Swedish wind power generation to rise 70% by 2024 - agency 15/3/2022

Wind power generation in Sweden is expected to increase by some 70% by 2024 compared with last year's level amid a boom in capacity additions, the Swedish Energy Agency said in an analysis published on Monday. ...more

Shell directors may face lawsuit over climate transition plans 15/3/2022

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell over the company's climate transition plan, in what they said would be the first such case of its kind. ...more

Plants that aren’t useful to humans face faster extinction 15/3/2022

Plants that people do not need will be pushed to extinction, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, found that plants rarely used by humans are being pushed to extinction faster than those used often. This situation threatens biodiversity. ...more

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