Global wind capacity set to double by 2030, missing the tripling target -think tank

Published 00:01 on August 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:27 on August 7, 2024  / /  China, EMEA, International, US

National targets by governments could boost global wind capacity by just over double by 2030 – falling short of the global goal to triple capacity by the end of the decade, a think tank has found.

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FEATURE: EU carbon intensity limits will be the bigger driver in cutting shipping fuel emissions

Published 17:13 on August 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:51 on August 8, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, Shipping

The EU regulation mandating shipping companies to lower their fuel’s greenhouse gas intensity will be a bigger driver for shipping companies to switch to cleaner fuels than including the sector in the EU ETS, experts say.

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EU carbon and gas prices set to decouple in next five years -Goldman Sachs

Published 11:15 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:15 on August 6, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Europe’s carbon market is set to decouple from gas prices in the next five years, as abundant gas supply in the bloc leads to a halving of gas prices and tightness in the carbon market pushes prices up, according to a Goldman Sachs analyst.

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Researchers propose setting a standalone global carbon removal budget

Published 00:01 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:25 on August 5, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

Researchers from the University of Oxford have proposed establishing a separate budget for carbon removal alongside the existing global carbon budget for CO2 emissions.

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High-level climate talks suggest headway on Article 6, other COP29 priorities

Published 14:16 on August 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:16 on August 5, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, International, Paris Article 6

Two recent high-level climate meetings have sent promising signs that remaining Article 6 issues will be resolved at COP29, and that governments remain committed to last year’s pledge to transition away from fossil fuels, according to an EU source.

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Germany publishes long-awaited draft law to transpose EU carbon market directive, implement ETS2

Published 16:49 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:55 on August 2, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Germany has published its draft law transposing changes to the EU ETS directive, as well as transitioning its national fuel emissions trading system to the future bloc-wide carbon market for heating and transport.

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UN shipping body inches closer to key carbon levy decision with release of impact assessment

Published 15:25 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:25 on August 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Shipping

A maritime greenhouse gas emissions pricing mechanism will not lead to an equivalent increase in transport costs, according to an assessment by the UN’s sectoral body on the possible impacts of emission-reducing measures published this week.

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CCUS industry will need around $160 bln by 2030 -analysis

Published 14:30 on August 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:56 on August 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International

The carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) industry will require an investment of close to $160 billion by 2030, with 20% for power generation use, according to a global commodities research firm.

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Germany prepares to launch second CCUS-focused subsidy auction for industry

Published 17:26 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:10 on July 31, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Germany is preparing a second carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)-focused bidding round as part of its ‘climate contracts’ funding programme for energy-intensive industries.

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EU fossil generation falls to record low as renewables meets growing demand -data

Published 23:01 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:31 on July 29, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

EU fossil power generation fell to an all-time low in the first half of the year as the bloc’s electricity system continues its rapid shift towards renewables, according to new data released on Tuesday.

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