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December 01, 2023
People
Fossil fuel subsidies in 82 countries rose to US$1.5 trillion in 2022.
DUBAI: Governments in 82 economies subsidised fossil fuels at a cost of US1.5 trillion in 2022 – up from US$769.5 billion the previous year. Data from the OECD and IEA indicate the offset was due to exceptionally high energy prices prompted “in part” by…
December 01, 2023
Transportation
Major shipping lines call on UN regulator to ban fossil fuel
DUBAI: The heads of major European-based shipping lines have called for an end to fossil-fuel powered newbuilds and urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to accelerate the industry's transition to green fuels. The CEOs of A.P. Moller – Maersk,…
November 29, 2023
People
COP 28 sponsors ranked for ethics
DUBAI, UAE: Spendwell, an independent information company enabling individuals to make ethical choices when buying goods or services from corporations, has ranked the 24 official sponsors of COP 28 in Dubai, UAE: The report, based on independently verifiable…
November 29, 2023
Biodiversity
Third U.N. Plastics treaty talks end without deal
NAIROBI: The third session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, or INC-3, ended without any concrete language or decisions on combatting plastic pollution. The delegates couldn’t even agree on what to do prior to…
November 28, 2023
Emissions
You can’t have it both ways IEA tells oil and gas companies
PARIS: The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the oil and gas sector - including COP 28 president and simultaneously CEO of the Abu Dhabi Oil Company (ADNOC) Sultan Al Jaber - is faced with taking responsibility for a worsening climate crisis or…
November 27, 2023
Energy
Maersk sources ‘green’ fuel from China
COPENHAGEN: Chinese energy developer Goldwind is to supply A.P. Moller - Maersk with 500,000 tonnes annually of ‘green’ bio-methanol and e-methanol. First volumes are expected in 2026 utilising wind energy to produce the new fuel from a facility in Hinggan…
November 20, 2023
Emissions
UN warns governments: cut emissions now or face global warming of 2.5˚C-2.9°C
NEW YORK/NAIROBI: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says the lack of government action to reduce global warming is leading to a 2.5˚C-2.9°C rise in temperatures above pre-industrial levels this century. The latest UN Emissions Gap Report provides an annual,…
November 17, 2023
Energy
No sign of decline in fossil fuel expansion
BERLIN, Germany: Urgewald, a non-profit coal research group, and more than 50 NGO partners has published the second update of the Global Oil & Gas Exit List https://gogel.org/ The public database provides a breakdown of the activities of 1,623 companies…
November 17, 2023
Emissions
The hottest 12 months in recorded history
PRINCETON, NJ: In a prelude to COP28, a report by Climate Central scientists estimate that the global average temperature between November 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023 was 1.32°C above the pre-industrial baseline – the hottest 12 months in recorded history.…
November 16, 2023
Transportation
COVID-19 lessons for managing climate change
WASHINGTON, DC: According to the U.S. government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment, mandated by Congress to determine climate change impacts, risks and responses, the initial cost of COVID-19 to the U.S. from lost economic output and reduced health was…
November 15, 2023
Transportation
DHL turns green
BONN: DHL Supply Chain is introducing a green transport policy to provide its stakeholder guidance on the most sustainable power alternative based on availability, infrastructure and cost-per-market. Over the next three years the DHL division will invest €200…
November 13, 2023
Energy
Cambridge University develops sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuels
CAMBRIDGE, UK: Cambridge University researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that can generate clean fuels from sunlight and water as efficiently as plant leaves. Published in the journal Nature, the study shows it is possible to develop…