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Fossil fuel giant Occidental to capture carbon on behalf of Airbus
23 March 2022 - Occidental Petroleum is making the world's biggest CO2 direct air capture and storage system that will lower Airbus's carbon footprint for a fee
EU’s push for Persian Gulf LNG set to worsen energy price inflation
22 March 2022 - The EU wants to replace Russian gas fast, adding upward pressure on prices. Germany is in talks with Qatar for LNG, but so are Asian countries.
World Water Day 2022 – increasing importance of groundwater
22 March 2022 - Today is World Water Day and this year’s theme is Making the invisible visible, with...
Global Recycling Day – recycling is seventh resource for planetary conservation
18 March 2022 - Out of 2.1 billion metric tons of solid waste that is generated on Earth every year, only about 16% is recycled
GWEC: Floating wind farms are critical for planet’s decarbonization
16 March 2022 - Floating wind power plants are the solution for the world's coastal regions with waters deeper than 60 meters, GWEC said
Coal use pushes global energy-related CO2 emissions to all-time high in 2021
10 March 2022 - The increase in the use of coal last year was the main factor driving the record global rise in energy-related CO2 emissions, IEA found
United against plastic pollution: most important climate deal since the Paris Agreement
10 March 2022 - Pollution from plastics has reached epidemic proportions, officials said. Representatives of 175 countries adopted a...
World Wildlife Day: 10 most endangered wild animals
03 March 2022 - Rhinos, gorillas, orangutans, and elephants are among 10 animals critically endangered in the world right now, according to the WWF
World’s largest companies promise much more climate action than they deliver
10 February 2022 - Large global companies emphasize intentions to reduce carbon emissions to net zero, but according to the results of the latest analysis, they are going to reduce them by only 40% on average, against their pledges for 100%
McKinsey – Decarbonizing economy requires over USD 9 trillion per year
27 January 2022 - Achieving the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 implies global investments of USD 9.2 trillion a year, 3.5 trillion more than today
Green for Growth Fund to provide Tier II capital to Egyptian banks
24 January 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund has been granted approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to provide Tier II capital to banks in the country
Global chemical and plastic pollution out of control – safe planetary boundary exceeded
22 January 2022 - Chemical production has increased 50-fold since 1950, and projections show output may triple by 2050
BlackRock CEO`s message for 2022: We focus on sustainability not because we are environmentalists, but because we are capitalists
20 January 2022 - Larry Fink said in his annual letter that BlackRock would continue to encourage companies to react to climate change because it has financial significance
Expansion of green hydrogen changing geopolitical relations – IRENA
18 January 2022 - Green hydrogen could cover up to 12 percent of global energy consumption in 2050, according...
IEA: Rising demand for electricity could result in high prices over next three years
14 January 2022 - Average wholesale electricity prices in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2021 were more than four times as high as their 2015-2020 average
Carbon capture projects failing but still to play role in energy transition
14 January 2022 - The carbon capture technology is still experimental, but it may have a shot with a proper funding scheme and a functional market