12 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The developer of a rare earth minerals project in Greenland is continuing to hold out faint hopes for what would be one of the three largest...

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12 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The developer of a rare earth minerals project in Greenland is continuing to hold out faint hopes for what would be one of the three largest...
12 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US SEC is following through on plans to examine climate and related environmental impact disclosures that companies have filed to date.
12 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
South Korean rivals LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation inked a last-minute deal in their long-running electric vehicle (EV) battery intellectual...
12 April 2021 Kevin Adler
A carbon tax of $25/mt implemented over a 10-year period across the Asia Pacific region could reduce their GHG emissions by 21%, said the IMF....
09 April 2021 Karin Rives Amena Saiyid
Replacing $35 billion in fossil fuel subsidies with new incentives for clean energy producers is a at the core of the Treasury Department's Made...
09 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The White House wants Congress to fund at least $14 billion in spending to fight climate change in the 12 months starting 1 October.
09 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Puerto Rico regulators and legislators are weighing their options for ensuring power resiliency and transitioning to clean energy technology....
09 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
UPDATE: FiveT Hydrogen will provide the seed money to scale up clean hydrogen production over the next decade.
09 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
South Korean conglomerates, companies commit a combined $38 billion to boosting the country’s hydrogen economy.
08 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
An institutional investor joins energy majors in the crowded Spanish PV market.
08 April 2021
John Kerry, US presidential envoy for climate issues, discussed the need for multilateral cooperation on climate change at the IMF-World Bank...
07 April 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
Leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank emphasized this week that climate change remains at the top of their agenda, along...
07 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Recognition in the US and globally that methane reduction needs to be a priority is generating ideas from government and industry.
07 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
Europe’s highest court rejects farmers' appeal criticizing the EU's GHG emissions targets.
07 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
China will be the key offshore wind market to watch ahead of the expiry of feed-in-tariffs.
07 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
An Iberdrola-led consortium is the latest developer to add to the pipeline of proposed Japanese offshore wind projects.
07 April 2021 Kevin Adler
Recognition in the US and globally that methane reduction needs to be a priority is generating ideas from government and industry.
06 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
Occidental's partnership with Cemvita has the potential to yield sustainable building blocks for its chemicals business.
06 April 2021
Chart Industries and India's Reliance Industries are creating the India H2 Alliance to commercialize hydrogen and its supply chain.
06 April 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Over 260 GW of renewable energy capacity came online in 2020, making up more than 80% of global generation installations.
05 April 2021 Karin Rives
Geoengineering is gaining traction as a last-resort tool for curbing climate change, with the US' National Academies saying it warrants study....
05 April 2021
Europe's aviation industry confronts potential regulations that would go beyond the CORSIA emissions trading program.
02 April 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK’s North Sea Transition strategy invests heavily in CCUS and hydrogen.
01 April 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US Federal Reserve is studying the linkages between climate impacts and financial and economic risks across regions and sectors.
01 April 2021 Bernadette Lee
Australia’s first offshore wind project, the 2.2-GW Star of the South facility off the southern coast of Victoria, advances.
31 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Property investment manager Nuveen commits to net-zero emissions targets for buildings.
31 March 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
The American Jobs Plan announced 31 March by President Joe Biden includes many energy transition features.
30 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US government is looking for a 1,000-fold expansion of current commercial offshore wind generation capacity by 2030.
30 March 2021
BP is acquiring a partnership stake in DCS, a vehicle charging company founded by BMW Group and Daimler Mobility.
29 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Investment firms are eyeing opportunities to make money as companies transition to a net-zero economy.
29 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Saudi Arabia first committed to a goal of using 50% renewable power in 2016.
29 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Annual installations of renewable power generation globally will accelerate from about 200 GW in 2020 to about 300 GW in 2024, according to a...
29 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Steps were taken in recent days that would see offshore floating wind's first commercial projects atop UK waters.
29 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Interest is heating up in the US Congress on major clean energy legislation.
26 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK's industrial decarbonization strategy aligns industry with its national 2050 net-zero goal.
26 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Executives, analysts expect battery recycling to mirror jump in demand for electric vehicles.
26 March 2021
The US DOE sets a goal of cutting the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years through a R&D program.
25 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Bill would extend tax credit for eight years to boost EV charging and hydrogen refueling stations.
25 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 25 March that the government's pollution pricing regime, which includes a national carbon tax, is constitutional....
