That’s the gloomy suggestion made in the Energy Institute’s latest Energy Barometer report, which surveyed more than 350 UK professionals from across the sector.
Read More »Most Technologies Needed to Achieve Net-Zero aren’t yet Mature
Some 75% of the emissions reductions necessary to meet net-zero are dependent on technologies which have not yet reached commercial maturity, new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found. EURACTIV media partner, edie.net, reports. The Agency’s clean energy innovation report warns that net-zero targets, which now cover half …
Read More »Germany Passes Coal-Exit Law to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2038
German lawmakers have voted a roadmap for the coal-free era in the country, which includes abandoning nuclear power by 2022.
Read More »Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain
One of the direct impacts of gas flaring in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria is acid rain. The flared stack from associated gas in crude oil production emits huge deposits of toxins, which are a major cause of acid rain. There is now a consensus in our country’s science …
Read More »New UK Facility will Convert 30k Tonnes of Unrecycled Plastic to Recycled Oils
The work for the project is expected to be finalised by the end of 2023.
Read More »South Korea to Shift to 40% Clean Energy Share by 2034
The East-Asian country plans to begin to shift away from thermal and nuclear power generation to a larger proportion of renewable energy.
Read More »Spain Seeks to Pass New Climate Law to Reach Net Zero by 2050
The draft law proposals would ban all new coal, oil and gas projects with immediate effect.
Read More »Increasingly Severe Weather Caused by Climate Change Threatens Grid Operations
That’s according to new research from Accenture, which is based on a survey of more than 200 electric utility executives from 28 countries.
Read More »Portugal Goes 52 Days without Coal-Based Electricity
The nation shut down two major coal plants in the country in response to reduced power demand and stalled economic activity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »India’s Carbon Emissions Fall for 1st Time Since 1982
For the first time since 1982, India’s CO2 emissions have fallen. According to the BBC, the lockdown from the coronavirus pandemic was the tipping point of something already happening. In an analysis by Carbon Brief, a study found that India’s carbon dioxide emissions had fallen 15% in March and were …
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