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Green infrastructure will power South Africa's future economy

7 October 2021

Green infrastructure will take centre stage in South Africa’s future, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on October 7. He believed that green hydrogen was the oil of the future and that green infrastructure would power the economy going forward.

BP outlines Cherry Point investment plans

7 October 2021

BP has announced that it will invest $269mn into three projects in its Cherry Point refinery in Washington State, aimed at improving the plant's efficiency, reducing its carbon dioxide emissions and increasing its renewable diesel capacity.

Ottawa invokes 1977 treaty amid Line 5 dispute

7 October 2021

The Canadian government invoked Article Six of the 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty on October 4 amid a dispute over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline with the State of Michigan.

New data shows Russia will be a key player in the fight against global warming

7 October 2021

Analysis by climate science website Carbon Brief names Russia as one of the countries most responsible for global warming.

South Africa's Eskom now biggest sulphur dioxide polluter in the world

7 October 2021

A new report found that South Africa’s power utility Eskom is now the world’s biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide, pumping more of the chemical into the atmosphere than the entire power sector of the US and China combined.

WEBINAR & PODCAST: Natural gas burning bright – are sky-high gas prices the new norm?

7 October 2021

Natural gas prices are at historical highs and breaking records on a nearly daily basis. Are sky-high prices here to stay? What is driving the surge? bne IntelliNews hosted three veterans of the Russian market to discuss the issues.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Uzbeks wonder why they’re suffering neverending gasoline price hikes

7 October 2021

Rather than pay steep prices, many motorists in Uzbekistan hook up dangerous gas cylinders to their vehicles to access cheaper fuel. The “liberalised market” is not working for them.

South African energy giant Sasol announces green hydrogen project

7 October 2021

South Africa Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol is dreaming big about exporting green hydrogen from a hub in the country’s Northern Cape province.

Major European players continue rush into US offshore wind

6 October 2021

French oil supermajor Totalenergies has formally joined the rush into the US offshore wind sector. Indeed, most of the major players in the sector in the US are European primarily because of their previous experience with offshore wind in Europe

Repsol raises green targets in bid to reach net-zero goal by 2050

6 October 2021

Spain’s Repsol now aims to reach 6 GW of renewables capacity by 2025 and 20 GW by 2030 as the first steps in becoming a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

Fuel price rise ratchets up public frustration in Kenya

6 October 2021

Kenyan consumers, already under pressure as a result of the pandemic, have been rocked by news of the government’s diversion of funds from a fuel subsidy programme.