25 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Italy plans to build another of the EU's "hydrogen valley" technology incubators.
24 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Australia posted a single-year record of 7 GW of renewable energy capacity additions in 2020.
24 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Offshore work began recently on the latest expansion of Taiwanese wind generation capacity ...
24 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Vestas remained the globe’s top wind turbine supplier for a fifth year running in 2020, but GE Renewable Energy is making a charge.
24 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
The EPA and DOT are "working really hard" to meet President Biden's goal of rewriting fuel efficiency standards by end July.
23 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
A hydrogen joint venture between the Australian and Japanese government began operations.
23 March 2021 Karin Rives
Bipartisan bill lays foundation for carbon capture and storage infrastructure, creating financing program modeled after similar federal programs...
23 March 2021
Steve Csonka, director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, spoke with OPIS about the key benchmarks for sustainable aviation...
23 March 2021 Kevin Adler
With a pipeline approval for Northern Natural on 22 March, FERC for the first time incorporated analysis of a pipeline project’s GHG emissions...
22 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
SEC actions are designed to protect the rights of shareholders to drive companies toward sustainable investments.
22 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Virginia has become the latest US state to decide to join California's vehicle program to mandate a growing share of EV sales.
22 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Cleantech manufacturers ramp up in and around the planned Teesside freeport in northeast England.
19 March 2021
The 14th Five-Year Plan of the Chinese government seeks to balance economic and climate ambitions, according to IHS Markit’s Lara Dong.
19 March 2021
Japan’s largest power provider is building out its renewables generation portfolio; the latest project is a 600-MW offshore wind farm in the...
18 March 2021
Markets will facilitate the move toward combatting climate change and in achieving net-zero emissions ...
18 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Installed renewable power generation capacity must jump ten-fold by 2050 if the world is to have any chance of limiting global warming to less...
18 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US CFTC's action anticipates climate-fueled risks to financial markets.
18 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The competition authority in Poland authorizes 3.7 GW of offshore wind capacity across three projects.
17 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU's carbon-linked border tariff is not the preferred policy of the US.
17 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Chevron's advertising and social media statements about its environmental accomplishments and commitments have been challenged in a claim filed...
17 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Maria Zuber, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the US, is looking for breakthroughs in batteries...
17 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
As a rapidly growing importer of natural gas, China is poised to have Shanghai and/or Chongqing become a regional trading hub.
17 March 2021 Kevin Adler Karin Rives
Investment group BlackRock said it will develop a CO2 sequestration project with Valero, one of North America's largest biofuel producers.
16 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Austria’s governing coalition puts another nail in the coffin of the Mercosur EU–South American free trade agreement.
16 March 2021 Kevin Adler
At CERAWeek 2021, panelists discussed how to manage the short-term opportunities generated by strong oil prices with the need to invest in the...
16 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Debra Haaland was approved by a Senate committee on 4 March to be the next Interior Department Secretary; her nomination moves to the full Senate....
16 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
The US SEC is seeking to improve the quality of climate and ESG disclosures to help investors price risk and allocate capital.
15 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US senators as well as representatives from power and gas companies agree on a need for a diverse fuel mix to shore up the nation's electricity...
12 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Canada's national government continues to roll out funding and proposed regulations to move the country on a path towards 2030 and 2050 emissions...
12 March 2021 Jim Day
LG Energy Solution announced plans to invest $4.5 billion through 2025 in new US battery production facilities ...
11 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The US Department of Labor said it will not enforce two Trump-era rules that would have limited how investment advisors could consider corporate...
11 March 2021
Increased collaboration is a must if the chemical industry is to achieve circularity and solve issues such as plastic waste …
11 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
A UK-based Shell unit bought the first carbon-neutral LNG cargo in Europe from Russia's Gazprom.
11 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The UK’s Treasury is fulfilling a pledge to launch the nation’s first green sovereign bonds but it is not on track for net-zero.
11 March 2021
The European Parliament passed a non-binding vote on 9 March to maintain the supply of free carbon allowances to the cement, chemicals, and steel...
10 March 2021 Karin Rives
The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency ...
10 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Governments around the globe are missing their chance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time as fighting the impact of the COVID-19...
10 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Chevron has reached its 2023 upstream carbon intensity reduction targets three years ahead of schedule, and added new targets for 2028.
10 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Green hydrogen has robust prospects where generating renewable power is cheap, said panelists at CERAWeek 2021.
