The 2019 law, agreed between Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners after much wrangling, includes a commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels. It also has a goal of emitting almost no CO2 by 2050. Options to reduce emissions include expanding renewable energy and […]
Ride-hailing giant Gojek to shift to electric vehicles by 2030
Gojek announced the plan on Friday under a zero-emission pledge laid out in its first annual sustainability report, which analysts widely regard as a move aimed at bringing the company closer to a public listing SINGAPORE: Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek plans to make every car and motorcycle on its platform an electric vehicle (EV) by […]
Italy to produce 70-72 per cent of power from renewables in 2030 to reach EU targets
He added Italy would have to install 65-70 gigawatts of renewable energy over the next decade and that the remaining 28 per cent of energy would be produced with natural gas. MILAN: Up to 72 per cent of Italy’s electricity will have to be produced with renewable sources in 2030 in order for the country […]
White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
A 2030 target would be a milestone on the way to achieving President Joe Biden’s stated ambition of net zero carbon emissions in the grid by 2035. The White House hopes to capitalize on growing support from U.S. utilities, unions and green groups for a national clean energy mandate by backing efforts to require the […]
UAE on track to reach 14GW clean power capacity by 2030 : Climate Minister
Moscow: The United Arab Emirates has invested over $40 billion in domestic clean energy projects, the minister of climate change and environment told Sputnik, adding that the country’s clean power capacity would reach 14 gigawatts by 2030. “One of our main priority areas is clean energy. Our clean power capacity, including solar and nuclear, is […]
UAE on track to reach 14GW clean power capacity by 2030 : Climate Minister
Moscow : The United Arab Emirates has invested over $40 billion in domestic clean energy projects, the minister of climate change and environment told Sputnik, adding that the country’s clean power capacity would reach 14 gigawatts by 2030. “One of our main priority areas is clean energy. Our clean power capacity, including solar and nuclear, […]
Biden wants 500,000 EV chargers by 2030: Here’s how that works
The Biden Administration wants 500,000 EV chargers across the US, and now the White House is explaining just how that’ll roll out – and some of the new technology it’s counting on to make zero-emissions transportation more feasible. The ambitious charger goal was announced back in March 2021, with President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan […]
How the energy Saudi Arabia’s sun brightens the world
Saudi Arabia is keen to localize the renewable energy sector and achieve its goal of increasing the contribution of renewables to electricity production in the Kingdom. These targets are part of the wider “Green Saudi Arabia” and “Green Middle East” initiatives — two powerful projects that positively impact global environmental interests and strengthen the Kingdom’s […]
Global wind industry could install almost 1 TW of new capacity by 2030, report says
China’s target of having 1,200 GW of wind and solar by 2030 could result in 408 GW of new wind capacity from 2021 to 2030, almost half of the global total, the report said. LONDON: The global wind industry could install nearly 1 terawatt (TW) of new capacity between now and 2030, with much of […]
Copper is the new oil: Demand for the metal expected to soar this decade
The 2020s are expected to be the strongest phase of volume growth in global copper demand in history: report The 2020s are expected to be the strongest phase of volume growth in global copper demand in history, as per Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs has argued that the critical role copper will play in achieving the […]
