EBRD is Helping Egypt Get Green with Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy 14/3/2022

With its lower carbon footprint, is green hydrogen the fuel of the future? The Egyptian government seems to think so, and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) appears to agree, as they've signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a national low-carbon hydrogen strategy that could help unlock Egypt's potential for a greener economy. ...more

Investors push 10,000 companies to disclose environmental data to CDP 14/3/2022

Investors managing more than $130 trillion in assets have written to more than 10,000 companies asking them to supply environmental data to the non-profit disclosure platform CDP. ...more

EPA unveils plan to cut interstate smog pollution from power plants 14/3/2022

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed tougher rules to cut lung-damaging smog pollution from power plants and industrial sources as part of the agency’s broader effort to clean up the power sector. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits second straight monthly record 14/3/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit record levels for the month of February, preliminary government data showed on Friday, as a scientific study indicated the jungle is nearing a tipping point after which it could no longer sustain itself. ...more

Italy gives green light to six wind farms in renewables drive 14/3/2022

The Italian government has given the green light to the construction of six wind farms with a capacity of 418 megawatts, as it steps up efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas. ...more

Europe's fuel crisis re-energizes debate over natural gas 11/3/2022

The war in Ukraine is reviving a debate on whether natural gas is a climate friend or foe, as Europe’s energy crisis triggers urgent calls for U.S. and Middle East gas producers to rush new supplies to market. ...more

U.S. funds projects on tackling waste from advanced nuclear plants 11/3/2022

The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday announced $36 million for projects addressing toxic waste expected to come from a new generation of nuclear reactors, plants the Biden administration sees as a crucial to fight climate change. ...more

Italy gives green light to six wind farms in renewables drive 11/3/2022

The Italian government has given the green light to the construction of six wind farms with a capacity of 418 megawatts as it steps up efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas. ...more

U.S. farmers improving climate-friendly practices, but 'more work to do' - report 11/3/2022

Farmers in the United States have adopted conservation strategies that have led to gains for climate-friendly agriculture in recent years, but the Department of Agriculture has “more work to do” as it attempts to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the agency. ...more

Wall Street regulator to vote on landmark climate risk measure on March 21, following delays -notice 11/3/2022

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote on a landmark climate-risk measure on March 21, the agency said on Thursday. ...more