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Rome mayor to tackle carbon emissions with building renovation wave

Buildings are accountable for 53% of carbon emissions in the city of Rome, and this is the main issue that needs to be addressed in order to achieve climate neutrality, Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri told EURACTIV in an interview.

read more... 24/02/2023

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Methane from Australian coal and gas could be 60% higher than estimated

Methane emissions from Australian coalmines and gas production could be more than 60% higher than federal government estimates suggest, according to satellite and ground data released by the International Energy Agency.

read more... 24/02/2023

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Germany raises record EUR 13bn through carbon pricing

Germany raised a record EUR 13.2bn last year through emissions sales on both Europe’s carbon market and the country’s domestic scheme for heating and transport, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said on Tuesday.

read more... 05/01/2023

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EU strikes deal to boost carbon market, Europe's biggest climate policy

European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.

read more... 19/12/2022

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Equinor starts production at Norwegian floating wind farm

The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off the west coast of Norway, which will supply power to oil and gas fields and cut their emissions, started producing its first power on Sunday, Norwegian energy firm Equinor said on Monday.

read more... 14/11/2022

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