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Indonesia proposes classifying coal technology as low-carbon

10 June 2022

The Indonesian government has proposed classifying coal bed methane, coal liquefaction and coal gasification as sources of "new energy" in a new law intended to promote renewable energy.

Japan asks companies, households to save power

10 June 2022

The Japanese government is to ask companies and households across the country to save electricity ahead of anticipated shortages in the coming summer and winter, Mainichi Japan reported.

MOSCOW BLOG: Energy wars and green energy

10 June 2022

How successful will the West be in the coming energy wars and is it wishful thinking that Ukraine could use its Marshall Plan reconstruction money to become Europe's hydrogen powerhouse?

The Fourth Russia – Green Ukraine

10 June 2022

The energy crisis that has wracked Europe since the EU began to cut itself from Russian energy five years ago has had a silver lining. It has driven the transfer to renewables much faster than anyone could have hoped, nowhere more than Ukraine

Europeans set higher decarbonisation targets to rescue continent’s security

10 June 2022

A total of 19 European governments have accelerated their decarbonisation policies in response to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gas crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Legislators want Ketrco probed for KES18.5bn loss

10 June 2022

A parliamentary committee has recommended an investigation of the management of a state agency over a delayed power project that saw taxpayers lose KES18.5bn ($158mn)

Nuclear deal dealt possible death blow as Iran yanks UN cameras

10 June 2022

Responding to move, IAEA nuclear inspectorate chief says there’s now only a three to four-week window to find a way to reinstate the agreement aimed at ensuring Tehran doesn’t pursue building an atomic bomb.

PM says Trinidad and Tobago will step up search for gas at maritime borders

9 June 2022

Trinidad and Tobago will step up co-operation with other nearby countries to expand exploration for natural gas at and around the borders of its offshore zone in the Caribbean Sea.

AMLO expects a deal with Talos on Zama oilfield soon

9 June 2022

Mexico's president expects his government to strike a deal with the US company Talos Energy on unitisation of the Zama oilfield in the near future.

Jagdeo says Guyana ready to reclaim Demerara licence if CGX doesn’t drill exploration wells

9 June 2022

Guyana is prepared to reclaim the licence for the Demerara offshore block if Canada’s CGX Energy fails to uphold its exploration drilling commitments.

Hess sees Fangtooth field supporting stand-alone development project at Stabroek

9 June 2022

Fangtooth, an oilfield discovered at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, has been identified as a likely future development target, according to the head of the US independent company Hess.

EU to use €2.4bn of carbon credit cash to fund green projects in CEE

9 June 2022

The EU’s Modernisation Fund is to provide €2.4bn raised from the proceeds of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to seven Central and East European countries to help them meet their 2030 climate and energy targets

Energy efficiency: a central pillar of meeting green targets

9 June 2022

Energy efficiency must play a central role in meeting the world’s emissions reduction and renewables energy targets.