Environment

The Netherlands is taking a well-balanced approach to its plans for a rapid transition to a carbon-neutral economy that will support strong growth and energy security, according to a new energy policy review by the International Energy Agency. To drive this ambitious shift, the Netherlands has focused its energy and …

The Government of India reportedly plans to shut 32 units across 12 power plants in the country as they have failed to meet emissions targets. The Financial Times reported that the units, which have a combined capacity of 5.019GW, failed to submit plans to meet the prescribed emission control norms. …

Cutting carbon emissions has become a central focus of countries and companies alike in the past decade. The oil majors are racing to ‘go green, Microsoft has pledged to go ‘carbon negative’, and over 20 nations have either committed to or achieved net-zero carbon targets. For public companies, the incentives …

Projects will develop technologies to capture CO2 generated as a by-product of manufacturing at industrial sites as well as develop new materials for use in direct air capture.

The French government has launched a new Covid-19 recovery plan that includes €30 billion to invest in the energy transition. The top priority is the creation of a hydrogen economy, with €2 billion to be invested by the end of 2022 and €7.2 billion up to 2030. The money will …

Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the German-Russian Resources Forum (DRRF) announced after a meeting on 28 August. “Germany was, is and will remain dependent on energy imports, and hydrogen will play a central role in energy and …

In April, carbon dioxide emissions from petroleum and coal consumption fell to their record low, according to a report.

Southall in Ealing, Cromwell Road in Kingston, Romford Road in Newham are the three most-diesel polluted locations, according to a new report.

Funding will be shared over three years by three laboratory-led research projects, which are focused on different major approaches to capturing carbon.

The chemical processes taking place in rocks deep in the Himalayan core are a signficant source of emissions, a new study finds.