10 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Physical and transition risks are emanating from the shifts to a low-carbon economy, an MIT scientist at CERAWeek 2021.
09 March 2021
At least 5% of fuel used in shipping globally will need to be zero emission by 2030 if the industry is to meet decarbonization goals of the Paris...
09 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
IHS Markit announced plans 9 March to launch a meta-registry for new and existing carbon emissions credits worldwide.
09 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Panelists at CERAWeek 2021 agreed that at some point, demand-side changes will have to be part of the shift to global net-zero carbon emissions....
08 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
The BOEM is expected to issue the final record of decision on Vineyard Wind 30 days from the date the final environmental assessment is published....
08 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Battery storage provides power producers and users the key element of flexibility, said panelists at CERAWeek 2021.
08 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
High costs for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) mean that governments must help foot the bill to bring about its commercialization...
08 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
India’s geological storage potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) in the range of 500 to 1,000 gigatons (GT) makes carbon capture and storage a feasible...
06 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
India will be a major driver of energy demand in the world, with its needs expected to double in the next 15 years ...
05 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US lawmakers agree on securing critical mineral supplies needed for storage and EVs but differ on fossil fuel reliance.
05 March 2021
Asian coal industry leaders see a viable future for the commodity even as many of the world’s advancing and emerging economies pledge to reach...
05 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Investors are eager to support the hydrogen revolution, a National Bank of Canada executive told CERAWeek 2021.
05 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Brazil and Mexico present different challenges for renewable power, said executives from companies operating in each country.
05 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The rapid change underway in economies as a result of the energy transition is more than matched by investors’ willingness to bankroll it, perhaps...
05 March 2021
Cleantech investors heard loud-and-clear on Day Four of CERAWeek 2021 that the Biden administration will go big on supporting the energy transition....
05 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Electric utilities in California and Germany must invest to decarbonize.
05 March 2021
From urban electricity infrastructure to carbon emissions-cutting to LNG, executives believe gas will continue to be an essential part of energy...
05 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The battery storage industry comes with a buyer beware warning, CERAWeek hears …
04 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Investors say climate-related investments affect the entire economy.
04 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on 4 March the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force to review corporate disclosures.
04 March 2021 Kevin Adler
The Biden administration is working closely with the private sector on a range of energy transition programs that will reduce emissions and create...
04 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Analysts say floating offshore wind projects though promising are still in the infancy stage compared with onshore wind that is well established....
04 March 2021
Day three at the 2021 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference went deep on natural gas markets, but also gave space to a detailed series of discussions...
04 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Urgency and equity are the driving forces in emissions reductions today, Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp told CERAWeek.
04 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Far from being unreliable, solar power can be paired with microgrids to keep lights and power on when severe weather strikes or even turned into...
04 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Executives from Enbridge and Williams spoke about the potential use of hydrogen in natural gas pipelines at CERAWeek 2021.
04 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is making strategic moves into petrochemicals, natural gas and different forms of renewable energy ...
03 March 2021 Karin Rives
House Democrats revealed the CLEAN Futures Act on 2 March, seeking to push aggressively to decarbonize the power sector and expand US electrification....
03 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Natural gas will play a growing role in the energy transition in Germany, Romania, and Greece as they move away from coal.
03 March 2021
Two top chemical industry executives discussed molecular recycling at the CERAWeek by IHSMarkit conference.
03 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
India is forging ahead with an energy strategy that is focused on a significant expansion of its gas capacity.
03 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Industry experts discussed net-zero potential from electrification to emissions avoidance, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen in a CERAWeek...
03 March 2021 Karin Rives
At CERAWeek by IHS Markit, new DOE Sec. Jennifer Granholm announced that the agency's $40-billion loan authority is back in high gear.
03 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
US Energy Secretary backs the concept of mining for critical minerals at home instead of relying on economic competitors.
03 March 2021
For cleantech investors, Day Two at CERAWeek delivered updates on hydrogen and CCS, and the interest by oil companies in profits in carbon management....
03 March 2021 Bernadette Lee
A Day One discussion at CERAWeek addressed the net-zero strategies of Shell and United Airlines.
02 March 2021 Karin Rives Amena Saiyid
While relations with China have changed since then former US Secretary of State John Kerry helped to negotiate the 2015 Paris Agreement, he's...
02 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Norway wants to see an expansion of carbon tax regimes across the globe ...
