LCAW26: BRIEFING – AI surges to top concern in efforts to stem climate change
AI is the new bugbear for efforts to tackle climate change, fuelling concerns about its surging demand for energy, water, and land – despite the potential benefits it can bring, according to experts.
Read MoreInvestment in low-emission hydrogen at risk, warns IEA
Huge volumes of low-emission hydrogen projects are under threat of being mothballed without policy backing, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Read MoreIndonesia’s growing truck fleet could lock in diesel demand for decades, report warns
Indonesia could slash freight emissions, cut its dependence on imported diesel, and save money in fuel subsidies by electrifying its truck fleet, but high upfront costs and limited charging infrastructure risk locking Southeast Asia’s largest economy into decades of diesel use, according to a new report.
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies pledges $285 mln for clean energy industries in emerging, developing nations
Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged $285 million to strengthen clean energy industries in emerging and developing economies, according to a company statement.
Read MoreCorporate giants urge electrification push to shield Europe from fossil fuel shocks
More than 100 companies, including multinationals such as Ikea, Unilever, Siemens, and EDF, issued a statement on Monday urging governments to put electrification at the heart of economic and industrial policy, warning that continued reliance on fossil fuels is driving volatility and higher costs.
Read MoreIndia nods $2 bln scheme to capture carbon from power, steel, and cement plants
India’s finance ministry has cleared an INR 197 bln ($2.1 bln) scheme to develop technologies and reservoirs to capture and store carbon emissions (CCUS) from large industrial units such as power plants, steel mills, and cement factories, a domestic business daily reported, citing sources.
Read MoreGermany leads Europe’s 2025 heat pump surge as EU readies ETS2 launch
Heat pump deployment rebounded across Europe in 2025, led by Germany, paving the way for a smoother launch of the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), according to new market data published on Monday.
Read MoreTrump administration reaches deal to redirect $765 mln from offshore wind leases to gas, geothermal
Four federal offshore wind leases would be voluntarily terminated and $765 million redirected towards gas-fired power plants and geothermal generation under a settlement announced recently by the US Department of the Interior (DOI).
Read MoreBRIEFING: AI data centres’ gas rush tests whether power demand can become flexible
US grid regulators and a federal court are being pulled into a fight over how AI data centres power their operations, as reliability demands push developers toward private gas-fired generation and raise questions over whether some workloads can be shifted before emissions are locked in.
Read MorePeru’s national carbon registry adds two new standards
Peru’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM) has accredited two new standards and added 17 new methodologies to the national carbon registry RENAMI, as per a resolution issued Thursday.
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