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March 23, 2022
Singapore and Indonesia to collaborate on regional carbon trading hub
Singapore's National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) stated on March 21 that the country has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia on cooperation in carbon pricing, climate change, and sustainability.
March 22, 2022Sydney to green its ports with renewable shore power plan
The Port Authority of New South Wales, Sydney, has revealed a plan to build the world’s first 100% renewable energy shore-powered shipping precinct.
March 22, 2022SEC’s draft carbon disclosure rules for companies with Scope 3 in dispute
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States has released on Monday its long-awaited draft rule. If the rules are approved by the regulators, companies would be required to disclose their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,
March 21, 2022Google launches tool that enables 24/7 renewable energy tracking
Google has been working to build and deploy a new tool that will allow governments, businesses, and energy generators to track energy consumption and production in real time, according to a new blog post form Google Cloud.
March 21, 2022Coffee grounds and hydrogen could be pathway to green steel
The Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Center at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has recently published three research papers, showing that waste coffee grounds and hydrogen may be utilized to produce green steel.
March 21, 2022Voluntary carbon market expected to grow 100 times as firms vowing net zero
The carbon credit market, which consists of the voluntary and regulatory markets, has the potential to boom as the world approaches its 2050 goal of net zero carbon emissions. “The demand for voluntary carbon credits is estimated to grow 15 times by 2030,
March 18, 2022A1 Bulgaria, Renalfa sign first sleeved PPA on Bulgarian market
Telecommunication service provider A1 Bulgaria has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Renalfa, a Bulgarian clean energy investment organization, for solar energy.
March 18, 2022Google-backed carbon footprint tracker may be game-changer for small businesses
As businesses around the world struggle to figure out how to manage their environmental footprints, Normative, a Swedish start-up backed by Google, has released a free version of its carbon emissions tracker.
March 18, 2022Kingspan introduces first internal carbon fee towards net zero manufacturing goal
Kingspan, an Ireland-based building materials company, recently published its annual sustainability report, according to which the company will implement its first internal carbon fee next year, at a price of 70 euros per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalen
March 17, 2022Canada opens consultations on Clean Electricity Standard to achieve net-zero grid
In hopes of developing Canada's Clean Electrical Standard (CES) and accelerate progress toward a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, Steven Guilbeault, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, launched consultations on Tuesday.