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February 16, 2023
Denmark grants first CO2 storage licences for North Sea projects
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Utilities has awarded its first licences to capture and store carbon in the North Sea to Wintershall Dea, INEOS Energy and TotalEnergies.
February 01, 2023US, Europe experience slowed solar PPA price increases, despite mixed forecast
The US and Europe saw relatively modest increases in the average prices of solar power purchase agreements (PPA) in Q4 2022, up by 4% and 3%, respectively.
December 28, 2022Collapse of Finland's carbon sinks wipes out decades of efforts to reduce emissions
Finland could be subject to billions of euros in costs as the diminishing capacity of forests as a carbon sink has undermined its effort to meet the sink target set by the EU.
December 26, 2022China’s ETS trading volume crosses 10 billion yuan mark
China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS), the world’s largest carbon market covering a seventh of emissions globally, hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) in total transactions on Thursday.
December 14, 2022EU strikes deal to tax carbon on imports
The European Union took a step forward to imposing a carbon tax on imports of energy-intensive goods such as steel and cement after striking a deal with EU members on Tuesday.
December 06, 2022Qatar World Cup criticized for its gigantic carbon footprint
The FIFA 2022 World Cup is currently underway in Qatar, a small desert nation with the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world and generates most of its revenue from the extraction and sale of oil.
December 02, 2022Study finds way to generate chemicals from captured carbon dioxide
Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a new technology to convert CO2 captured from the atmosphere into useful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and synthetic natural gas.
November 17, 2022125 billionaires emit as much CO2 as whole France
Oxfam, a poverty alleviation organization, found that the investments of 125 of the world’s richest individuals have a carbon footprint equivalent to the emissions of France.
October 05, 2022Wood Mackenzie: Decarbonizing iron and steel industry requires $1.4 trillion investment
Decarbonizing the iron and steel industry requires $1.4 trillion of investment, of which $250 billion is for carbon credits, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest report, Pedal to the Metal: Iron and steel’s $1.4 trillion shot at decarbonization.
September 23, 2022Iron ore giant Fortescue pledges to go green by 2030
Australian resource giant Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s biggest iron ore producers, has unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to transition to renewable energy by 2030. Its billionaire owner Andrew Forrest has urged other heavy industries to follow su