Tag: carbon emissions

Removing Barriers for Green Hydrogen Deployment

According to IRENA’s World Energy Transition Outlook, hydrogen and its derivates are projected to make up 14 percent of global total final energy consumption by 2050 in a world aiming to stay...

Stepping up in renewables towards energy stability

Alessandro Bragonzi, Head of Regional Hub for the Western Balkans, one of the participants in the OIE Serbia 2023 conference, organized by the Association of Renewable Energy Sources of Serbia, wrote for...

Global coal demand set to remain at record levels in 2023

Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and will stay near that record level this year as strong growth in Asia for both power generation and industrial applications...

WHAT IS YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?

In January this year, a man set out on a mission. On the way from Europe to Asia, he will not try to convert you to a new religion, but he will...

SUSTAINABILITY AS A BUSINESS DRIVER

At Microsoft, sustainability is at the heart of the business, and the success of the sustainability concept depends on the company’s entire value chain. Sustainability is a responsibility but also an opportunity....

Heavy Industry’s Transition to Clean Energy

With governmental pressure in most countries ramping up and bold deadlines to phase out fossil fuel within the upcoming decades, many companies and industries are adapting to the large-scale transition to clean...

SIEMENS — CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CARES

It has long been known that energy moves the world. In a literal sense, electricity and its sources move societies or threaten them when the energy flow is reduced. The competitiveness and...

EBRD Loans USD 100 Million to Boost Renewables in Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending up to USD 100 million in financing to Adnan Polat Enerji Yatirimi A.S. (APEY) as part of a financing package jointly provided...

Climate Change Driving Unprecedented Forest Fire Loss

Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to data published on Wednesday (17 August) showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches...

France Plans Fashion Revolution With Climate-Impact Labels

Is it better for the environment if you buy a brand-new cotton T-shirt or a recycled one? Well, it depends. Recycling has apparent benefits, but the process shortens cotton fibres and so usually has...

Leveraging Urban Agriculture to Support Cities

Cities, which occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, account for up to 80 percent of energy consumption and 75 percent of carbon emissions.  By 2050, nearly 70 percent of the global...

No Basis To Classify Lithium As Hazardous, Industry Groups Say

Electric vehicle battery material lithium should not be classified as a hazardous substance by the European Union because the scientific evidence on which the proposal is based is weak, seven industry groups...

Why we Need Global Cooperation on Decarbonizing Cities and Real Estate

In an increasingly challenging and volatile world, the urgent need to decarbonize real estate remains a constant. There are no quick fixes that will suddenly transform today’s energy inefficient buildings into models of...

Slovenia’s Largest Solar Power Plant Opens Near Hrastnik

The state-owned power utility HSE launched on Friday a 3.036-megawatt solar power plant in a rehabilitated and closed section of the Prapretno landfill near Hrastnik. The largest facility of the kind in...

The Great Barrier Reef is Suffering its 4th Mass Bleaching Event Since 2016 – here’s What That Means

It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef on March 28 and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand. Descending beneath the surface...

Swiss Green Default

If I imagine a country like the one in a fairy tale, with beautiful forests, lakes and cows that graze contentedly and give healthy, whole milk, from which the most delicious cheeses...

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