Nov 24 (Reuters) - Despite the U.S. government souring on the global climate agenda ahead of the COP30 summit, American companies did not shy away. A Reuters analysis of attendance lists shows there were 60 representatives of Fortune 100 companies at the Brazil event, compared with 50 at last year's in Baku, Azerbaijan. Still others attended pre-conference... Continue Reading →
Takeaways from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil
Nov 23 (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate change summit ended with a tenuous compromise for a deal that skipped over most countries' key demands but for one: committing wealthy countries to triple their spending to help others adapt to global warming. Here are some of the takeaways from the COP30 climate summit held in Brazil's Amazon... Continue Reading →
Renewables Are Too Cheap to Fail
Nov. 20 (Oilprice.com) Renewable energy has encountered a strange crossroads – it is more successful, and also more divisive, than ever before. Wind and solar have become so successful that they’re not really alternative anymore – they’ve fully entered the mainstream. Not only have renewables outgrown subsidies and become independently successful, they’ve become so cheap... Continue Reading →
Study: Allseas SMR Tech Seen as Key Maritime, Industry Decarbonization Tool
Nov. 17 (OE) Allseas’ small modular reactor (SMR) technology could generate up to $150 million billion in economic value for the Netherlands and create as many as 40,000 new jobs by 2050, according to an impact study released on Monday by the offshore engineering group. The study, conducted by consultancy Roland Berger, found that deploying... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy Announces Decree Regulating Low-Carbon Hydrogen
Nov. 13 (agenciagov.ebc.com.br) The Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, announced that the decree regulating Laws No. 14,948/2024 and No. 14,990/2024, which structure the legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil, should be signed next week. The publication consolidates essential guidelines for the development of this new energy frontier, positioning the country at the... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Achieves 2025 Decarbonisation Target, Slashes Emissions by 98 Per Cent
Nov. 12 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted has reduced its carbon emissions by 98%, becoming the first energy company in the world to achieve its science-based 2025 decarbonisation target, the Danish firm announced on 12 November. Renewable energy accounts for 99 per cent of the company’s energy production, while its scope 1 and scope 2 emission intensity has... Continue Reading →
UK Economy to Reap GBP 6.1 Billion from 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm
Nov. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by GBP 6.1 billion (approximately EUR 6.9 billion) during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next decade, according to a report written by BVG... Continue Reading →
COP30 – 30 years of climate talks in six charts
Nov 6 (Reuters) - As leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit in Brazil this month - three decades after the world's first annual climate conference - the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story. Despite years of negotiations, pledges, and summits, greenhouse gas emissions have climbed by a... Continue Reading →
European M.A.R.S. and Porto Central sign MOU to establish shipyard for dismantling oil platforms
Nov. 6 - The project to install a shipyard at Porto Central, currently under construction in Presidente Kennedy, in southern Espírito Santo, has made further progress. M.A.R.S. Europe A/S, the European subsidiary of M.A.R.S. Inc., has signed a new agreement with Porto Central to detail the project for the construction of a world-class shipyard in... Continue Reading →
Energy Transition Stalls 10 Years After Paris Agreement – COP30
Nov. 2 (oilprice.com) Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement to pursue net-zero emissions by 2050, the world faces a slowing transition to clean energy despite record-breaking renewable capacity installations. Much has changed in the energy systems in the decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. These systems faced a global pandemic, the... Continue Reading →