02 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
CEOs of oil and gas companies urge governments to work with industry on carbon prices.
02 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Acting chairman of the US CFTC adds his voice to a growing chorus warning of climate change’s financial sector impacts.
02 March 2021 Kevin Adler
US intentions to resume leadership on climate change must be backed up with evidence of real actions, said CERAWeek panelists.
02 March 2021 Kevin Adler
US-based Occidental Petroleum and the United Arab Emirates national oil company ADNOC share a commitment to reaching net-zero emissions.
02 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Panelists at CERAWeek discussed how Middle East oil and gas producers can prosper through the energy transition.
02 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU’s net-zero emissions efforts are being felt globally as companies buy its exported energy technologies and prepare for the potential roll-out...
02 March 2021
Cleantech investors participating in CERAWeek heard about the hydrogen "bubble," corporate emissions commitments, and more.
01 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
Norway’s Equinor and Colombia’s oil and gas agency each plan to continue growing in unconventional oil and gas activity amid the energy transition....
01 March 2021 Kevin Adler
Bill Gates spoke with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin about the potential technological and political solutions to climate change.
01 March 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Plans to cut Colombia’s carbon emissions by more than 50% by 2030 are realistic, if it adopts and delivers on a complex, multi-faceted strategy...
01 March 2021 Kevin Adler
LNG will continue to have a major role to play as nations around the world decarbonize their energy use.
01 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Acting SEC chairwoman said the goal is to reach basic consensus on principles and to use those to build metrics that are tailored to each jurisdiction's...
01 March 2021
South Korea’s existing policies and long-term plans are unlikely to be sufficient to see the country meet its 2050 net-zero emissions target...
01 March 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU is in danger of falling short of its Paris Agreement emissions target if the bloc fails in proposed reforms of the Energy Charter Treaty...
01 March 2021 Amena Saiyid
Oil companies are not prepared to cede the role of fossil fuels but are prepared to reinvent their portfolios.
26 February 2021 Karin Rives
The White House expects to update these estimates with final values by January 2022.
26 February 2021 Karin Rives
Governments "are nowhere close to the level of ambition needed to limit climate change to 1.5°C,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
26 February 2021
South Korea plans to build a hydrogen industry hub in the city of Ulsan it says will be the largest in Northeast Asia …
26 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Two new reports look at the potential pathways for coal-fired power and renewables in India through 2040.
25 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
France’s Engie and Norway’s Equinor announce they are selling low-carbon hydrogen, or blue hydrogen, to industrial operators in Western Europe....
25 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
Newly confirmed US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will oversee the report identifying supply chain risks to critical minerals needed for...
25 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
IHS Markit expects the SEC could issue its updated guidance on corporate climate risk as early as the third quarter of 2021.
24 February 2021
The Indian government’s latest budget offers funding for the solar sector as well as ramping up customs duties on parts to encourage domestic...
24 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The UN Security Council discussed the link between climate change and security, but Russia put the kybosh on a formal expression of intent.
24 February 2021
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will hold a dialogue with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin about climate change and approaches to reaching...
24 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Cheniere Energy, the largest LNG producer in North America, said it will provide customers with GHG emissions data associated with each cargo...
24 February 2021 Susan Farrell
A Bridge to the Future: Pathways to net-zero
24 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Ireland bolsters efforts to achieve its net-zero emissions target by banning new oil and natural gas exploration earlier this month.
23 February 2021
US EV sales continue to rise, posting a fresh monthly record in December; San Francisco leads the way.
23 February 2021 Bernadette Lee
Later this year, The Philippines will issue its plan for reducing carbon emissions starting by 2030 to reach its goals under the Paris Agreement....
23 February 2021 Karin Rives
BlackRock, the world's largest investment firm, upped the pressure on companies' energy transition planning in a letter to CEOs on 17 February....
23 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Joe Biden says the Keystone XL pipeline project will undermine US credibility on climate leadership.
22 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Oil majors are getting in on the renewable natural gas game in the US, with recent partnerships announced by Chevron, Total, and BP.
22 February 2021 Cristina Brooks Amena Saiyid
As the world transitions toward a low-carbon energy sector, traditional forms of extracting, generating and transmitting energy are giving way...
22 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Shell’s net-zero transition plan pursues biofuels, hydrogen, and carbon capture expansion, potentially expanding its lower carbon fuel operations....
