Factbox: Japan’s green growth strategy to help achieve carbon neutral goal

[ad_1] TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Japan laid out a “green growth strategy” on Friday that includes a goal to replace new gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by the mid-2030s…

G7 ministers set big new targets for solar and wind capacity

[ad_1] SAPPORO, Japan, April 16 (Reuters) – The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed…

U.N. chief, UK PM increase pressure on leaders for climate change funds

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world’s major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a…

EU plans early carbon market auctions from July

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) – The European Union plans to conduct early carbon market auctions, starting from July, to raise extra funds to help countries quit Russian gas and…

Swiss can easily afford net zero transition with 2% GDP outlay – study

[ad_1] ZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Switzerland only needs to invest 2% of its gross domestic product annually over the next three decades to become carbon neutral by 2050, a…

Lithuania speeds green transition, expects 10 bln euros investment

[ad_1] VILNIUS, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Lithuania will bring forward its target for using only green power to 2035, 15 years earlier than currently planned, its energy minister said. The…

U.S. clean energy sector must expand hiring beyond white men -report

[ad_1] Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. clean energy jobs are overwhelmingly dominated by white men, and efforts to boost industries like renewable energy and electric vehicles should make sure that…

Octopus Energy to invest 1 bln euros in French green energy market

[ad_1] LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – British energy supplier Octopus Energy said on Friday it will invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the French green energy market over the…