REM - Renewable Energy

Chinese miner Sinomine launches spodumene processing plant at Zimbabwe's oldest lithium mine

COP28: Romania’s president announces 8GWp of PV parks, nuclear ambitions

COP28: Islamabad looks to Gulf Nations for renewables investment

Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has used the COP28 platform to emphasise Pakistan's commitment to address climate change issues

Estonia calling for Paris Climate Agreement review at COP28

Iran might become energy importer, IFPI warns amid gas shortage

The secretary general of the Iranian Federation of Petroleum Industry (IFPI) has sounded the alarm about a looming gas shortage, warning that Iran might turn into an energy importer as consumption outstrips production.

Think-tank flags ‘historical mistakes’ in Ghana’s lithium agreement with developer

NLB achieves significant improvement in ESG risk rating

Uzbekistan still studying nuclear power plant tech of various countries, says energy minister

Istanbul Municipality sells $715mn five-year green eurobond at 10.50% coupon

COP28 talks to save the planet could fall at first fence as oil producers and some rich countries call only for “phase down” of fossil fuels.

The COP28 talks in Dubai to save the planet from a climate catastrophe look like they are going to fall at the first fence as the oil lobby and some big economies push for a “phasing down” of fossil fuels, rather than the “phasing out”.

IMF: World needs more policy ambition, private funds, and innovation to meet climate goals

International cooperation is more important than ever because no country can address climate change by itself.

COP28: Turkmenistan joins Global Methane Pledge

Country’s president announces in Dubai that Turkmens will join world effort to seal “super-emitter” sites. Planet-heating gas pours out of remote Central Asian nation at alarming rate.

ING: Consumer not ready to change what they eat to help the environment

By wasting less food and eating less meat and dairy, consumers can help to slow down climate change. However, consumers in the EU have barely changed their diets.

South Africa’s bid to tackle energy crisis starts bearing fruit, senior emerging markets economist says

The intensification of load shedding has brought growth in South Africa’s economy to a halt in 2023, but there finally appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel, says Jason Tuvey of Capital Economics.

Nigeria has potential to become leader in lithium-ion batteries, AfDB says

Niger turns on solar power plant after Nigeria switches off electricity supply

TotalEnergies acquires stake in Morocco-UK Power Project Xlinks for £20mn

Global climate plans still fall short

Ahead of the Cop28 climate summit beginning on November 30 in Dubai, Sultan Al Jaber, the Cop28 president-designate has said that he believes an "unprecedented outcome" is still on the cards – keeping alive hopes something will happen.

COP28: Cities in the face of the rising tide

By 2050 an estimated 1bn people globally will be living in coastal areas, which are already threatened by rising tides.

Chile's solar boom threatens to inflate energy bills

Chile’s booming solar market is threatening to raise consumers’ energy costs as small generators known as PMGDs becoming increasingly mainstream. These systems are placing pressure on larger energy producers to raise energy bills.

COP28: Turkey assessed as “critically insufficient” on all climate crisis goals by scientific analysis

Researcher concludes that country “has set an emission target that it can almost achieve without any serious action”.

Kuwait bans exports of used cooking oil

Kuwait has moved to ban used cooking oils in a bid to promote sustainable practising and maximise potential income from the production of biofuel.

Brazil signs global agreement to triple renewables by 2030

Colombia’s Barranquilla port to install 2 MWp photovoltaic panels

Biofuels could ease Tanzania's import reliance

Various oil company heads have suggested Tanzania avoid fuel import bills by turning to sustainable ethanol production from sugarcane or agricultural residues, including wheat straw, rice straw, rice husk and corn stover.