Ditch coal to avert ‘catastrophe’, UK’s climate tsar says

[ad_1] Ditch coal, COP26 president says China biggest coal producer and consumer Climate catastrophe looms LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) – World leaders must agree to make coal a thing of…

Sweden orders Uniper to fire up mothballed plant

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, June 2 (Reuters) – Sweden’s power grid operator said on Friday it had ordered utility Uniper to restart the mothballed Oresundsverket power station in case a deteriorating security…

South Africa’s Eskom losing well over $55 million a month through theft, ex-CEO says

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) – South African state power firm Eskom loses well over 1 billion rand ($55 million) a month from theft, its former chief executive told parliament…

EU lawmakers give final approval to bloc’s green transition fund

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Tuesday formally approved the European Union’s multi-billion euro fund to support countries as they wind down fossil fuel industries, as…

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.S. Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies

[ad_1] April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made it easier to challenge the regulatory power of federal agencies in two important rulings backing Axon Enterprise Inc’s…

Canada’s Teck Resources rejects Glencore’s $22.5 billion merger bid

[ad_1] LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) – Teck Resources (TECKb.TO) on Monday, citing a reluctance to increase exposure to coal and energy, rejected an unsolicited $22.5 billion bid from London-listed miner…

South African catastrophes, power woes signal end of cheap insurance

[ad_1] South Africa long considered a low-risk market Pandemic, riots, floods have battered country in recent years Prospect of a power grid failure is adding to risk Reinsurers, insurance companies…

Siemens Energy to supply converter stations for Italian power link

[ad_1] BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) – Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) and Italy’s FATA have been awarded a contract worth nearly 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) to supply transmission technology for a…