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Interview: Policy support, energy transition goals driving India towards renewable future

30 October 2024

Strong policy support by the government and energy transition goals are the primary factors driving India towards a renewable future, Vikram V, Vice President & Co-Group Head - Corporate Ratings, ICRA Limited says.

TAL pipeline expansion nears finish, offering Czech Republic a future free of Russian oil

29 October 2024

The project aimed at replacing Russian crude is being achieved in “an incredibly short period”, the CEO of the Czech Republic’s state oil pipeline operator told NewsBase.

Planet-heating emissions reach new record in 2023, says WMO report

29 October 2024

Greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing the planet to rising temperatures for many years to come, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

PPC to take over Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm in Romania

29 October 2024

PPC, Greece's leading electricity producer and supplier, has been expanding in Southeast Europe, including Romania.

UN says Earth on track to heat to a dangerous 3.1°C

29 October 2024

Global heating may rise to 3.1°C by the end of the century if policy action stays the same, says a new annual UN Emissions Gap report. That is an eye-popping 5.6°F.

Czech coal magnate Tykac to finance ex-president Klaus' climate sceptic think-tank

25 October 2024

Czech society continues to have ambivalent attitudes towards climate change.

Slovenia cancels referendum on Krsko nuclear power plant expansion

25 October 2024

Referendum was intended to gauge public support for construction of a second reactor at a cost of up to €15.4bn

India eyes small modular reactors to boost clean energy transition

25 October 2024

The government’s strategy has identified the role of nuclear power in the overall energy mix and new technologies such as small nuclear reactors (SMRs) to make the clean energy transition.

Global CO2 emissions from forest fires have increased by 60% in 23 years

23 October 2024

Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60% since 2001, with emissions nearly tripling in some of the most climate-sensitive boreal forests, according to a new study published in the journal Science.