REM - Renewable Energy

Coal emerges down, but not out, from Glasgow

The COP26 conference finished 26 hours late on November 13, with a last-minute intervention by India watering down the final agreement’s commitment on coal.

Biden signs bipartisan infrastructure bill

On 15 November, US President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The bill includes funding for a modernised grid, ports and for renewable energy demonstration projects as well as renewable-energy R&D.

Russian Rosatom to supply more low-carbon energy to NLMK

IGU calls for more support for renewable gases

UK provides £217mn guarantee for 1.35GW Karapinar solar plant project in Turkey

Cabinet fires GarPok director allegedly for attempt to pay to all green energy producers

Cabinet fires GarPok director allegedly for attempt to pay to all green energy producers

Green Group to build third electronic equipment recycling plant in Romania

Making the case for oil and gas

Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago won’t be following Costa Rica in calling for an end to hydrocarbon exploration.

Atome Energy signs MoU on power deliveries from green hydrogen and ammonia plant

Atome Energy, a subsidiary of UK-based President Energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Paraguay’s national power provider ANDE on future supplies of electricity from a green hydrogen and ammonia plant.

Australia’s hydrogen sector draws investment

Fortescue Future Industries commits to major green hydrogen project in Argentina

Argentina’s government has reportedly struck an agreement with Fortescue Future Industries, an Australian company, on the construction of a green hydrogen plant in Rio Negro Province.

Serbia sets quota for auctions for wind power plants

Uzbekistan: People no longer in the dark about power shortages

Until now, officials had been silent about ongoing power cuts, even calling them a thing of the past.

Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance aims to end oil and gas production

The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) is calling for an immediate end to new licensing rounds for oil and gas exploration, and has signed up 11 governments to a promise to end oil and gas production by 2050.

COP26 sectoral initiatives could close 2030 emissions gap by 9%

An initial assessment by Climate Action Tracker of the impact of the Glasgow sectoral announcements for methane, coal, forests and transport show they would reduce the 2030 emissions gap between current government action and a 1.5C pathway by 9%.

AFrElec: UK funding to support developing cities and regions transition to net zero by 2050

The UK government has announced GBP27.5mn ($37.1mn) of seed funding to support the UK Urban Climate Action Programme in a bid to tackle climate change and reduce emissions in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Guterres stresses emissions, finance gaps still major barriers to 1.5C

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the COP26 summit that much work remains to be done to fill the emissions gap and the finance and adaptation gap, despite welcoming the agreements on forests, methane and coal made so far.

EBRD president stresses decarbonisation and green transition on first official visit to Turkey

Driving electric vehicles in Kosovo and Poland pollutes more than gasoline models

Iran ‘will ratify Paris agreement if sanctions against it are lifted’

Report: US solar and wind have nearly quadrupled since 2011

China, US announce surprise climate agreement

China and the US have agreed to work together to combat climate change and to prevent global warming.

Climate change ‘destroying honey production in Kyrgyzstan’

Disappearing glaciers leading to a loss of meltwater, leaving beekeepers high and dry.

Germany expands support to Georgia to include areas of biodiversity and energy

Uzbekistan tells COP26 it aims to cut emissions by 35% within decade

Deputy PM says climate in Central Asia changing twice as fast as in other regions due to the drying up of the Aral Sea.