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Japan and US pledge billions to climate fund
- 2014-11-19 11:18:42
- Junior Isles
Japan and the US made separate climate funding announcements at the G20 (Group of Twenty) summit of world leaders in Brisbane, Australia, on November 15th and 16th. The two countries pledged up to $1.5 billion and $3 billion, respectively, to the UN Green Climate Fund.
WEO 2014 says signs of stress must not be ignored
- 2014-11-13 13:07:09
- Junior Isles
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014) launched in London yesterday has warned that current events could distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system.
US-China agree on carbon emission limits
- 2014-11-12 15:23:19
- Junior Isles
China and the United States have agreed to new limits on carbon emissions starting in 2025.
Russia, China deepen energy ties
- 2014-11-10 21:12:14
- Junior Isles
China and Russia deepened their energy ties with a second major deal that further reduces Russia’s reliance on Europe as its main gas off-taker. The preliminary gas-supply agreement signed in Beijing by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, would also secure 17 per cent of the gas supplies China needs by the end of the decade.
Japan approves restart of Sendai reactors
- 2014-11-07 23:23:30
- Junior Isles
Two reactors at Japan’s Sendai nuclear plant are due to become the first to be restarted in the country since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi facility, after regional authorities approved the restart of the plant owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co.
Japan adopts emission rights trade with Indonesia
- 2014-11-06 11:58:49
- Junior Isles
Japan has adopted a plan to offer its energy-saving technology to Indonesia as the first project under a bilateral scheme that allows Japan to obtain greenhouse gas emission rights in return.
Canada inaugurates first large-scale commercial coal CCS plant
- 2014-10-24 13:33:43
- Junior Isles
Tepco-Chubu deal for 10 GW of replacement fossil capacity in the pipeline
- 2014-09-19 18:30:57
- Junior Isles
Canadian Solar joins with Sichuan Development in $810 million solar fund
- 2014-09-09 14:25:36
- Junior Isles
Bangladesh approves 1200 MW coal-fired plant
- 2014-08-13 22:55:05
- Junior Isles
The Bangladeshi government has approved the country’s largest development project, under which a 1200 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant will be built at Matarbari coast at a cost of Tk 359.84 billion ($4.64 billion).
