At COP 27 India, China, Brazil, South Africa oppose tax on cement and steel

The European Union has proposed a policy to tax products such as cement and steel, that are extremely carbon intensive, with effect from 2026. With the 27 th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) in Sharm El Sheikh nearing its final stages and efforts being ramped up to arrive at a conclusive agreement, a

India is committed to fight climate change

Addressing COP27, Minister points to Indian initiatives in renewable energy, e-mobility, ethanol blended fuels, green hydrogen and the International Solar Alliance as evidence of the country’s commitment. India is undertaking an arduous effort to fight climate change despite accounting for less than four per cent of the world’s cumulative emissions so far, Environment Minister Bhupender

Cities with net zero promises falling short on tracking

More than half of cities with pledges to reach net zero emissions have no plan for how they’ll track and report progress, an analysis published said. The assessment, conducted by the research consortium Net Zero Tracker, adds to growing concern that non-state actors, including companies and cities, are using net-zero commitments to mislead or confuse

Maersk strengthened efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol

Danish carrier A.P. Moller – Maersk has further strengthened its efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol having teamed up with US-based project developer Carbon Sink. The world’s second-largest liner has signed a letter of intent that covers the development of green methanol production facilities by Carbon Sink in the US. The first facility

K-State researchers work to advance biofuel production

Researchers at K-State will work to advance the production of biofuels with a new $1.9 million grant. Kansas State University says two of its researchers are now part of a 5-year collaborative grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve oilseed crops to be used as biofuels and other bioproducts. K-State indicated that Timothy

ExxonMobil completed two commercial bio-based marine fuel oil deliveries

ExxonMobil successfully delivered two commercial bio-based marine fuel oil bunkering operations in the port of Singapore on 13 August 2022 and 27 September 2022. PAPUA, chartered by Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Global Company LDC (PNG LNG), received ExxonMobil’s marine biofuel via ship-to-ship transfer in Singapore waters as part of the two deliveries. The

Shipping joins hand with producers to scale up green fuels

Organisations and initiatives across the shipping value chain, joined by some of the top producers of green hydrogen, have signed on to a joint statement at COP27, committing to the rapid adoption of green hydrogen-based fuels this decade. The signatories have agreed to work on commercially viable zero-emissions vessels operating on the deep seas by

Viridis Bulk gets another client for its ammonia-powered ship

Viridis Bulk Carriers – an ammonia-powered joint venture between Navigare Logistics, Amon Maritime and Mosvolds Rederi – has bagged another client, keen to join its pioneering green project. Stema Shipping becomes the eight charterer to sign onto the Flexbulk – NH3 power consortium project joining the likes of Elkem and Yara creating enough short-sea shipping

EU Carbiow project to develop new biofuel with CO2

The Carbon Negative Biofuels from Organic Waste (Carbiow) project has received EU funding under the Horizon Europe initiative. Carbiow seeks to develop a dense, dry homogenous marine and aviation biofuel by carbonising gasification ash with oxygen and captured CO2 from cement plants. 12 consortium members from the Benelux, Germany, Nordic countries, Slovenia and Spain are

First Hydrogen launches FCEV vans

The First Hydrogen fuel cell-powered vans (FCEV) have commenced performance tests at the HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground, located near Birmingham, UK. These track tests will confirm the safety and performance of the LCVs prior to handover from powertrain specialists AVL to First Hydrogen. Last month, the vehicles were certified for UK road use ahead of