonesia, in the energy transition by providing…

30 01 2022 | 08:19

Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.

30 01 2022 | 07:46

Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ to retain EU airport slots

Analysis from Greenpeace finds deserted flights are generating millions of tons of harmful emissions

30 01 2022 | 07:40

Coal-based liquid hydrogen pivotal for green energy? The experts doubt it

The ANU’s Dr Fiona Beck says turning fossil fuels into hydrogen is always going to be dirtier than using renewables A world-first shipment of liquid hydrogen from Australia was declared momentous…

29 01 2022 | 09:38

America’s hottest city is nearly unlivable in summer. Can cooling technologies save it?

Phoenix’s new ‘heat tsar’ is betting on less asphalt, more green canopy and reflective surfaces to cool the sprawling heat island A surge in heat-related deaths amid record-breaking summer…

29 01 2022 | 09:08

Federal judge throws out oil lease sale in Gulf of Mexico

A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration failed to conduct a proper environmental review A…

27 01 2022 | 09:22

Ministers invest £100m in EDF’s £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power station

Government’s cash injection is designed to ‘maximise investor confidence’ while the company courts private investors Ministers have thrown further support behind EDF Energy’s £20bn Sizewell C…

27 01 2022 | 08:59

Rocketing demand for fossil fuels could deal blow to climate goals, report says

Soaring oil and gas prices may tempt investors to plough more funds into long-term projects, warns thinktank Global oil prices have climbed to $90 a barrel, which could tempt investors to pile more…

27 01 2022 | 08:32

Britishvolt: Electric car battery plant gets millions in funding

A firm planning mass production of electric car batteries in the UK has secured government funding for its proposed factory in Northumberland.

20 01 2022 | 10:18

Tory wind farm ban and green subsidy cuts are costing households £140 a year in higher bills

Effective five-year ban on wind farm construction deprived Britons of cheapest form of electricity generation Tory government decisions to cut “green crap” and block “unsightly” new onshore wind…

18 01 2022 | 13:56

Africa: Irena-AfDB Report - Energy Transition Central to Africa's Economic Future

An integrated policy framework built around the energy transition could bring a wave of new sustainable energy investment to Africa, growing the region's economy by 6.4 per cent by 2050, results of…

18 01 2022 | 13:23

Countries must triple renewable energy capacity by 2030: UN chief

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed a need to go "further and faster" to close the energy gap Climate conferences like COP26 and other high-level dialogues have created opportunities for…

18 01 2022 | 13:15

Why multi-million-dollar blue hydrogen investments might quickly end up as stranded assets

There will be multiple downsides to producing ‘clean H2’ from natural gas with CCS, not least because green hydrogen is likely to soon be cheaper, says Irena report Investments in blue hydrogen —…

18 01 2022 | 13:06

‘Crazy, wasteful greenwash’: Japan to spend $242m on mixing hydrogen-derived ammonia with coal at power plants

Japanese power generator JERA will contribute a further $150m to the two demonstration projects, which have been labelled as 'nuts' by one hydrogen expert The Japanese government is to spend ¥27.…

18 01 2022 | 11:27

As carbon emissions rebound after COVID-19 dip, talk of building back better may ring hollow

Pandemic-induced lockdowns slashed global CO2 emissions, bringing about signs of environmental recovery. However, as economic activity resumed in 2021, emission levels grew, says NTU’s Benjamin…

18 01 2022 | 11:03

EU loses an eye in the sky on climate change

The Sentinel satellite gives researchers the ability to closely track floods, oil spills and deforestation. One of Earth’s most important satellites for observing disasters, climate change and…

15 01 2022 | 14:46

As blackouts loom, Indonesia’s energy crisis highlights its addiction to coal

Coal miners in Indonesia have been shirking their obligation to allocate 25% of their output for the domestic market, leading to a critical shortage of the fossil fuel for power generation. That’…

15 01 2022 | 14:02

The 'green' row over the UK's largest renewable power plant

This is the second of two articles examining the way wood pellets are produced and used as a green energy source. The first article can be found here.

15 01 2022 | 12:43

Norway blows up hydro dam to restore river health and fish stocks

Campaign by local angling club to free fishes’ migratory routes is part of move across Europe to create free-flowing rivers A dam that has blocked the Tromsa River in Norway for more than 100 years…

12 01 2022 | 17:26

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

The UN climate summit COP26, held in November 2021, focused the world’s attention on the urgent need to tackle climate change and concluded with 197 countries agreeing to the Glasgow climate pact.…