Browsing: carbon

Africa needs an estimated $2.7 trillion by 2030 to implement its climate commitments, according to the African Development Bank, while the continent contributes only about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The gap between its financing needs and available capital is putting carbon markets under scrutiny as a potential source of climate finance.

Climate TRACE puts first-half 2026 global greenhouse gas emissions at 29.7 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, just 0.2% above the…

Japan is moving to build a regional ammonia supply chain in Hokkaido as the country seeks to establish low carbon fuel infrastructure alongside existing power generation and industrial demand.

On April 28, 2025, Spain and Portugal lost power. Two full European Union member states went dark within seconds, and…

Washington calls its steel and aluminum tariffs a national security necessity. Brussels calls its carbon border charge a climate safeguard.…

Cardinal Glass Industries plans to install a carbon capture system capable of removing approximately 130,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually from its float glass manufacturing operations in Winlock, Washington, with commissioning targeted for the first quarter of 2029.

Essar Group plans to invest £4.3 billion ($5.79 billion) in low carbon energy projects at its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex by 2035, underscoring the growing role existing refining infrastructure is expected to play in the United Kingdom’s industrial decarbonization strategy.

Global greenhouse gas emissions in May 2026 totalled 5.0 billion tonnes CO2 equivalent, a decrease of 0.1% compared to May…

Aluminum is becoming an increasingly important decarbonization target for electric vehicle manufacturers because its production is energy intensive and the…

A new study published in Energy & Fuels estimates that U.S. data center power capacity will increase from 40 GW in 2025 to 169 GW by 2030, more than quadrupling within five years as AI computing requirements continue to accelerate.