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25 March 2022

IEA warns against “weaponising” fossil fuels

24 March 2022

The International Energy Agency has warned that weaponising fossil fuels threatens the stability of the global energy system, and that pushing forward to energy transition is the best way to achieve energy security.

Singapore, Indonesia sign climate change partnership

24 March 2022

Singapore and Indonesia have signed a climate partnership focused on clean technology research and creating an international carbon market.

China’s solar, wind capacity reaches 330 GW

24 March 2022

China’s installed wind and solar capacity grew by 17.5% year on year to 330 GW during the first two months of 2022, according to official data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA).

Mitsui invests €575mn to take 27% stake in Mainstream

24 March 2022

Japan’s Mitsui & Co is to invest €575mn in Aker-owned Mainstream Renewable Power in a bid to finance the global green developers drive to expand its footprint in the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Jiangxi Jinko to build silicon pull rod project in China

23 March 2022

JinkoSolar Holding Co. said that its principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co. (Jiangxi Jinko), has signed a project investment co-operation framework agreement for a joint monocrystalline silicon pull rod project in Qinghai Province.

Scramble to replace Russian gas endangers climate change targets

22 March 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the questions of decarbonisation and energy security up to the top of the political agenda as governments scramble to find alternatives to Russian oil and gas.