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WoodMac: Energy Sector Faces ‘Darwinian Challenge’ to Tame Climate Change

GreenTechMedia

Yet just as efforts toward that goal are finally scaling up — via the EU’s amplified climate targets, China’s new carbon-neutral target for 2060, and other examples — the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a massive dose of uncertainty. “We need more policy support than is available today.

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Apple supported the development of 1.2 GW of clean energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

billion in green bond funding the company issued since 2016. The renewables projects will avoid an average of 921,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually, which is equivalent to removing nearly 200,000 cars from the road. The project powers Apple’s data center in Viborg, with all surplus energy going into the Danish grid.

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EPM to offset 2 million tons of CO2 with auction of Emission Reduction Certificates

Renewable Energy World

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) in Colombia will hold a public auction to sell 2 million certificates of carbon credits from three hydroelectric plants and one wind farm. A carbon credit is equivalent to 1 ton of CO2 that is no longer emitted into the atmosphere.

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Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule the $700 Billion Hydrogen Market from a Marine Perspective

Mr. Sustainability

The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Peter Terium is a Dutch business executive and was the Chief Executive Officer of innogy from 1 April 2016 until 19 December 2017.

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Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule the $700 Billion Hydrogen Market from a Marine Perspective

Mr. Sustainability

The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Peter Terium is a Dutch business executive and was the Chief Executive Officer of innogy from 1 April 2016 until 19 December 2017.

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The prospects for I-1631 eliminating 20 million tons of carbon pollution annually by 2035

Low Carbon Prosperity

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Why People Oppose Or Support Offshore Wind: Distilling The Key Factors That Drive Social Acceptance Of Ocean Renewable Energy

Energy Innovation

Meanwhile, at the national level, the Biden administration has set a bold goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. coastal states are leaning heavily on the prospect of ocean renewable energy (ORE), particularly offshore wind. offshore wind project, commencing operation in 2016.

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