REM - Renewable Energy

Montenegro drafts roadmap for carbon neutrality, aiming for at least 35% reduction by 2030

COP26 finds renewed commitment to 1.5°C

The US has joined the High Ambition Coalition and has signed up to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by 2100, halving global emissions by 2030 and making good on the promise of $100bn per year of climate finance for poor nations.

UN agencies form Tajikistan and Hungary-led water and climate coalition

RAEX-Europe updates Russian ESG ratings

Vineyard and Semco team up on two large US offshore wind projects

Vineyard Wind is partnering with Semco Maritime, a leading international service provider for offshore wind energy projects, on its 1,200-MW Commonwealth Wind proposal, planned south of Martha’s Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts.

Turkey experiences day when wind power contributed more than 20% of energy generation

New biomass-based cogeneration plant starts operation in Kosovo

KazMunayGas and Linde sign MoU on production of green and blue hydrogen and ammonia

India sets 2070 target for net zero

India's Prime Narendra Modi has told COP26 in Glasgow that India aims to reach net zero by 2070, by far the latest date yet set by any country.

bneGREEN: Russian miners bring surprise nugget to the surface for global carbon fight

For a world increasingly focused on global warming, the Russian mining and metals sector wouldn’t ordinarily be the first place to look for good news. But a new report says the leading companies are cleaning up their act.

Poland’s PM Morawiecki tells UN’s climate summit that tackling climate crisis must be fair to poorer countries

Kazakhstan needs to invest $650bn to achieve carbon neutrality goal by 2060 says ecology minister

Korea backs Mongolia's fight against desertification with tree planting campaigns

Montenegro’s EPCG announces public call for individual photovoltaic projects worth €30mn

US offshore wind supply chain progresses

New Jersey’s $400m wind port has drawn bids from top renewable energy producers. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has received 16 offers from six large turbine manufacturers and offshore wind developers to become tenants.

Slovenian coal mine subsidiary hired for Zlatolicje solar power project

US advances offshore wind again

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is proposing a lease sale for offshore wind energy development off North and South Carolina. It will also further assess commercial interest in wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Enel Russia grows revenues 22% in 3Q21

Mixed outlook for COP26 as leaders embark on search for agreement

COP26 is trying to put flesh on the bones of the targets and promises made at the 2015 Paris meeting.

Biden must convince COP26 that the US can lead on climate

As the UN climate talks at COP 26 in Glasgow get under way, President Joe Biden has a tricky task. He wants to try to position the US as a global leader on the issue, but his own climate plan is held up in a deeply divided US Congress.

Russia to reiterate carbon neutrality, bargain on definitions at COP26

Elkem tests the world's first carbon capture pilot for smelters

Norway’s Elkem, which produces silicon-based materials, has tested the world’s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana, Norway.

Erdogan reportedly pulls out of COP26 after security downgrade

British organisers said to have put restrictions on size of Turkish delegation and motorised vehicles.

Turkey signs MoU for $3.2bn of Green Climate Fund loans

Only 2.1% of Bosnia's electricity comes from wind and solar