16-Jan-2023
Approval for €1.1Bn Danish support scheme for CCS roll-out
The European Commission has approved a €1.1Bn tender by Danish authorities to support the roll-out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
09-Jan-2023
Germany and Norway tie the knot with new hydrogen pipeline
Building on their long-lasting relationship as fossil energy supplier and buyer, Germany and Norway have agreed to a “green” partnership.
09-Jan-2023
India plans 125GW of new renewables to power hydrogen plans
India expects to deploy about 125GW of new renewables by 2030 to power the nation’s ambitious green hydrogen plans, and starts financing initiatives.
09-Jan-2023
French finance minister mulls ‘green industry’ law to counter US
Bruno Le Maire is to present a new bill in the coming days aiming at making France a ‘leading decarbonized nation’ in Europe.
09-Jan-2023
Lula issues six decrees reversing anti-Indigenous measures
Effective January 2, Brazil’s President Lula issued six decrees revoking anti-environment-and-Indigenous measures from his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
09-Jan-2023
Last Slovak coal mines to close in 2023
Lignite mining in Slovakia is coming to an end as the last two coal mines will close by year-end following the government’s plans to stop subsidies for domestic mining.
03-Jan-2023
UN to convene 2023 Climate Ambition Summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced he will convene a Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023, to generate “new, tangible and credible climate action” to “accelerate action at the mid-way point” of the SDGs.
03-Jan-2023
Taiwan central bank to incorporate climate change risks
Taiwan’s central bank said it would begin incorporating climate change risks into its modelling and forecasts for inflation and economic growth.
03-Jan-2023
EU countries vote to weaken law on methane emissions
European Union countries voted in favour of weakening the bloc’s planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.
03-Jan-2023
World Bank seeks more funds to address climate change
The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises via a capital increase and new lending tools.
20-Dec-2022
Gas industry globally coordinates, delays climate action – report
InfluenceMap shows the International Gas Union’s efforts to re-brand gas as green to counter the ‘existential’ threat climate change poses to the fossil industry’s future.
20-Dec-2022
Britain sets out new legally binding environmental targets
The new targets are set for species populations, water, tree cover, waste management, air pollution and coastal protection.
20-Dec-2022
Eastern European countries adopt emissions reduction goal
Western Balkan countries, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have adopted a 60.9% emission reduction target for 2030, in line with the EU’s own objectives.
20-Dec-2022
DOE invests $3.7Bn for carbon dioxide removal
The effort spurs from the Inflation Reduction Act passed in summer and will target direct air capture and carbon utilisation projects.
20-Dec-2022
Vietnam agrees $15.5Bn Just Energy Transition Partnership
The JETP will mobilise an initial $15.5Bn of public and private finance over the next 3 to 5 years, in a deal similar to the ones signed by South Africa and Indonesia.
20-Dec-2022
Deal to protect 30% of planet by 2030 controversially passed
The agreement sets a crucial financial target of $200Bn per year for conservation, though it sparked criticism from African nations calling out a ‘fraudulent’ procedure.
12-Dec-2022
UN biodiversity talks open, billed as ‘last chance’ for nature
Delegates gather for the December 7-19 meeting to try to hammer out a new deal for nature: a 10-year framework to save the planet’s forests, oceans and species.
12-Dec-2022
India announces $30Bn plan to upgrade grid for renewables
As it plans to nearly triple its renewables capacity by 2030, India revealed a 2.44 trillion rupee ($29.6Bn) plan for transmission lines to connect renewable generation.
12-Dec-2022
Scotland’s climate targets ‘in danger of becoming meaningless’
The Scottish Government lacks a clear delivery plan and has not offered a coherent explanation for how its policies will achieve bold emissions reductions, says CCC.
12-Dec-2022
1st US floating offshore wind auction raises $757m in bids
The leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off California attracted $757m in winning bids from mostly European companies.