Christian Zinglersen Named as Head of the new Clean Energy Ministerial Secretariat at the IEA
Christian Zinglersen, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, was named the first Head of Secretariat for the new Clean Energy Ministerial Secretariat, established at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Mr Zinglersen will lead…
OPEC Meeting in Vienna Last Weekend
In December, OPEC’s production fell by 220,900 barrels a day to 33.085 million barrels a day, with the biggest drops coming from Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, according to secondary source data in the group’s monthly report published on 18 January.…
Phase 3 of World’s Largest Solar Park Slated to Begin this Month
Work on the world’s largest solar park is set to move forward this month. Phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will add 800 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the enormous solar park.…
Hawaii Bill Calls for 100% Green Transportation by 2045
Hawaii lawmakers want the state’s ground transportation to run entirely on renewables by 2045. As a majority of their imported fossil fuels go towards transportation, if every car on the road was instead powered by clean electricity, it could make…
UN Chief Guterres Calls to Curb Climate Change at Davos Forum
Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday called for a new generation of partnerships with the business community to limit the impact of climate change and to reduce poverty. In an address this…
Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions
Last week ISWA launched its latest publication “Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions”.This new publication is a cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) and GRID-Arendal. The Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions follows on…
Dong Rready to Leave Oil Behind
Dong Energy will present its oil and gas exploration and production activities as “discontinuing operations” in its financial statements for 2016. Therefore, profit and loss from the oil and gas segment will be presented separately from the company’s continuing operations.…