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UK allocates £2bn for zero emission vehicle supply chain
The UK Government has unveiled its Battery Strategy, a pivotal roadmap to enhance domestic supply chains for electric vehicles (EVs) and diminish reliance on Chinese-made batteries.
read more... 27/11/2023
EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit
The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe's oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas.
read more... 15/11/2023
EU executive proposes methane emissions limit on gas imports
The European Commission has proposed imposing methane emissions limits on EU gas imports from 2030, a move that would pressure the bloc's international fossil fuel suppliers including the U.S. to cut leaks of the potent planet-warming gas.
read more... 26/10/2023
Global electricity sector nearing ‘peak emissions’
Anew report suggests that we may soon reach the peak of global emissions from the electricity sector. Research into 78 countries by think tank Ember has shown that in the first half of 2023, CO₂ emissions from the global power industry grew by a mere 0.2%, with wind and solar capacity hitting record levels.
read more... 09/10/2023
EU carbon price to hit €400 mark with 90% climate goal
The European Union’s new climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, made written commitments on Wednesday (4 October) to defend a 90% cut in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, a move that financial analysts say will send EU carbon prices above the €400 mark.
read more... 06/10/2023