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How many times has the Conference of the Parties – the annual UN climate conference – been held in a major oil and gas exporting country? Only twice, compared with 14 in Europe and four times in Germany. So, the decision to hold 2023’s Cop28 in the UAE is a …

A new agreement involving nations, companies, and cities aims to eliminate fossil fuel vehicles by 2040, bringing the globe one step closer to abandoning gas-powered cars. The Glasgow Declaration on Zero Emission Cars and Vans, which was introduced at this year’s COP26 climate summit, is the first of its kind. …

China and the US have signed a joint declaration on enhancing climate action over the next decade in a bid to achieve the goals set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The announcement was made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland which …

China’s pledge to stop building coal power plants abroad could lead to a sharp drop in the number of coal plants being completed in Asia, according to a study released on Wednesday (Nov 10). President Xi Jinping’s announcement in September that China would no longer build coal plants overseas could …

The number of geothermal power plants in Japan has quadrupled since the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, according to industry data. Despite the surge, showed in the Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society data, geothermal power accounts for only 0.3 percent of the country’s total power output because …

Saudi Arabia’s 2060 net-zero emission target may be derailed by “unforeseen circumstances” because achieving the target depends on a number of factors, including evolution of technology, the country’s energy minister said Nov. 3. “Depending on what happens, we could bring that [2060] date much earlier and I hope much earlier, …

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 …