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MOL inaugurates the largest green hydrogen plant of the region 15/4/2024
MOL inaugurates the largest green hydrogen plant of the region MOL Group has handed over a 10 megawatt capacity green hydrogen plant in Százhalombatta which is the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The €22 million investment makes fuel production more sustainable: the plant will reduce the Danube Refinery's carbon dioxide emissions by 25 000 tonnes. MOL will be able to produce 1,600 tonnes of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen per year which opens a new chapter in hydrogen economy. The investment is in line with the MOL Group's SHAPE TOMORROW corporate strategy to make the region more sustainable, competitive and self-sufficient. ...more
U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet 12/4/2024
U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas. ...more
Global coal power grew 2% last year, the most since 2016, GEM survey says 12/4/2024
Global coal power grew 2% last year, the most since 2016, GEM survey says The world's coal-fired power capacity grew 2% last year, its highest annual increase since 2016, driven by new builds in China and decommissioning delays elsewhere, according to research published on Thursday. ...more
EU lawmakers adopt law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit 12/4/2024
EU lawmakers adopt law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit European Union lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a law to place methane emission limits on Europe's oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. ...more
US Senate votes to reject rule to cut greenhouse gas emissions on highways 12/4/2024
US Senate votes to reject rule to cut greenhouse gas emissions on highways The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would overturn a federal agency's rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. ...more
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says 12/4/2024
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE. ...more
Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Massira reservoir is shrinking 11/4/2024
Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Massira reservoir is shrinking Morocco's second-largest reservoir that serves some of its major cities and has been central to farm irrigation is drying up, according to satellite images analysed by the BBC. ...more
US sets first standard to curb 'forever chemicals' from drinking water 11/4/2024
US sets first standard to curb 'forever chemicals' from drinking water The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever drinking water standard to protect people against toxic "forever chemicals" found in many household and everyday items, and offered $1 billion to states for public water system testing, the agency's first major move to curb the cancer-causing chemicals. ...more
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations 11/4/2024
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations The world’s biggest economies have continued to finance the expansion of fossil fuels in poor countries to the tune of billions of dollars, despite their commitments on the climate. ...more
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis 11/4/2024
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. ...more
 
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