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January 12, 2022
Kitty litter clay can help pull methane emissions from air
With countries across the globe taking actions to combat climate change, carbon dioxide gets all the attention as a climate villain. Methane, on the other hand, is significantly more potent and has far greater heat-trapping potential, making it crucial to
January 12, 2022Vietnam outlines path towards domestic carbon trading scheme
The Vietnamese government published on Tuesday a new decree on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ozone layer preservation, outlining the framework of the Environmental Protection Law and proposes to build up and pilot run a carbon trading scheme from 202
January 11, 2022Brazil’s new net metering policy set to boost distributed generation sector
The Brazilian government enacted the long-awaited Law 14.300. The regulations have established a new regulatory framework for the distributed generation segment, which encompasses all renewable energy power generators under a net metering system smaller t
January 11, 2022Equinix signs 10-year wind power supply with Neoen
Equinix, a global data center company, announced on Monday that it has agreed, in last December, to purchase renewable energy from a wind farm in Finland under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen and Prokon.
January 11, 20222021 rated the fifth hottest year on record as emissions soar
According to data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record, with temperatures over 1.2 degrees Celsius higher than the preindustrial norm. The findings showed that the last seven years have bee
January 10, 2022India to invest $1.61 billion in grid integration in efforts to reach net zero
India’s cabinet approved the second phase of the Green Energy Corridor, with a budget of Rs 12,031 crore, to help grid integration and power evacuation for around 20 GW of renewable energy projects across seven states.
January 10, 2022UK firms facing 10% higher carbon price than EU rivals post Brexit
Since the UK government has refused a link between the UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) after Brexit, British businesses are paying far more for their carbon dioxide production than their EU counterparts.