Germany’s economy minister noted that higher emissions from coal-fired power plants was reactivated to make up for a lack of Russian gas. Germany released the equivalent of 761 million metric tons of carbon dioxide New measures to boost wind and solar power generation would take effect in 2023 There are concern over the lack of […]
Climate Change
German CO2 cuts stall as coal, oil use cancel out renewable gains – EQ Mag
In a pivot away from Russian gas, Germany cut energy consumption to its lowest level since the Berlin Wall fell – but increased coal burning Germany’s carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising the country’s climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from […]
Environmentalist Seeks Adoption Of Renewable Energy – EQ Mag
An environmental expert, Mr Gafar Odubote, has tasked Nigerians on adaptation and adoption of renewable energy to address climate change effects. Odubote, the Network Coordinator, Let’s Do It World (LDIW) Africa Region, an environmental non-profit organisation, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos. Odubote said the fight […]
There were some big climate policy moves in 2022. What’s on tap for the new year? – EQ Mag
When it came to climate change, 2022 offered some reasonably good news and some pretty alarming bad news. On the plus side, the U.S. passed its most significant piece of climate legislation ever, with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — a bill that allocates hundreds of billions of dollars to clean energy and other low-emissions […]
City grants go to clean energy initiatives – EQ Mag
THE City of Greater Geelong is funding a pilot program from 100% Clean Bellarine to help Ocean Grove businesses make the switch to renewable energy.The city has allocated $50,000 through its inaugural round of Climate Change Partnerships grants to the green energy action group to conduct power assessments of about 50 commercial and industrial businesses. […]
Climate change, under-represented in 2023 election campaigns – EQ Mag
The Global Initiative for Food Security and Preservation (GIFSEP) has expressed worries over the under-representation of climate change impact in the 2023 election campaigns. The NGO, therefore, called on Nigerians to vote for candidates that have a climate action plan. The Executive Director and Team Lead of the GIFSEP, an NGO, Mr David Terungwa, said […]
Climate fight is becoming the foundation for a new trading system – EQ Mag
This was the yr vitality’s world ruptured. Mysterious explosions that ripped aside the Nord Stream fuel pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea symbolized the severing and rewiring of long-standing commerce routes — casualties of Russia’s brutal, and botched, invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed in response. But linkages additionally stretched and snapped removed from that […]
Inox Green to acquire majority stake in wind service provider
The transaction is subject to certain regulatory and other customary closing conditions and is expected to conclude by the end of January 2023 Inox Green Energy Services on Monday said it will acquire a majority stake in an independent wind service provider that operates majorly in South India with a 230+MW fleet. However, the company […]
Climate Change Is Affecting Tea Farming In India And How Carbon Credit Markets Can Be A Solution – EQ Mag
India is the world’s second-largest tea producer and more than half of the production comes only from Assam. The NE state, according to a climate vulnerability index, was recently identified as one of the most climate-vulnerable states in India. In a 2018 survey of tea-farm workers in Assam, 88% of plantation managers and 97% of […]
Coal remains largest source of carbon dioxide emissions, IEA says
Coal to remain the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions globally, the Paris-based agency warns. Dec. 19 : Despite efforts to move away from polluting fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency warned that coal continues to be the largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions as usage remains abundant. “Coal demand is stubborn and will […]