Industry attempts to address methane leakage from LNG-fueled ships
Two methane measurement technology companies will carry out pilot studies in collaboration with several shipping companies to tackle methane slips from LNG-fueled ships, the companies involved announced on Monday.
Read MoreSustainable fuels should be on EU’s strategic technologies list, says industry
Sustainable alternative fuels should be included on a list of ‘strategic technologies’ to be given priority treatment as part of the bloc’s clean technology industry bill, a group of EU industry associations said in a joint letter published on Friday.
Read MoreMethane emissions from LNG-powered ships double current assumptions, say researchers
Methane emissions from LNG-fueled ships may be on average double the level current EU and global regulations assume, a study has found, with demand only expected to grow for the gas.
Read MorePolish energy minister backs carbon removals inclusion in EU ETS before 2030
Poland’s deputy energy minister said Wednesday that his country would support including carbon removals in the EU ETS before 2030, though a campaign group opposed such a move, and the minister kept his cards close to his chest when pressed on the Polish coal phaseout details.
Read MoreBulgaria’s government eyes 2038 full coal exit in transition plan
Bulgaria’s government has submitted plans to the EU detailing how it will help coal-reliant regions phase out the fuel, aiming to run the country’s coal-fired power units until 2038 without setting dates for when each plant will be retired.
Read MoreMajor institutions urge the EU to accelerate energy transition to ensure competitiveness
The heads of three major EU and international institutions warned that not accelerating the clean energy transition in Europe would mean losing industrial competitiveness and threatening financial stability, at a conference in Paris on Friday.
Read MoreEU must opt for stringent CO2 targets for trucks to maintain competitive edge -green group
The EU risks losing a sizeable chunk of the truck manufacturing market to competitors such as the US and China by 2035 if it does not adopt high CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles, according to NGO-commissioned analysis published on Wednesday.
Read MoreGermany, UK sign intent to partner on scaling hydrogen production
The UK and Germany will partner up to further advance hydrogen developments, the two countries announced in a joint press release on Tuesday, as a report published on the same day finds that domestic production of the low-carbon gas for European nations is likely to prove much cheaper than import reliance.
Read MorePolicy frameworks across the globe not dealing with carbon removals adequately -campaign group
Policymakers around the world are getting it wrong on carbon removals and temporary carbon storage by placing them too high on the hierarchy of required climate action, campaigners warned in a pair of complementary reports on Monday.
Read MoreMalta and Spain urge EU to identify more ports as carbon leakage hotspots for ships amid a jump in activity
Malta and Spain have urged the EU to add further foreign ports to a list found to have experienced a jump in activity, ahead of the bloc’s inclusion of the shipping sector in the ETS from 2024 in a bid to guard against carbon leakage.
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