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UNCTAD calls for a ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean
According to the UN Trade and Development body UNCTAD, climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on
NGOs call out the chip-making energy usage of TSMC
Environmental group Greenpeace and two other NGOs have called on the world’s largest contract chip maker, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), to reduce its
StanChart refuses to finance $5 Billion Ugandan Oil Pipeline
Standard Chartered Plc has said that it will not finance an oil pipeline in East Africa that’s been estimated to have a high carbon footprint.
Sale of new diesel trucks to be banned in California by 2036
Regulators in California have voted to ban the sale of new diesel big rigs by 2036 and require all trucks to be zero-emissions by 2042.
Coal plants are not the solution to China’s energy security issues
To enhance its energy security, China must invest more in grid infrastructure to improve its flexibility to cope with demand and supply. China approved 20.45GW
Nuclear power is essential for fighting climate change
The world is facing a climate change crisis driven by humanity’s ravenous consumption of carbon-based fossil fuels. In light of this, Germany’s decision to close
Biden to direct federal agencies to invest in disadvantaged communities
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order which will direct federal agencies to invest in disadvantaged communities. These communities are disproportionately affected by
Germany to power down the last 3 of its nuclear reactors
Germany plans to switch off its last three nuclear reactors and exit atomic power. This is even as the country seeks to move away from
World Bank to provide grant to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
The World Bank announced a $200 million grant to help finance a project to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s Energy infrastructure has suffered at least
