Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Australian firm Worley appointed by Drax to provide the front-end engineering and design work on the first two carbon capture units at its Yorkshire biomass plant. The move comes in support of its target announced last December to become a 'carbon negative' company within 10 years.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

billion kWh, cutting coal consumption by about 520,000 tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.04 The plant is expected to promote the development of local green and low-carbon adoption and help to optimize the local energy structure, CTG said. CTG expects to record annual output of 1.7

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) - a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide - have risen by 20 per cent from pre-industrial levels, with agriculture responsible for the lion's share of the increase, researchers from Auburn University in Alabama found. Still, further efforts will be required, in Europe as well as globally.".

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 29, 2020

C per decade due mostly to greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by the burning fossil fuels. In Europe the winter of 2019-2020 was the hottest on record. There were particularly high temperatures over western Europe and north-central Asia in April. C above the 20th-century average. That is 0.2 °C

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And consider – after the US and China, wasted food is the third-largest carbon dioxide generator in the world. Between 8% and 10% of the world’s carbon emissions result from all these unconsumed products. billion tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) equivalent to carbon dioxide are emitted annually due to food waste.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. Gas prices and fossil fuels reach record highs in Europe – report Avenues for growth within the energy and environment industry. It isn’t just Europe being affected by high gas, and thus electricity, prices.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past several years, it has sped up enlarging its international business layout, and its current scope of business involves in North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Read more from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Part of the world’s largest series of energy sector events spread across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa & South East Asia, this even brings together over 200 exhibitors and 8000 qualified professionals from the entire value chain of the global power generation, transmission and distribution under one roof.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2021

The SBTi has also approved an additional target for the firm to source 100 per cent renewable electricity across its global estate by 2030, which includes locations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

At first glance, fish might seem like a climate-friendly alternative to meat for a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle. This is thanks in no small part to excellent marketing that brands this fish as the ‘chicken of the sea’: low-carbon, easy to cook and sustainable.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

At the same time, Brussels signaled that it will also encourage the development of "blue" hydrogen produced from fossil fuels paired with carbon capture, at least for the time being. The Global CCS Institute, a carbon capture think tank based in London, called the EU's strategy ambitious, but warned against picking winners.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Carbon Tracker analysis warns soaring gas process could leave projects that produce hydrogen from fossil gas stranded. The report predicts Europe and Asia are set to be most exposed to the risk of stranding as new fossil-hydrogen assets boasting eight million tonnes of capacity are set to come on stream from this year.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. “The report makes for incredibly bleak reading, and tackling this problem will require a range of bold solutions,” Alice Ravenscroft, head of policy at the Good Food Institute Europe , said in a statement.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new report released by research company Wood Mackenzie highlights developments within the global carbon capture, storage and utilisation and green hydrogen markets. The research firm predicts 33 hydrogen and green ammonia projects, mainly in Europe and Asia, to begin operation in 2022. 2022 hydrogen market trends.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. The new study was published earlier this summer in One Earth.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“This means less of a need for reserve power plants that mostly use fossil fuels to produce electricity, which then leads to less carbon dioxide emissions.” At present, ACWA Power has 75 assets in various stages of development and in operation, in geographies including the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Trade group GCCA touts vision of a zero carbon global economy 'literally built with green concrete'. I envision a world in the not too distant future where the foundation of a sustainable, zero carbon global economy will literally be built with green concrete," he said.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

From Amsterdam, Gellert oversaw the company in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for nearly six years, working before that at outdoor gear maker Black Diamond. Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy. On the move.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Kareen Boutonnat, CEO of Lightsource BP for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions, said developing homegrown sources of solar power was critical to helping combat the energy crisis, which has seen bills soar over the past year thanks to rising fossil fuel prices.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

However, despite an increase in projects announced, the carbon capture and storage segment recorded a decrease in investments made. Hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and sustainable materials made up the rest, totaling $24 billion. Climate-tech corporate finance reached $165 billion in 2021.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

After slight dip in 2020 after the coronavirus crisis green bonds expected to rebound to reach record levels in 2021 with Europe leading the way. Europe continues to lead the green bond market, accounting for 49 per cent of last year's total with $50.1bn issuances, according to Moody's.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The boom was supported by post-Covid stimulus investment packages, especially in Europe, and loose financing conditions for international project finance worldwide," the report said. Europe accounts for more than half of the renewables' projects, with more than 700 in the first three quarters of 2022. This momentum is now at risk.".

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2024

Strong income reductions are projected for the majority of regions, including North America and Europe, with South Asia and Africa being most strongly affected," said PIK scientist and co-author of the study, Maximilian Kotz. Such outcomes would trigger huge geo-political risks that could impact the entire global economy.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 25, 2023

According to SMS, the acquisition will enhance their capacity to deliver an extended range of low-carbon, behind-the-meter energy solutions to the UK’s domestic and commercial marketplaces. million meter and data assets for customers,” they state in a press release.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 30, 2023

Other investors included Lowercarbon Capital , which invests in companies that reduce carbon emissions, Paris-based and sport star-studded investment firm Teampact Ventures , and global investment group ACE & Company. Its focus markets will include Europe and Eastern and Southern Africa.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Part of the world’s largest series of energy events organised across USA, Europe, Africa, SE Asia, Africa & India, the co-located events will bring an unprecedented opportunity, with insights shared by the most forward-thinking policy makers, regulators, industry titans, thought leaders and experts.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Amazon said it is "scaling fast" in India, and these first investments will play a "critical role" in reducing its carbon emissions in the country. In the Asia-Pacific region, the company now has a total of 57 renewable energy projects. In Europe, Amazon now has 117 renewable energy projects.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 6, 2021

One such critical tipping point is the potential transformation of the world’s largest tropical forests from carbon sinks into net sources of carbon emissions. Currently, carbon emissions that result from deforestation and forest degradation (often referred to as land-use change) are offset, in part, by new reforestation and regrowth.

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Grist

AUGUST 9, 2021

Carbon dioxide levels in the air are now at their highest point for at least 2 million years. Each ton of carbon pumped out increases the impacts and risks of extreme heat, floods and droughts and so every ton of carbon matters. When was the last time we saw heating this fast? At least 2,000 years ago and probably 100,000 years.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The latest BNEF data underscores the current reality: A vast majority of all corporate purchases are centered on North America and Europe, largely because of favorable regulatory climates and the existence of power purchase agreement (PPA) contract structures that enable companies to offtake energy from wind and solar installation.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

These advances might not matter as much in rain-soaked Europe but in much of Africa, South America, Central and Southeast Asia they are vital to continuity of life. Through the deployment of smart electric grids, we can reduce carbon emissions from the utility industry by 25%.

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Grist

MARCH 3, 2022

And protecting and preserving wild spaces such as wetlands, peatlands, and forests from human development has the two-pronged effect of sequestering carbon dioxide and preventing the spread of disease to humans by limiting contact between wild animals and people.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Announced yesterday, the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) comprises national electricity system operators from right across the world, including the UK, Australia, California, Texas, Denmark, and 25 other states and nations spanning Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

The strategy - aimed at tackling and adapting to climate change and halting the decline of plant and animal species - sets out a 10-year vision which it estimates could provide multi-billion euro benefits to Europe's economy and support hundreds of thousands of jobs. Rwanda ramps up Paris Agreement pledge.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. Just seven percent are based in Africa.

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