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March 10, 2022

Global carbon emissions rebounded to record high in 2021 amid economic recovery

After the world recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic with significant reliance on fossil fuels, carbon emissions surged to their greatest levels in history in 2021, with energy related emissions increasing 6% to 36.3 gigatonnes, according to a new report
March 09, 2022

SBTi shuts door on carbon target validation for fossil fuel firms and suppliers

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action, has made change to its criteria and will no longer accept pledges or validate targets from fossil fuel companies.
March 08, 2022

Saudi Arabia awards two renewable projects, a step closer to Saudi Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry announced on Monday that the government had awarded Ar Rass and Saad renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts.
March 07, 2022

UK’s new low carbon cements can cut carbon emissions by 4m tonnes per year

New low-carbon cements with up to 60% lower embodied CO2 emissions than Portland cement, the current market leader in the UK, have been created and tested thanks to Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, a UK government-backed research program.
March 04, 2022

Tunisia teams up with 3 foreign firms for 500 MW clean electricity project

Three international businesses have been granted licenses to produce 500 MW of renewable energy in Tunisia, a government official said on Wednesday.
March 02, 2022

Bitcoin mining’s carbon emission jumped 17% after moving out of China

Bitcoin mining’s carbon emissions have increased after moving from China to the United States and other countries, according to a team of academics from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
February 24, 2022

India proposes amendments to renewable energy certificates mechanism

India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has recently published a draft regulation for renewable energy certificates, in which the commission proposes that renewable generators, captive power projects, distribution companies (DISCOMs), and
February 21, 2022

T-RECs issuance crossed 1 million milestone with 99% taken by TSMC

As environmental consciousness grows, demand for renewable energy saw a rapid surge. Taiwan’s Bureau of Standard, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) announced on Friday that, over the past six years, it has issued a total of 1.06 million renewable energy ce
February 17, 2022

US wind PPA prices rise amid supply chain and inflation concerns

US wind power purchase agreement (PPA) prices climbed in 2021 and continued to rise towards the end of the year, as wind energy developers seek to offset supply chain problems and cost inflation with higher fee, American Clean Power Association (ACP) said
February 17, 2022

Lead EU lawmaker proposes amendments to tame skyrocketing carbon price

German member of European Parliament Peter Liese suggested on Wednesday that the European Union release permits held in a carbon market reserve if the price of carbon credits rises above certain threshold.

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