Environment

In its International Energy Outlook 2021, the EIA projects that global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will increase for countries both inside and outside of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over the next 30 years under current laws and regulations. Between 2020 and 2050, the EIA projects that …

Saudi Arabia is aiming for a net-zero carbon target by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the Saudi Green Initiative Forum (SGI) on Saturday. The kingdom plans to cut 278 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030, he said in recorded comments. This would entail investments of more …

The European Commission published Wednesday the “EU’s Arctic Strategy” outlining the EU’s goals within the arctic. These aims include prohibiting future mining of oil, coal, and gas in Arctic regions, given the current climate crisis. The Arctic Strategy states, “The EU is committed to ensuring that oil, coal, and gas …

With the pathway set out in its Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050 – published in May – providing an integral part of the analysis, the IEA says the WEO 2021 is designed to serve as a handbook for the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow “at this vital moment …

Ordos in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a major coal production hub, is making efforts to raise production to cope with the country’s rising energy demand in the coming winter and spring. The regional departments of energy and land resources have jointly facilitated the approval procedures for new coal …

In 2021, Germany seems to be heading towards producing the largest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last 30 years. According to the observations of the first half of the year, the recovery from the coronavirus epidemic will be carried out at the cost of higher pollution than the …

Air pollution from industries in Europe causes health and environmental damage estimated at up to €430 billion for a single year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday (29 September). In 2017, industrial air pollution cost society between €277 billion and €433 billion, according to a new report from the …

When researchers flew over an Energy Transfer LP facility in the Permian Basin of West Texas two months ago, a NASA-designed sensor on their airplane detected a colossal plume of methane pouring into the air. Over the next two weeks, they returned twice and found large amounts of the powerful …

European Union countries are struggling to agree their negotiating position for the COP26 climate change conference, with rifts emerging over timeframes for emissions-cutting pledges, according to officials and documents seen by Reuters. The EU is drafting its position ahead of the November COP26 talks, where countries will attempt to finish …

The UAE is seeking a leadership position in blue hydrogen as it looks to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas and tap the growing market for low-carbon fuel. The managing director and group chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company addressed a Gastech industry event on Tuesday, in Dubai. “Already …