22 February 2021
First Philippines Holdings CEO discusses the nation's energy transition.
19 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Rio Tinto plans to tackle its Scope 3 emissions, after last year saying it wouldn’t, even as profits for the mining giant and its peers jumped...
19 February 2021 Cristina Brooks Amena Saiyid
IHS Markit Chief Energy Strategist Atul Arya says oil and gas companies will remain a big player in a decarbonized economy.
19 February 2021 Kevin Adler
US investors seeking cleantech opportunities are funding special-purpose acquisition companies, but they run the risk of overheating the market....
19 February 2021 Josefin Berg Edurne Zoco, Ph.D. Eduard Sala de Vedruna Andrei Utkin
Video: Key Cleantech Trends to Watch in 2021
18 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
US lawmakers question the Electric Reliability Council of Texas about its preparedness for extreme weather events.
18 February 2021
The US EPA will not use the Obama-era rule to limit carbon emissions from power plants
18 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
EU member states' central banks and the European Central Bank (ECB), which controls the bloc’s monetary policy, have been asked to cut back on...
17 February 2021
China must recalibrate its energy transition policies to accelerate decarbonization work and develop new technologies if it is to meet its net-zero...
17 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
The power outages in Texas and other south central states were caused by cold weather, not by reliance on wind generation.
16 February 2021 Kevin Adler
IHS Markit projects that installations of energy storage capacity globally will exceed 10 gigawatts in 2021, more than doubling the increase...
16 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Europe’s major aviation trade groups reveal the outline of a plan to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
15 February 2021 Karin Rives
US Environmental Protection Agency data show the country’s carbon emissions rose during the President Donald Trump’s first three years in office...
12 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Spanish solar photovoltaic (PV) projects tendered in an auction last month saw heavy bidding and a win for oil major-controlled Lightsource bp...
12 February 2021 Kevin Adler
California is leading the US in its commitment to electric vehicles, but it has big gaps to fill on the charging infrastructure front.
11 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Qatar Petroleum confirmed previously announced plans for an expansion of LNG production to 110 million metric tons/annum.
11 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Germany’s federal cabinet advances a draft bill that would incentivize the sale of green hydrogen for industry and aviation, if it passes.
11 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
A report argues the current voluntary climate risk disclosure regime in the US is not working and needs to be improved and mandated.
11 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Arbitrators favored LG Chem, not its South Korean rival SK Innovation, in an EV battery trade case with an impact on US jobs and President Biden’s...
10 February 2021 Kevin Adler
A survey of oil and gas execs indicates they will direct more capital spending in 2021 to low-carbon and renewable energy projects.
10 February 2021
Policies to clean up emissions from the US vehicle sector will likely be a Biden priority in 2021-2022.
09 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
UN Secretary General António Guterres called on major economies to ramp up financing to help communities adapt to a changing climate and shift...
09 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Consortia led by BP and Total secured more than half of the 8 GW of the UK offshore wind project leases in a Crown Estate auction.
09 February 2021
Singapore is enacting a range of policies to reduce its carbon emissions.
08 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
At least 21.9 GW of US offshore wind capacity awaits federal and state approvals.
08 February 2021 Kevin Adler
South Korea has announced plans for the world's largest offshore wind farm, an 8.2 GW operation that would be fully built out by the end of the...
05 February 2021 Karin Rives
A report by the National Academy of Sciences outlines a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in the US.
05 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US added a record amount of wind generation capacity in 2020, driven by a Q4 total that outstripped every year bar 2012’s installations by...
05 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
The EU is seeking to spur development of the bloc’s electric vehicle (EV) industry by approving member state investments in a €11.9 billion ($14.25...
05 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
A French court decision cheered climate activists this week by ordering the country’s government to look into its failings under several climate...
04 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Gina McCarthy, the US National Climate Adviser, said on 3 February that Biden administration climate priorities will produce new jobs and improve...
04 February 2021
A parliamentary panel called on Singapore's government to boost the country's carbon tax to $75-$120/mt by 2040.
04 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The generation capacity growth rate is expected to be double that of use in the US, but the EIA is seeing more rapid change than ever before....
04 February 2021
The Asia Pacific region currently accounts for 43% of global CO2 emissions, and this figure could increase to 48% by 2030 if new efforts are...
04 February 2021 Kevin Adler Jeff Beattie
Jennifer Granholm was approved by a Senate committee to be the US Secretary of Energy, but with some Republicans criticizing President Biden's...
