Environment

Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant …

Many countries across Europe are investing heavily in the development of green hydrogen projects to help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries in support of a green transition. Europe has been highly competitive with other emerging green hydrogen regions, such as the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. However, while Europe’s green hydrogen capacity expands, …

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) were the words on everyone’s lips a couple of years ago, as most big oil majors began to invest heavily in the technology to support decarbonisation efforts. However, as the first large-scale projects get off the ground, greater criticism has emerged around the technology. Governments …

Since President Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, there has been rising concern that the U.S. absence from the global accord will create a leadership vacuum, which could threaten climate progress. This has encouraged other member states to double down on their commitment to …

President Donald Trump has been busy reversing the Biden administration’s so-called climate policies from the moment he was sworn in. He declared a national energy emergency, revoked the Biden ban on new LNG export capacity, and suspended some $300 billion in funding for transition projects in the country. With that, …

In classic Trump fashion, the President declared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb. It’s a great backup.” These words, delivered with signature bravado, sent a warm glow through U.S. coal producers—along with a noticeable bump in their stock prices. …

China’s coal imports rose 14.4% in 2024 to a record high, official data showed on Monday, as lower international coal prices spurred buyers to substitute imports for domestic supply. Coal imports for the year totalled 542.7-million metric tons, according to China’s General Administration of Customs, up from 474.42-million tons in …

India’s commitment to coal remains stronger than ever, and the government’s latest move to extend the mandate for coal-fired plants to run at full capacity until February 28 is proof of that. In a world where renewables may be slowly gaining ground, coal continues to power over 70% of India’s …

Producers in the Permian basin, America’s top oil producing region, have made a lot of progress in reducing methane emissions, a recent report suggests, but the incoming Trump Administration could undo some of that progress, environmentalists warn. The Biden Administration has enacted rules on reducing emissions from oil and gas …

Coal ash is currently a hot topic in United States politics. Just yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Biden administration to move forward with a plan to address toxic coal ash, in the latest update in a drawn-out legal battle over monitoring and remediation of the toxic substance. …