Japan pledges net zero emissions by 2050 without clear roadmap
Japan set an ambitious pledge for becoming carbon neutral by 2050 on Monday, without laying out a clear plan for reaching its target.
Japan set an ambitious pledge for becoming carbon neutral by 2050 on Monday, without laying out a clear plan for reaching its target.
South Africa’s subsidy support for Sasol is inefficient and fails to achieve what it sets out to do, namely protect consumers from price shocks, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
During the past four years, Vittorio Borelli spent about 50 million euros ($58 million) buying equipment for his company’s ceramic-making facility in northern Italy. New gas-fired kilns slashed the time necessary to heat porcelain at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius, saving energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Maersk Drilling has set a new target to cut emissions from its operations by 50% within the decade.
A Scottish energy transition group has applied for funding in an effort to push on with plans to decarbonise swathes of industry north of the border.
London's carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by almost 60% during lockdown, analysis suggests.
Last year saw the biggest falls in global electricity generation from coal and power sector carbon emissions since at least 1990, analysis suggests.
UK carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by 28% in the past decade, even as the economy has grown by a fifth, analysis suggests.
A BP boss in charge of energy transition efforts has teased “more to follow” on the eve of Bernard Looney’s coronation as chief executive.
The world continues to need investment in the oil and gas sector, according to most forecasts, but this is an increasingly difficult pitch for investors given concerns over carbon emissions.
More than half a billion tons of additional greenhouse gas emissions per year — equivalent to 8 percent of total U.S. emissions — may be generated by new oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Texas and Louisiana, University of Texas researchers estimate.
Equinor has picked Aker Solutions to carry out a front-end engineering and design study for topside modifications to accommodate power from shore at the Troll B and C platforms.
The boss of British Airways has declared "our future has to be sustainable" as the airline begins offsetting carbon emissions from domestic flights.
The Scottish Government has been told it needs to "walk the talk" on plans to tackle climate change ahead of a global environmental summit in Glasgow.
Global carbon emissions have risen again this year - but more slowly than in the past two years, researchers have said.
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The UK's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions slowed last year, Ofgem has said.
A £50million centre aimed at making the UK North Sea the world’s first decarbonised oil and gas region is to be created in Aberdeen.
In 2013 I had the honour of being a member of Scotland’s Independent Expert Commission on Oil and Gas.
Glasgow has pledged to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK.
Carbon emissions from fossil fuel use hit a record last year after energy demand grew at its fastest pace in a decade, reflecting higher oil consumption in the U.S. and more coal burning in China and India.
Cleaner power and the falling demand for energy across homes and industry have driven cuts in UK carbon emissions of nearly two-fifths since 1990, analysis suggests.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry have risen by more than 2% in 2018 to reach new record highs, scientists have said.
The European Union unveiled its long-term vision on combating climate change in a push for more ambitious action on the environment just days after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected his government’s warning on the economic costs of global warming.
The UK's world-leading climate legislation is not currently "driving the kind of progress we need" on cutting carbon, environmental lawyers have said.