India’s 40% power generation capacity now non-fossil based

India has achieved the target of 40 per cent of its installed electricity generation capacity being from non-fossil energy sources, an official statement said on Thursday. At the end of October this year, the Ministry of Power (MoP) reiterated India’s commitment to achieve more than 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil-fuel energy

Push for Oregon to divest from fossil fuel firms not getting traction so far

Some Oregonians are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state treasury is resisting and putting the onus on the Legislature. In addition to fossil fuel companies whose products are a main driver of global warming, the state employee retirement fund is also invested in

How much is spent supporting fossil fuels and green energy?

World leaders agreed to phase-out “inefficient” subsidies for fossil fuels at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.  Despite pledges to limit support, governments around the world spend more than $420bn (£313bn) each year subsidising the non-renewable energy, according to the UN Development Programme. How do fossil fuel subsidies work and which countries are spending the

COP26 climate pledges could help limit global warming to 1.8 °C

At the COP26 Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow, a key question is what do all the new pledges by different countries to reduce emissions mean for global warming? This was a central question we addressed in the IEA’s recent World Energy Outlook 2021 (WEO-2021), and we are continuing to update that analysis. By

EU biofuel demand to halve by 2050

The decarbonization of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel, especially after 2030. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, as the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses for their products, according to a new research report

20 countries at COP26 promise to end financing for international fossil fuel projects

The international climate conference’s “energy day” dawned with fresh efforts to block the flow of money to fossil fuel companies, as activists brushed aside arguments from corporate leaders of coal, oil and gas firms that they need to help meet the energy needs of consumers over the next three decades. The United States and 20

Ships could clean up the ocean by turning marine plastic into fuel

Specially equipped ships could filter plastic from the ocean and convert it into a fuel that would provide power not only for the conversion, but also to drive the ship, creating a self-sustaining clean-up operation. As much as 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year and it is eventually ground into tiny

Coal industry did not show potential of clean tech quickly enough -WCA boss

The coal industry was not quick enough to explain the potential of clean technologies that can give the fossil fuel a place in a sustainable energy matrix, Michelle Manook, chief executive of the World Coal Association (WCA), told Reuters on Wednesday. Coal is considered a heavy polluter and environmentalists warn using it is an obstacle