IEA’s Birol: Climate change is indifferent to geopolitical rivalries
IEA's head Fatih Birol warned that governments need to separate climate issues from geopolitics on the pathway toward net zero emissions
Climate change, other human factors worsened flooding in Libya, Greece
Human-caused warming made the heavy rainfall up to 10 times more likely in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey and up to 50 times in Libya
First container ship powered by green methanol sets sail
Maritime transportation companies are ordering methanol-powered ships as a suitable decarbonization option
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating – study
A new study has found that heat pumps are twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating, even at lower temperatures
G20 supports energy transition acceleration, yet clear pathway is missing
G20 did not set the pathway agreement to mitigate the climate crisis, though it did say renewable energy capacities must be tripled by 2030
IRENA: Vast majority of new renewables in 2022 have lower costs than fossil fuel–fired electricity
Without renewables, the economic disruption from last year's fossil fuel price shock would have been much worse, according to a new report
China, EU hope to make renewables tech recyclable in next decade
Wind turbines are 85%-95% recyclable, but blades are challenging because they are made of composite materials
Grants approved for world’s largest carbon removal projects
The US gave a green light for up to USD 1.2 billion in grants for two carbon DAC and storage hubs planned in Louisiana and Texas