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February 03, 2023
UAE's Masdar unveils 20,000 MW renewables target for Africa
Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based state-owned clean energy company, has announced ambitions to invest in Nigeria as part of its Africa-wide penetration which aims to increase renewable energy capacity by 20,000 MW over the next 12 years.
February 02, 2023Tesla’s revenue from carbon credit sales hit record $1.78 Billion in 2022
Tesla’s carbon credit sales reached a new high in 2022, increasing 47% year over year in the fourth quarter, the company reported.
January 18, 2023US fell behind climate goals as greenhouse gas emissions grew in 2022
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2022, by 1.3% compared to the previous year according to preliminary estimates by environmental consultancy Rhodium Group.
January 17, 2023Verizon inks PPA for 410 MW of renewable energy
US telecom giant Verizon has signed four new power purchase agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy.
January 11, 2023France pushes forward with law to accelerate renewables
French MPs on Tuesday moved ahead with a law to speed up the deployment of renewable energy, as the country’s nuclear plants were hit by maintenance and corrosion problems and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused energy costs to surge.
January 09, 2023US tops EY’s ranking for world’s most attractive renewables market
Professional services firm EY has ranked the United States as the world’s most attractive market for investment in renewable energy – for a large part due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022, which is viewed as a game changer for the coun
January 05, 2023UK enjoys record-breaking 2022 for renewables
A record-breaking level of green energy was generated in the UK in 2022, according to new analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights.
January 03, 2023Brussels plans energy market reform to curb renewables cost
Brussels plans to overhaul the bloc’s electricity market to prioritise cheaper renewable energy, European Union’s energy commissioner Kadri Simson has said, despite industry warnings that the reforms could smother investment in wind and solar projects.
December 22, 2022Swiss university launches tool to calculate CO2 emissions from electricity mix
A platform developed by Swiss university of Geneva that allows consumers to track the variations in the composition of the electricity mix used and to calculate the carbon footprint has come online.
December 21, 2022Australia’s proposed GO scheme for renewable electricity under consultation
The Australian Government is seeking views from stakeholders on a clean energy Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to foster the global and domestic markets needed to transform Australia into a renewable energy superpower.