Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation, Energy Management, Environment Protection

Wells Fargo departs climate banking group in another high-profile exit after Goldman

Wells Fargo has withdrawn from a group of global banks committed to curbing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the number of high-profile firms exiting climate initiatives amid mounting political pressure

Dec 21, 2024

Environment Protection, Energy Management

Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia's Black Sea coast

VITYAZEVO, Russia (Reuters) - Volunteers struggled on Friday to shovel up tons of sticky oil from Russia's Black Sea coastline following what President Vladimir Putin has called an ecological disaster

Dec 21, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change

'Oil is everywhere': Russians tackle Black Sea spill

An oil spill from damaged tankers has contaminated a long stretch of sandy beaches along the Russian Black Sea shoreline, polluting the air and threatening wildlife in one of the worst ecological disasters to hit the region in years

Dec 19, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Technology, Climate Policy & Regulation

Spanish region approves mandatory wind turbine upgrade, sparking industry outcry

MADRID (Reuters) - Wind parks operating in the Spanish region of Galicia will be obliged to replace ageing turbines after 25 years under a package of measures approved by the regional parliament on Tuesday, sparking an outcry from the renewables industry. Under the rules which come into force on Jan

Dec 18, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Technology

Italy's Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

Italy's Erg has secured a 243-million-euro ($254.91 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for wind and solar energy projects in Italy, France and Germany, the renewable energy group said on Monday

Dec 17, 2024

Climate Change, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation

South Africa's smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air

SASOLBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's oldest coal-to-liquid refinery, the baby struggled to breathe. Last year, when she was four months old, she turned purple and started gasping

Dec 17, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

EU watchdog frees green bonds from fund naming rules

LONDON (Reuters) - Green bond funds in the European Union are free to continue investing in bonds sold by big polluters such as power and energy companies, after the securities watchdog introduced allowances to its new fund naming guidelines

Dec 17, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Climate Change, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Technology

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

Reuters) - Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the vanguard of a government-subsidized program to fight climate change

Dec 15, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

US forecaster sees 59% chance of weak, brief La Nina forming by January

There is a 59% chance of La Nina emerging in the November-January period, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, adding that the eventual onset of La Nina conditions would be weak and short-lived

Dec 13, 2024

Climate Policy & Regulation, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Energy Management

China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines

China will impose tougher curbs on the amount of methane released during coal extraction in an effort to reduce emissions of the powerful climate-warming gas, the environment ministry said on Thursday

Dec 13, 2024

Wells Fargo departs climate banking group in another high-profile exit after Goldman

Dec 21, 2024

Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia's Black Sea coast

Dec 21, 2024

'Oil is everywhere': Russians tackle Black Sea spill

Dec 19, 2024

Spanish region approves mandatory wind turbine upgrade, sparking industry outcry

Dec 18, 2024

Italy's Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

Dec 17, 2024

South Africa's smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air

Dec 17, 2024

EU watchdog frees green bonds from fund naming rules

Dec 17, 2024

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

Dec 15, 2024

US forecaster sees 59% chance of weak, brief La Nina forming by January

Dec 13, 2024