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Emissions from mining cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, researchers reported in Scientific Reports. The carbon footprint of mining one Bitcoin multiplied 126 times from 2016 to 2021. In that window, Bitcoin mining caused an estimated $12 billion in globa

Global renewable energy capacity will soar by around 75% in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday, citing energy security concerns as a key reason.

The FIFA 2022 World Cup is currently underway in Qatar, a small desert nation with the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world and generates most of its revenue from the extraction and sale of oil.

Debate over the best way to buy renewable energy has been heating up recently as strong demand has pushed European Guarantee of Origin (GO) certificates to all-time high prices.

Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a new technology to convert CO2 captured from the atmosphere into useful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and synthetic natural gas.

US renewable energy sources provided almost 23% of the nation's electrical
generation during the first three-quarters of 2022, according to a review by
the SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The European Commission is set to propose a scheme to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of the efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to a leaked proposal seen by EURACTIV.

Microsoft and Google have both signed new agreements for using more renewable energy sources for their datacenters as part of efforts to lower their IT operations’ carbon footprint.

The Hong Kong stock exchange has carried out the first batch of carbon credit trades on its new voluntary carbon market in the first four weeks since launch, joining a handful of Asian exchanges in tapping opportunities resulting from governments’ push to

Germany’s plans to introduce a cap on power revenues and cut energy bills for one year will dampen interest in signing new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the duration of the measures, according to analysts of consultancy Energy Brainpool.