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IEA warns more needs to be done to stem rising methane emissions

Methane emissions, the second-largest source of global warming, rose by nearly 5% in 2021, IEA’s Global Methane Tracker showed.

Wind power could provide 2.2mn jobs in developing world as part of green recovery

Wind power has the potential to unlock largely untapped socioeconomic and environmental opportunities in the developing world over the next four years and could provide up to 2.2mn energy jobs in fast-growing economies.

Chinese coal power approvals reach 33 GW in 2021

Chinese power and steel companies are continuing to invest in coal-based production capacity at alarming rates, with 33 GW of new projects started in 2021, exceeding the rest of the world several-fold.

P’nyang partners sign gas agreement with PNG government

The partners in the P’nyang gas project have signed an agreement with the government of Papua New Guinea over the field’s proposed development.

AsiaElec: Solar investments and acquisitions on the rise in Japan

Japan firms test ammonia for power, petrochemical decarbonisation

Marubeni, Pertamina sign MoU on Indonesian decarbonisation projects

Japan’s Marubeni has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s Pertamina. Under the non-binding agreement, the two companies have agreed to collaborate on the development of decarbonisation projects in Indonesia.