Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Opponents of climate policy say curbing fossil fuel emissions will kill jobs, but a new study showed that switching to renewables would actually create more jobs than a fossil fuel–heavy future will. The tricky part will be ensuring that laid-off workers have access to alternative employment. Calls for just transitions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UN Conference on Trade and Development fears that slowdown in foreign investment could impact flows of climate-related finance. Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Government export agency says its provided record levels of sustainable investments to developing countries last year. Campaigners have urged the government to enact this phase out quickly and back away from a number of fossil fuel projects in its pipeline, including £2.5bn of financing for a crude oil pipeline in Tanzania and Uganda.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries will likely need to set hard limits on the extraction of fossil fuels in addition to supporting the deployment of clean energy. The researchers set out to estimate how much of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground in order to limit global warming to 1.5

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. “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.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It said the investment would help reach one billion people with reliable, renewable energy, avoid four billion tons of carbon emissions, and create, enable, or improve 150 million jobs.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels. per cent in 2019, with solar and wind making up 90 per cent of new additions, and Asia again dominating the market with 54 per cent of global capacity growth last year.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

The event will host energy ecosystem stakeholders to unpack the industry’s priorities including its strategic roadmaps, visionary reforms, low cost capital investments and breakthrough technologies for building India’s long term self-reliance in energy. Have you read? As a large developing economy with over 1.3

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The UK-based firm revealed later last week it is investing £40m in the project, which is situated at Tiln Farm near Retford and once completed is expected to generate enough electricity to power the needs of over 14,200 homes. million tonnes of CO2 throughout their lifetime compared to fossil fuel generated power, the firm said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fossil fuels - oil, gas, and coal - are still very much the backbone of the global energy system, and these industries employ tens of millions of workers around the world. Clean energy employs more people worldwide than fossil fuels. Fossil fuel employment is struggling to recover from the pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

Other key findings and recommendations include: Regulators need to enact and enforce stricter rules on pollution, particularly in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa where much of the future growth in chemicals production will come, and where often there is limited oversight and capacity to deal with chemical pollution.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. In contrast, middle-income countries in Asia receive 80 per cent of aid funding. There must be no new coal plants built after 2021," he said.

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Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

With this crucial support, companies can access the necessary cashflow and invest in innovation, secure in the knowledge that they can compete for business overseas and fulfil their existing contracts. The wind farm will then be able to produce over 1GW of power - equivalent to 20 per cent of the level the UK produces.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As senior government ministers hymn the need for investment in net zero, UK’s export finance agency urges British renewables business to export their expertise overseas. The announcements come just day after a group of UK and Nordic pension funds announced they would raise $130bn for clean energy and climate investments by 2030.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 billion of investment, BNEF estimates. Regionally, Asia-Pacific (APAC) will lead the storage build on a megawatt basis by 2030, but the Americas will build more on a megawatt-hour basis, because storage plants in the U.S. Global adoption. See educational sessions here.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Rwanda has become the first country in Africa to ramp up its national greenhouse gas reduction targets as part of its Paris Agreement commitments, yesterday submitting its plan to slash emissions by at least 16 per cent by 2030 compared with a business-as-usual baseline. Rwanda ramps up Paris Agreement pledge. — Patricia Espinosa C.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

Between $92tr and $173tr of investment needed to drive net zero energy transition over next 30 years, major new report estimates. At present, around 83 per cent of primary energy is currently fossil fuels, while wind and solar PV account for just 1.3 There is no time to waste," stressed BNEF chief economist Seb Henbest.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Nowhere is a smarter approach needed than one of the last frontiers for coal expansion — Southeast Asia. But bad public policy and a lack of investment have conspired to limit the march of cheap clean energy in most of the region. That dilemma is only exacerbated by international development investment policies.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Faster innovation, stronger incentives for investment, larger economies of scale, level playing fields where they are needed. This is vital to give steel and cement makers, plus their financial backers, the confidence to invest the huge sums required to develop low-carbon production facilities.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A group of over 500 global investment managers with more than $39tr in assets under management have this week issued a new statement urging governments around the world to raise their climate ambitions in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C ahead of the upcoming COP27 Climate Summit.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

The update comes as the UK government gears up to issue its first ever sovereign green bond late this year, offering consumers investment opportunities to support green economy growth in areas such as renewable energy.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2023

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) decision to appoint Al Jaber to the influential role was heavily criticised by environmental activists around the globe, who warned his role at Adnoc represents a fundamental conflict of interest given the need to rapidly phase down fossil fuel production and consumption to meet climate goals.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the year since, worsening economic forecasts driven by soaring fossil fuel prices have given greater impetus for countries to seek alternative sources of energy to make up the shortfall after Russia was ostracised by the west for its attack on Ukraine. by mid-century.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

million Fairtrade farmers from across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean published an open letter criticising world leaders for failing to curb emissions and deliver on promises to better financially support developing countries that are suffering acutely from the impacts of climate change. Earlier this week, 1.8

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

But group of petrostates resist calls to phase down fossil fuels and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. Mohamed Adow, director of think tank Power Shift Africa said the achievement came after three decades of appeals for help from climate impacted nations. "To The phasedown of all fossil fuels is not in this text.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

From hospitality and travel to manufacturing and digital services, every sector is understandably keen to highlight how - with the right policy support and investment - they can help drive desperately needed economic activity. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5 And what do you gain?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The report confirms "demand for fossil fuels is falling due to high prices and strong wind and solar output, contrary to fears of a resurgence due to the energy crisis". The transformative potential and power of mini-grids in Rwanda, across Africa, and emerging markets more widely, is hugely exciting. "As

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe. However, his purported appointment comes as something of a surprise given the UN had indicated that it would "especially welcome" female candidates.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s Just seven percent are based in Africa. Some academics believe government support to be a significant factor in determining the continued power of the animal agriculture industry over alternatives.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

For context, 100GW is more than the UK's entire current electricity capacity, which stands at around 75GW from both clean and fossil fuel sources. Last year it became the first oil-rich Gulf state to commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 , backed by a plan to invest $163bn in clean and renewable energy over that timeframe.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 28, 2022

Develop commercial and investment roadmaps with all D3 startups to help orient them to the relevant D3 partners, programming, and resources during their time in the D3 program. Recruit and maintain a team of expert mentors to deliver programming that prepares startups for venture investment and corporate commercial deals .

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We are also pushing for the transition from fossil fuel-based technology utilisation to cleaner energy sources to ensure more sustainable growth for the country.". Analysts warn Asian net zero pledges could dent Australian fossil fuel exports. Reports: EU to deny gas plants green investment label.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Last year we saw devastating floods across Asia and Europe. Though policy choices could reduce this figure, and I would add that it includes investments with long term benefits. An explanation for this was set out clearly in a letter last week from Larry Fink, to the Chief Executives of companies in which Blackrock invests.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As such, the COP Presidency should presumably welcome mounting calls for a new era of public-private cooperation on the financial packages that can help developing and emerging economies wean themselves off fossil fuels.

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