03 February 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The US Department of Energy opened up a loan program developers of “critical” mineral projects, many of which are key for electrification, but...
03 February 2021 Amena Saiyid
Michael Regan, President Joe Biden's pick to head the US EPA, commits to a fresh start on addressing power plant GHG emissions.
03 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Corporate purchases of renewable power are modest in Africa and the Middle East, but posed to grow rapidly.
03 February 2021 Cristina Brooks
Trade bodies and environmental groups have sent a letter to the European Commission criticizing plans to use green hydrogen to decarbonize the...
02 February 2021 Kevin Adler
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures said it delivered the world's first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India's Reliance Industries.
01 February 2021 Kevin Adler
The International Energy Agency released a report outlining how governments can push the energy industry towards 10% annual reductions in methane...
29 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Global methanol production could increase five-fold by 2050, according to trade association estimates, but a tricky decarbonization would be...
29 January 2021 Kevin Adler
GM's announcement of an aspirational goal of all-electric light-duty vehicles by 2035 is the latest marker in the EV transition.
29 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
European oil majors have selected the builders of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration project seen as key to meeting Norwegian...
28 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Trump EPA air quality and climate rules that took effect upon publication are in danger with a recent federal court ruling.
28 January 2021 Karin Rives
Deeds instead of just words are becoming more important when it comes to the financial sector and climate risk.
28 January 2021
Aviation experts spoke about how to "build back better" from the COVID pandemic at the World Economic Forum.
27 January 2021 Kevin Adler Amena Saiyid
“Today is climate day at the White House, which means it is jobs day,” said President Joe Biden.
27 January 2021 Kevin Adler
US EPA data for the 2019 new vehicle fleet shows a slight rise in carbon emissions, a challenge for meeting US climate goals.
27 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
Global average temperatures posted record highs in 2020 even as greenhouse gas emissions fell.
27 January 2021 Kevin Bourne Etienne Gabel Carla Selman
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27 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Biden seeks to reduce federal government's carbon footprint through existing authorities.
26 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The government of the Netherlands' efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic have come under fire, but it isn't backing down.
26 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Major US energy trade groups such as API, EEI and INGAA are supporting a nationwide methane reduction policy.
26 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
Joining the club of European countries that have installed at least 1 GW in total solar capacity in 2019, Poland has been called “Europe’s latest...
26 January 2021 Lisa Street
The US Senate overwhelmingly votes for Janet Yellen to serve as US Treasury Secretary despite her support for carbon pricing.
25 January 2021 Kevin Adler
One of President Joe Biden's executive orders includes ordering a review of a policy that prohibits investment fiduciaries from considering ESG...
25 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Here’s what’s on the minds of IHS Markit’s Climate and Sustainability news team as 2021 tees off.
22 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Citing climate change concerns, US President Joe Biden revoked a key permit for the Keystone XL crude pipeline from Canada on 20 January.
22 January 2021 Jeff Beattie
A change at the top of a key US regulator is expected to boost renewable generation through changes related to transmission and wholesale power...
22 January 2021 Kevin Adler
China is, by far, the most active country in Asia-Pacific for new installations of pumped hydro energy storage systems.
21 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Democrats commanding a razor-thin majority in the US Senate pledge climate action in the 117th Congress. Republicans respond by taking steps...
21 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
The government of Colombia expects the first quarter of 2021 to see a significant ramping up of the country’s energy transition.
21 January 2021 Kevin Adler
IHS Markit sees a strong rebound in renewable power installations in 2021 and rapidly growing interest in hydrogen energy.
20 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
Legislation creating a legal framework to build Poland's first subsidized offshore wind farms passed the Senate and is heading to Andrzej Duda's...
20 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Solar photovoltaic installations will lead new power capacity in the US in 2021, according to a new report.
20 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
President Joe Biden returned the US to the 2015 Paris Agreement and sign a number of orders to address climate change.
19 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
A federal appeals court said the Trump EPA's power plant rule to limit GHGs was based on a fundamental misconstruction of the Clean Air Act.
19 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Global EV sales are expected to rise by 70% year on year in 2021, top 4 million, says IHS Markit.
19 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Stand-alone energy storage tax credit may materialize with Democrat takeover. Currently, tax credit for energy storage is only offered when it...
19 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
Malaysian national oil company Petronas plans to grow its nascent blue, or low carbon hydrogen business using carbon capture, utilization and...
