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January 27, 2022
Climate commitments at risk as global oil prices soar
British financial think tank Carbon Tracker released its new report on Thursday, writhing that, with global oil prices rising to US$90 per barrel, investors may be lured into long-term fossil fuel projects, destroying the world's hopes to limit carbon emi
January 26, 2022Offshore wind turbines could help realize carbon capture dreams
To mitigate climate change, research teams and tech start-ups are developing direct air capture devices, which can collect carbon dioxide from the atmosphere directly. Although the technology works, the early projects have been costly and energy consuming
January 26, 2022EU carbon prices could rally further amid sky-high gas prices: experts
The continuously increasing gas prices have turned European electricity generators to use more polluting coal-fired power and drive up demand for carbon permits. Analysts have thus upped their average price projections for carbon permits in Europe.
January 25, 2022Meta signs PPA with Apex for 225 MW wind project in Iowa
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has sealed a deal to acquire wind energy from Apex Clean Energy under a power purchase agreement (PPA). The company will purchase the entire 225 MW capacity of the Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton Count
January 21, 2022Verizon signs seven virtual PPA for 910 MW of new renewables
On January 20, US telecom provider Verizon announced seven new renewable energy purchase agreements for an aggregate of approximately 910 MW of renewable energy capacity. The deals are expected to finance the powering of seven solar and wind facilities un
January 20, 2022Axpo signs 300MWp solar power supply contract with R.power Group
Axpo, Switzerland's largest producer of renewable energy, has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Polish solar developer R.Power Group for the distribution of electricity produced by a 300 MWp array of solar power plants in Poland.
January 19, 2022EU to adopt new calculating rules for renewable cooling
Last December, the European Commission (EC) released new criteria for calculating the amount of renewable cooling and district cooling that can be used to meet the EU's renewable energy targets.
January 19, 2022Exxon aims for net-zero emission by 2050 amid industry’s race to carbon reduction
Exxon Mobil Corp, the American oil and gas giant, announced on Tuesday its ambition to reach net-zero emission from its global operations by 2050, catching up with competitors that are reducing their carbon footprints.
January 19, 2022Energy intensive industries react with dismay as UK government is not intervening to stabilize carbon prices
The UK government announced on Jan. 18 that it will not intervene to curb costs under the UK Emissions Trading System, following a similar decision in December. The decision implies that the market will be left to operate without intervention in January,
January 18, 2022BNEF report finds carbon offset prices could climb 50-fold by 2050
BloombergNEF, a strategic research provider, released its inaugural Long-Term Carbon Offset Outlook 2022, an annual analysis that will update the global carbon offsetting market trends and forecasts.