UK urged to come up with action plan for tackling methane emissions
The UK government should publish an action plan setting out priorities for tackling methane emissions, taking into account the cost of action in different sectors, its short- and long-term benefits, and the cost of inaction, members of the House of Lords recommended on Tuesday.
Read MoreUK set to incentivise clean hydrogen-to-power technologies
The UK government will introduce a support scheme to encourage investment in clean hydrogen-to-power projects, following supportive feedback in a public consultation, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreEU should reconsider giving CBAM exemptions to most vulnerable -report
The EU should reconsider exempting the least developed countries, as well as Ukraine, from its incoming carbon border fee, and use its revenues to help developing countries decarbonise their industries and minimise the blow, a think tank recommended this week.
Read MoreGender equality can strengthen integrity of carbon credits, experts say
Developers can bolster the integrity of the carbon credits they sell by making sure there is gender equality across the design, implementation, and monitoring of their projects, according to experts.
Read MoreEU parliament, countries agree to delay anti-deforestation law
Companies will have one more year to comply with the EU’s incoming deforestation law, under an agreement struck on Tuesday evening between the European Parliament and Council of member states.
Read MoreSustainable aviation too slow to take off, finds report
A mere 12% of airlines around the world are making “noteworthy efforts” to switch from kerosene to truly sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), while the others are either buying too little or the wrong kind of alternative, according to an NGO ranking published on Tuesday.
Read MoreBrussels caps 2027 ETS2 carbon allowances in line with planned emissions decline
The European Commission will cap the number of carbon permits in the incoming trading scheme for transport and buildings at just over 1 billion in 2027, in line with a gradual reduction of emissions under existing measures.
Read MoreHigh cost of carbon removals may conflict with energy security, economic pressures -report
The high cost of engineered carbon removals may come increasingly at odds with government priorities to ensure energy security and affordability, requiring greater international cooperation in developing the novel technologies and reducing reliance on them, a research paper warned on Thursday.
Read MoreUK pledges nearly £2 bln for development, on heels of new global climate finance goal
The UK will put £1.98 billion over three years into the World Bank’s fund for the lowest-income countries, which the government said will unlock large volumes of investment from the private sector and other sources.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU, North Africa forging new links to speed up renewables rollout
European and North African policymakers are hoping that a deepsea power cable across the Mediterranean will soon help to spread the region’s abundance of solar, wind, and hydropower across the EU – but technical, regulatory, and political challenges still abound.
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