Environment

Emissions in the power sector will be limited to a 5% rise by 2040.

Khalid al-Falih’s statement came as almost 200 countries started talks in Germany to bolster a global climate accord that the United States plans to quit.

Natural gas supply chains result in methane emissions. which have approximately 34 times more global warming potential of CO2 over a 100-year period.

The CCUS Summit. held ahead of the IEA’s 2017 Ministerial Meeting. was co-chaired by Rick Perry. the United States Secretary of Energy and Dr Fatih Birol. the IEA Executive Director.

The programs cover industries of electricity. steel and cement. for a total of about 3.000 companies.

Last month. 29 percent of the new car sales in the country were EVs. with Tesla deliveries soaring.

The companies aim to capture 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide per year in the project'.s first phase.

In recent years. Air pollution has tuned into a major challenge to the Iranian government.

The vessel is under construction at the Fassmer shipyard in Germany and will be owned by Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie.

The state-run airline has received seven of its ordered planes so far. including three Airbus and four ATR. The delivery of the rest hinges on provision of financing for the purchases.