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The trading volume of China’s national carbon market hit 194 million tonnes, with a cumulative turnover of 8.49 billion yuan (US$1.26 billion), since its launch on July 16, 2021, the data released by Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange showed.

Microsoft has signed a 10-year carbon removal deal with Swiss direct air-capture company Climeworks to remove 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from air.

The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) of Greece is about to launch a new 1 GW joint renewables tender for PV and wind power on Sept. 5 with a target of securing 1 GW of solar capacity.

In the hopes of cutting the net carbon emissions of its portfolio, Temasek, Singapore’s state investment company, will lift its internal carbon price from US$42 to US$50 per tonne of carbon dioxide this year, with plans to further raise it to US$100 by th

The UK government has invested over 54 million pounds ($65 million) in 15 projects that develop carbon emissions removal technology.

Japan plans to support India in accelerating the switch to clean energy, expanding a program it started last year for Southeast Asian countries, said Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda on July 13.

New Frontier Markets (NFM), a technology company devoted to providing access to the new low-carbon economy, announced on July 12 its launch of a blockchain platform for voluntary carbon credits. The company expects that the platform to be broadly in use i

Carbon dioxide emissions at the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo were much lower than estimated as fewer personnel attended the event due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new study.

According to CGTN, China has started to build Kela photovoltaic power station, which is a part of the biggest hydro-solar hybrid power station in the world. The facility is expected to have an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts.

The German Bundestag, lower house of the parliament, approved on Thursday a legislative package to speed up the expansion of renewable energy. The bill aims to increase the renewable share to at least 80% by 2030, up from its previous objective of 65%.