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August 11, 2022
India legislators approve energy conservation bill
The lower house of India’s parliament on August 9 passed a bill to increase the use of renewable energy and make industrial polluters pay a price for the carbon they emit, marking another step toward its climate goals.
August 10, 2022US Senate passes bill with $369 billion in energy, climate spending
Senate Democrats on Sunday delivered President Joe Biden a major victory in the fight against climate change, passing a bill that will direct hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy sources and accelerate the United States' move away from fossi
August 04, 2022Kenya to replace feed-in-tariffs with auction-based system
Government officials of Kenya announced at the Renpower Kenya clean energy event in Nairobi that incentive programs will change in 2022, with mature technologies no longer receiving fixed payments.
August 03, 2022SK E&S secures South Korea’s largest renewables PPA
SK Specialty, a subsidiary of Korean conglomerate SK Materials, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Korean natural liquefied gas (LNG) supplier and renewable energy company SK E&S, a unit of SK Materials.
August 02, 2022Vietnam says AES plans to develop $13 billion offshore wind project
Vietnam announced on July 31 that US energy company AES Corp plans to develop a major offshore wind farm in Vietnam that could potentially increase the nation's wind power capacity.
August 02, 2022Taylor Swift, Drake, the Kardashians criticized for the biggest private jet emitter
Marketing and analytics agency Yard recently published a list naming the celebs with the worst private jet carbon emissions based on the purported use of their privately owned jet planes since the start of the year by examining flight tracking maps.
August 01, 2022India energy giant partners Greenko to develop 1.3 GW green hydrogen project
India’s state-owned fossil fuel corporation Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Greenko, one of the biggest renewable energy developers in the world, have formed a strategic cooperation to develop a 1.3 GW green hydrogen project powered by 24/7 renew
July 29, 2022Canadian city of New Westminster earns $26 million from selling low-carbon credits
The City of New Westminster in western Canada recently received 26.4 million Canadian dollar ($20.6 million) after selling the credits it had earned under the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard (BCLFS).
July 28, 2022Nigeria reaffirms its renewables target of achieving 30 GW by 2030
Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to achieving 30 GW by 2030 with 30% renewable energy.
July 27, 2022Disney VIP tour will emit 6.2 tonnes carbon for each traveler
Disney has launched a 24-day, US$110,000 all-in-one elite tour package that comes with 6.2 tonnes of carbon emissions for each customer, 20 times more than a person’s carbon emissions in a low-income country in a year.