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Emissions mitigation

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11/1/2023 News

EU increases Emissions Trading System (ETS) ambitions

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and European Union (EU) governments have agreed to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to further reduce industrial emissions and invest more in climate friendly technologies. Under the deal, emissions in the ETS sectors must be cut by 62% by 2030; free allowances to industries will be phased out from 2026 and disappear by 2034; and an ETS II for fuel emissions from the building and road transport sectors will be implemented in 2027.

Energy and carbon management

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19/10/2022 Comment / Joanne Wade

Energy and carbon management – empowering businesses’ response to the crisis

Dr Joanne Wade OBE FEI, Chief Strategic Advisor at The Association for Decentralised Energy, argues that organisations should put in place the right systems to manage energy use and carbon emissions ahead of the coming winter.

Emissions mitigation

Sleipner oil and gas facilities at sea

10/4/2024 News

Further action needed to cut North Sea oil and gas emissions says NSTA

A new emissions reduction plan published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) highlights the need for further action across the board to decarbonise oil and gas production to ensure the future of the industry and hit UK net zero targets.

Carbon capture and storage

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28/2/2024 News

Ship-based carbon capture demonstration pilot suggests capture rates up to 85% are achievable

The trial of a prototype ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) technology has shown ‘very promising’ results, according to developer Carbotreat.

Energy efficiency / management

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14/12/2022 Comment / Pratima Rangarajan

Resource efficiency is vital for energy security and climate

In a world grappling with an energy and climate crisis, we can’t afford to waste resources. Available, cost-efficient solutions can help address this problem, argues Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments and a speaker at the EI’s International Energy Week in February 2023.*

Renewables

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6/4/2022 News

Energy transition is key to solving energy and climate crises

The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) recent World Energy Transitions Outlook report outlines actions needed until 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C and asks governments to accelerate the energy transition to improve energy security, resilience and energy prices.

COP

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1/11/2023 Comment / Jim Skea

COP28 Perspective: The Global Stocktake and best available science

Jim Skea CBE FRSE FEI HonFSE, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), expresses his views in a personal capacity on the progress of the Paris Agreement.

COP

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22/11/2023 Comment / Damilola Ogunbiyi

COP28 Perspective: My hopes and fears ahead of UN Climate Summit

COP28 could be the moment when the world goes beyond commitments and starts taking meaningful action for a clean energy transition; although, equally, it may not be. Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy, previews the event.

Shipping

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30/7/2025 Comment / Stefano DM Sommadossi

The case for ports to adopt ‘cold ironing’ to cut emissions

Busy ports can be noisy, dirty places. But, as Stefano DM Sommadossi, CEO of clean energy company NatPower Marine, writes, connecting shipping to onshore power and battery systems can deliver considerable environmental and cost advantages.

COP

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9/11/2022 News

COP27 looking to deliver the promises of Paris

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 6 November 2022 with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of this century.

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