18 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
UNEP study shows planning by countries has advanced, but gaps remain in the financing for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects...
18 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
The first-ever US aircraft regulations face challenges because they require no emissions controls or updates to existing technology.
18 January 2021 Cristina Brooks
A strong 2020 for offshore wind power purchase agreements in Europe was capped by Amazon's deal in Germany.
18 January 2021
A new study finds an overhang in supply of voluntary carbon emissions credits, many issued with "dubious" credibility.
18 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Global renewable energy capital expenditure is set to increase 14% in 2021-2025, compared with spending in 2015-2019.
14 January 2021 Kevin Adler
A Q&A with Daryl Wilson, the first executive director of the Hydrogen Council.
13 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
US EPA's new rule setting GHG emissions thresholds as the basis for future regulation was finalized without seeking public comment.
13 January 2021 Kevin Adler
LNG's contribution to methane and greenhouse gas emissions is becoming an issue of concern for buyers.
12 January 2021 Kevin Adler
About half of large US oil and natural gas producers currently have a formal program to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, according to a...
12 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Most US states are developing their plans to comply with the nation's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on power plants, but they are in no rush....
11 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
China became the first country to emerge from the pandemic-induced lockdowns that brought all economic activity to a halt.
11 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Canada has rolled out a plan to raise its carbon tax and invest billions in clean energy.
10 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Mexico is lagging on meeting the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
10 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Poland, one of Europe's most coal-dependent countries, is expanding renewable power installations.
09 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Buildings sector net-zero hopes rest on fivefold decarbonization ramp up: UNEP
09 January 2021 Kevin Adler
The IEA's World Energy Outlook 2020 for the first time added a scenario for global net-zero emissions by 2050.
09 January 2021 Kevin Adler
A new report outlines the financial and policy risks facing new gas-fired power plants in the US.
08 January 2021 Amena Saiyid
Congress revives tax credits for renewables and carbon capture and storage projects.
08 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
A century-old US maritime law, an offshore wind industry barely out of the starting blocks, a defense spending bill, and shipyards up and down...
07 January 2021 Kevin Adler
ExxonMobil for the first time disclosed indirect emissions data resulting from the use of its refined products.
07 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Lack of standardization is hurting the use of voluntary carbon reduction credits.
07 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Measured optimism is emerging about India's ability to meet ambitious renewable energy goals.
06 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
Interest from the US government and others is ramping up in what until lately was a somewhat ignored corner of the electricity sector.
06 January 2021 Kevin Adler
Q&A with Morry Markowitz, president, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association
06 January 2021 Karin Rives
China issued regulations for its long-delayed carbon emissions trading system 5 January, ramping up preparations for the 1 February launch of...
05 January 2021 Keiron Greenhalgh
he world around us changed in innumerable ways in the past 12 months, including in sustainable energy.
05 January 2021 Kevin Adler
OPIS launched a daily pricing service for voluntary carbon markets on 28 December.
29 December 2020 Kevin Adler
According to preliminary data, Spain will set records for renewable power generation in 2020.
23 December 2020
Russia’s NOVATEK, Siemens ink framework agreement on decarbonizing LNG production
23 December 2020 Kevin Adler
California's leadership in US hydrogen projects spans applications in transport, pipelines, fuel cells and storage.
22 December 2020
Three US East Coast states, DC approve pact to cut auto emissions
22 December 2020 Amena Saiyid
IEA projects US renewables generation will jump to a record 29 GW in 2020
18 December 2020 Kevin Adler
Coinciding with Brexit, the UK will leave the EU's emissions trading system and launch its own system on 1 January 2021.
16 December 2020 Amena Saiyid
Rejoining Paris Accord easy for Biden compared with reaching net-zero by mid century
15 December 2020 Amena Saiyid
Recent net-zero carbon pledges by China, Japan and South Korea should not be viewed as a green wave until these countries are able to wean themselves...
15 December 2020 Kevin Adler
Spurred by the net-zero commitment of the European Commission, hydrogen projects are on the rise in Europe.
08 December 2020 Amena Saiyid
Carbon capture and storage projects need a 100-fold increase.
08 December 2020 Amena Saiyid
Solar energy installations continue to dominate South Korea’s push for renewable energy in 2020 despite the pandemic-induced lockdowns that put...
