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March 18, 2022
Google-backed carbon footprint tracker may be game-changer for small businesses
As businesses around the world struggle to figure out how to manage their environmental footprints, Normative, a Swedish start-up backed by Google, has released a free version of its carbon emissions tracker.
March 15, 2022UN inks largest P-REC agreement to light up displaced persons’ camp
With support from Energy Peace Partners (EPP), 3Degrees, a renewable energy consulting firm, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), have inked the largest Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) agreement to date, which is also the first-ev
March 14, 2022Mumbai becomes first South Asian city to set net-zero roadmap
Mumbai, India's financial hub, has unveiled its first ever Climate Action Plan as part of India’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. Under the plan, the city aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first Southeast Asian cit
March 11, 2022Australian carbon prices plummeted after regulator’s surprise intervention
Last Friday, Australia's Clean Energy Regulator announced new changes to the Emissions Reduction Fund, as well as a decision to share with carbon farmers and landholders the windfall profits generated from the change.
March 04, 2022Tunisia teams up with 3 foreign firms for 500 MW clean electricity project
Three international businesses have been granted licenses to produce 500 MW of renewable energy in Tunisia, a government official said on Wednesday.
March 04, 2022AWS launches carbon footprint tool as Big Techs race to green cloud computing
Amazon Web Service (AWS), a cloud computing platform provided by e-commerce giant Amazon, has launched a free tool for customers to track their cloud consumption’s carbon footprint and to compare it to the estimated footprint of an on-premise data center.
March 02, 2022European carbon permits suffer biggest one-day fall amid Russia-Ukraine conflicts
The benchmark European carbon price plummeted 16.25% on Tuesday, closing at 68.85 euros. The price is now down more than 28% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the price decoupling from the energy markets it normally monitors due to profit-taking an
March 02, 2022Bitcoin mining’s carbon emission jumped 17% after moving out of China
Bitcoin mining’s carbon emissions have increased after moving from China to the United States and other countries, according to a team of academics from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
February 25, 2022Carbon Trust rolls out new net zero certification scheme for businesses
UK-based organization Carbon Trust launched on Tuesday a new certification scheme designed to certify businesses' net zero goals and strategies.
February 25, 2022Tencent pledges carbon neutrality across operations and supply chain by 2030
Chinese tech giant Tencent announced on Thursday that it plans to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations and supply chain by the end of the decade.