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World set to add ‘record-breaking’ levels of renewables this year
…before Russia’s invasion, signalling that many countries are turning to renewables to reduce reliance on natural gas from Russia. Installed solar and wind between 2021 and 2023 is estimated to…
WATCH: The Energy Transitions Commission’s Mike Hemsley on the clean energy revolution
…when Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices in Europe went up about five times in a matter of weeks because Russia was 40% of Europe’s gas supply and Europe had to…
UK Government sets out plans to quadruple nuclear generation capacity by 2050
…£300m for the production of advanced nuclear fuels. High-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), is currently only commercially produced in Russia. No other nation has a Government-backed HALEU investment programme. DESNZ’s intention…
G7 pledges climate progress, but backs ‘temporary’ use of gas
…to address potential gas market shortfalls provoked by the crisis,” the nations stated. “In the exceptional circumstance of accelerating the phase out of our dependency on Russian energy, publicly supported…
‘A sign of the times’: Fossil fuels hit record low in EU electricity mix
…during 2022 was temporary. As it continues to implement interventions to get off of Russian fossil fuels, the focus will be on reducing demand and on scaling clean energy rather…
COP28 Action Tracker: Ireland launches infrastructure and climate fund as UAE shapes summit plans
…member states, the UK, Norway, Russia, Switzerland and Turkey, with the support of the Global Legal Action Network. None of the claimants are seeking financial compensation. Instead, they want the…
Coal consumption reached an all-time high in 2022, IEA confirms
…2023 by IEA forecasts. The IEA confirmed that a spike in coal use in Europe at the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict was temporary. Nations had scrambled to replace Russian…
Report: EU must treble pace of low-carbon energy transition to meet climate pledges
…to show leadership by responding rapidly to the energy price crisis. It built upon its Green Deal and Fit for 55 Plan following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with new emergency…
The eight biggest stories of COP28, from Loss & Damage funding to fossil fuel lobbyists
…set aside dedicated time on these topics, which underpin the entire UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda, with live conflicts including Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas. The UAE, for its part, permitted…
Price cap falls as Government unveils new funding pot for energy tariffs
…paying 50% more on the energy than they did in 2021. Ofgem has confirmed that the price cap will fall by £238 in April, the lowest it’s been since Russia’s…
Report: G20 nations stalling on gas-fired power phase-out
…to 61% last year. Ember confirmed that only five G20 nations increased coal-fired electricity production in absolute terms over the past seven years – China, India, Indonesia, Russia and Turkey….
Plastics treaty: Nations agree to publish draft this year
…interests” in continuing fossil fuel production intervened. Nations including China, Russia and Saudi Arabia led objections to the treaty decisions being made by a majority rather than a consensus. Greenpeace…
Study: Brits face extra £9bn energy bills due to Government’s go-slow on heat pumps
…energy analyst Jess Ralston said: “Electric heat pump sales are booming in Europe and the US, who are dubbing them ‘freedom pumps’ in the light of Russia’s interference in the…
Can we keep sustainable products affordable in the cost-of-living crisis?
…more than doubled since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pflug maintains that the new Billys do not compromise on sturdiness and longevity. Beyond design and materials, Ikea and Ingka are also…
Scotland set to ban gas boilers from new buildings next year
…forward in May 2022, as part of the EU’s response to the energy price crisis and plan for ending Russian fossil fuel imports by the late 2020s. National representatives, heating…
Rich nations pressed for clarity on $100bn climate finance pledge to Global South
…had to grapple with the economic fallout of the pandemic and with the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war, including high energy and fertiliser prices. But CARE’s report also speaks to…
Rosebank: Decision on Britain’s biggest oil and gas field reportedly delayed
…price crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war. Both Shapps and Equinor are arguing that Rosebank could reduce energy bills for customers while also avoiding the emissions related with transporting fossil fuel…
OBR: UK’s current gas reliance likely to be as costly as net-zero transition
…even as more renewables come online and Europe attempts to grow its own gas markets to further reduce reliance on Russian imports. As such, volatile price spikes similar to what…
G20: Energy ministers fail to agree on renewables and fossil fuels ahead of COP28
…disruptions, resulting from factors like high energy prices for manufacturers, Covid-19 in China and disruption from the Russia-Ukraine war, were also floated. India, as meeting host, had been pushing for…
From single-use bans to new taxes: How should businesses prepare for the UN’s Plastic Treaty?
…China, India, Brazil, and Russia to much of the wording at present. Will the Treaty outline global, time-bound numerical targets or will nations be able to set their own? Will…
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