03 December 2020 Kevin Adler
How will Canada's efforts to reduce GHG emissions be affected by Covid-19 recovery and relations with the US under President-elect Biden?
03 December 2020 Kevin Adler
US government procurement policies could jump-start emissions reductions in steel, cement and natural gas.
02 December 2020
Five more companies joined Amazon's pledge to reach zero carbon emissions by 2040; now, 18 have made the commitment.
02 December 2020 Kevin Adler
The latest rankings of US cities on energy efficiency, from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
01 December 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
Court rulings never mention “Whack-a-Mole” or “PacMan” in the first paragraph do they? Especially those concerning import and export tariffs....
01 December 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
A global alliance of financial institutions in mid-November launched a standard for measuring emissions related to the funds they and their peers...
01 December 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
The year 2021 will be remembered for many things, including being the year when France finally starts to fulfill its offshore wind potential...
01 December 2020 Kevin Adler
The Philippines announced that it will not build new coal-fired power plants.
30 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
UK’s Johnson has a plan, its color is green
23 November 2020 Amena Saiyid
Houston-based Cemvita Factory Inc. claims to have found a solution to reducing carbon footprint of heavy industries in plants, which harness the...
23 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
Solar facilities could account for as much as 35% of the generation stack in 2050 across an area encompassing all of southern and central Africa...
23 November 2020 Amena Saiyid
IRENA Director General says countries coming out of the pandemic-induced economic crisis will have to double their investment in renewables and...
23 November 2020 Amena Saiyid
Renewables driven by wind, solar and hydropower are on track to overtake coal in 2025 as the world’s largest source of electricity generation despite...
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
On 22 October, France’s Ministry of Ecological Transition awarded support for 600 MW of new renewable energy capacity.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The International Energy Agency said flobal energy demand will decline about 2% in 2020, due to COVID-19, but renewable power continued to grow....
22 November 2020
Gulf Coast Sequestration has started permitting for the world's largest CCS facility in Louisiana.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
Commitments to renewable energy purchases are rising from Corporate America, despite the COVID-19 recession.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The EU voted on 6 October 2020 raise target carbon reductions to 60% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is moving forward on creating standard definitions for green project criteria.
22 November 2020
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has opened an inquiry into carbon pricing in wholesale electricity markets.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
IHS Markit has developed an additional model, "Fast Transition," to reflect North America's possible decarbonization trajectory.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
Kazakhstan's wind power industry got a boost in November with its first-ever investment from China.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
A new analysis of the levelized cost of energy finds that 'green' hydrogen can make renewable power more cost competitive.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
On 21 October, New York State--one of the largest energy-consuming states in the US--approved the project under the Accelerated Renewables Act....
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
In this Q&A, Dena Wiggins, president of the Natural Gas Supply Association, speaks about carbon pricing interest in the US.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
A report by the Rocky Mountain Institute finds that across the US all-electric homes are less expensive to build and live in than homes that...
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The US Department of Energy released a study in October 2020 showing how better integration power grids would support renewable power.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
US congressional Democrats proposed a bill on 22 October 2020 to ban sales of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The Transition Pathway Initiative released a study in October 2020 that finds few energy companies on track to meet Paris Agreement climate goals....
22 November 2020 Kevin Adler
The International Energy Agency has forecast renewable energy demand through 2030, incorporating a net-zero (by 2050) model for the first time....
17 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
Pandemic winners mirror US commercial solar growth engines
16 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
US demand for hydrogen may quadruple by 2050: NREL
13 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
US renewable power consumers seek market improvements, lower prices
13 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
Offshore wind installations beat pre-pandemic forecast; pipeline swells
11 November 2020 Keiron Greenhalgh
Carbon price to have little impact on US power sector output: IMF
11 November 2020 Kevin Adler
JPMorgan Chase is pulling back on fossil fuel investments.
06 August 2020 Susan Farrell Steven Knell, Ph.D.
The billions of dollars being allocated for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic recession-related rescue and recovery plans have presented a...
16 July 2020 Britta Daum
Under the European Green Deal presented in December 2019, the European Union is seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 50–55% by...
25 June 2020 Edurne Zoco, Ph.D.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in China in late 2019, solar manufacturing was severely disrupted in Q1 2020 as the Chinese national holiday...
04 June 2020 Jonathan Shoham Dr. Alan Bullion
Global biological crop protection sales are now valued at around US$4 billion, out of a total crop protection market of $57 billion, up from...
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