Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates will investigate the use of renewable sources of energy in the railway industry. This is evident in the agreement of understanding on cooperation in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency signed on March 15 by Azerbaijan Railways and the Masdar firm of the United Arab Emirates during a groundbreaking …
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A group of activists and legislative climate caucus members stated at a media conference Tuesday that as California tries to adapt to catastrophic droughts and wildfires fuelled by the climate catastrophe, state politicians are collecting money from fossil fuel firms and not taking action on finding climate solutions. An environmental group that assesses lawmakers’ voting …
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According to the most recent forecasts, oceans’ water levels around the United States’ coastline would rise faster in the next three decades than they have in the previous 100 years, causing greater flooding in cities located near coasts, such as New York and Miami. According to a survey headed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
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In response to rising accusations that it is doing little to safeguard the environment, Mexico’s state-owned utility offered $1.75 billion in sustainable bonds in global debt markets for the first time, Bloomberg reported. According to a source familiar with the situation, the Comision Federal de Electricidad entered the US investment-grade market with a benchmark two-part …
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President Joe Biden will meet with executives from several of the country’s top power providers on Wednesday as part of his campaign to get $550 billion in energy and climate spending approved by Congress, Bloomberg reports. The meeting takes place as Senate Democrats and the White House try to find a way to move forward …
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The largest US electric grid operator PJM Interconnection has reported being swamped with demands from energy companies requesting connections to its regional transmission network in the eastern part of America. To resolve this, PJM Interconnection is proposing a two-year moratorium on reviewing more than 1,200 energy projects, the majority of which is solar power, Inside …
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As part of its ambitions to attain climate neutrality in the energy industry by 2050, the Spanish province of Catalonia aims to create as much as 62GW of clean energy by 2050, reNews.biz reported. Catalonia will need 12 gigawatts of electricity by 2030, with 7 gigawatts of solar and 5 gigawatts of wind power, according …
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Climate activists have filed a judicial complaint against the European Union over its flagship corporate sustainability rulebook’s green labeling of investments in bioenergy and plastics, Euractiv reports. The issues are related to the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, a system that limits which investments can be labeled as climate-friendly and that the EU believes would encourage …
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To boost their sustainability and assist achieve global climate targets, beverage cartons manufacturers have agreed to develop cartons from 100 percent sustainable and recycled material and reduce their plastic usage by 2030. The commitments are part of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment’s 2030 plan. By the end of the decade, the strategy …
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The Iowa House has passed a measure that will boost Iowa’s biofuel industry by mandating gas stations to offer fuel with greater ethanol mixes unless they seek an exemption due to insufficient equipment, Biodiesel Magazine reported. On Wednesday, the measure passed 81 to 10 with nine members of the House missing. It now goes to …
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