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Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth
Oct 29, 2023 (AFP)
"When I researched this, I read that a heat pump can generate the heat equivalent of three to four times the amount of electricity you put into it," said the 56...
IEA: World must add 50,000 miles of power lines by 2040 to hit climate targets
Oct 17, 2023 (UPI)
Efforts to combat climate change and guarantee electricity supplies could be at risk unless policymakers and businesses take immediate action, including adding ...
EU states strike deal on electricity market reform
Oct 17, 2023 (AFP)
The European Union's plans to make the market less vulnerable to volatility were a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which sent energy prices spiralling...
EU strives for common position ahead of COP28
Oct 16, 2023 (AFP)
Brussels is looking for tripling the amount of global renewable energy used by the end of this decade and doubling energy efficiency in line with the goals of t...
UK climate shift makes its harder to reach net zero: IMF
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced last month that a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be delayed from 2030 to 2035. He also lowered...
Yellen urges more IMF, World Bank reforms for climate fight
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, Yellen said the global lending system had already changed over time to face new chal...
US offers no new cash to climate fund for developing world
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), seen as a key element of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, funnels grants and loans for adaptation and mitigation projects, mostl...
NGOs urge G20 to speed up reforms for climate finance
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
"The world is on the brink of catastrophe," the non-governmental organisations said in a joint letter ahead of the October 9-14 gathering in Marrakesh, Morocco....
Vietnam confirms arrest of energy think tank chief
Oct 01, 2023 (AFP)
A rights group reported last month that Ngo Thi To Nhien, executive director of the Hanoi-based Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET), had been detain...
Decarbonising shipping to cost over $100 bn per year: UN
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
The UN's trade and development agency, UNCTAD, highlighted the vital role shipping plays in the global economy, with over 80 percent of all traded goods in the ...
Eurozone firms fret over stricter climate standards: survey
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
The European Union -- which includes the 20 countries that use the euro -- is aiming to be climate-neutral by 2050, and is pushing a series of new rules in vari...
What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed?
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Studying a hospital in British Columbia during its 2019 fiscal year, the researchers identified energy and water use and purchasing of medical products as the h...
Macron promises heat pump boost in French climate plan
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
Calling heat pumps "a fabulous lever for substitution, with much lower energy consumption and emissions", Macron said France would produce one million such devi...
UK's Sunak defends climate policy shift
Sep 21, 2023 (AFP)
He spoke out after his rethink in green policy was met with a backlash from opposition lawmakers, environmental campaigners, the car industry and even some MPs ...
UK business gives new net zero approach frosty reception
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
With his Conservative Party's poll ratings flagging ahead of an election expected next year, Sunak outlined a softening of government policies aimed at achievin...
Climate targets should not bankrupt British people: UK minister
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
Her comments come amid growing concern of the potential financial cost to citizens of some of the government's net zero policies. A general election is expected...
EU plans to ban greenwashing by companies
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
The draft legislation approved late Tuesday prohibits such labelling unless it can be backed up with detailed proof. The law will take effect from 2026 after ge...
US, China absent from major UN climate meet
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announcing the summit in December, said he would make the summit "no nonsense" and include only leaders of countries with co...
Eyeing inflation, Sweden relaxes green ambitions; UK backtracks on net zero
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
The conservative administration, backed by far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), announced that greenhouse gas emissions would increase by 2030, at least in part owi...
Biden launches 'climate corps' for green jobs
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
"Today, we are mobilizing the next generation of clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience workers," Biden said on X, formerly Twitter. Biden added tha...
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