Oil industry flaring needs immediate action to keep net-zero hopes alive
Average flaring intensity per barrel is at its highest in five years – even as the IEA's Sustainable Development Scenario says it must fall 90% by 2025.
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Regulation/policy
The UK Green Finance Institute: Radical collaborators
Policy barriers are preventing capital flowing towards low-carbon transport. Ingrid Holmes, executive director of the UK’s Green Finance Institute, tells Energy Monitor how the organisation plans to bring them down.
With the right policies, the UK could lead on green steel production
Sheffield, in the north of England, has a long history of steelmaking, and is now home to electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power. However, the UK government is failing to give any clear support to cleaning up steel production using green hydrogen.
Why governments are turning to green banks to accelerate the energy transition
Governments at all levels are establishing green banks to catalyse investment in carbon-cutting solutions. In the US, Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress want to take the model nationwide.
Litigation increasingly the ‘only option’ when big emitters fail to address climate change
Climate activists are using courts to hold big emitters accountable. Landmark successes in recent months suggest this trend is set to continue as the imperative to slash emissions and ditch fossil fuels grows ever greater.
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European Commission proposes ‘gold standard’ for green bond market
A new green bond standard proposed by the European Commission will provide issuers with a robust tool to demonstrate they are funding legitimately green projects in line with net-zero targets.
Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies could slash emissions and save trillions – report
Governments could save $3trn and reduce CO2 emissions by 5.46 billion tonnes via the removal of fossil fuel consumption subsidies, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Opinion: Fossil fuel tax breaks undermine carbon tax progress
More and more jurisdictions are introducing carbon taxes – but continuing to allow oil company tax avoidance reveals only a half-hearted commitment to the energy transition.
EU renewables auctions are crowding out community energy projects
Clean energy advocates say citizen-owned solar and wind power is the best way to get community buy-in for renewables projects, but as feed-in tariffs are replaced by competitive auctions, citizen-led initiatives are decreasing in number.
How green hydrogen will grow up into a global market
Emerging partnerships between countries like Germany and Australia, backed by business interests and financial incentives, are laying the foundations for a global, green hydrogen market to replace fossil fuels.
National governments should lead fossil fuels phase-out – report
Governments must begin winding down fossil fuel production immediately if global warming is to remain below 1.5°C. Any delay is entirely political, suggests a report commissioned by global initiative the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Why critical mineral supplies won’t scupper the energy transition
The world will not run out of minerals any time soon, and while developing domestic supply chains makes sense, this will not make or break the energy transition.
How far along are the G7 nations in their journeys to net zero?
The G7 nations all support net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and have updated their 2030 climate goals, but their support for an international energy transition has been limited.
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