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Norway’s Equinor Fined €60m Over Historic Refinery Pollution in Lan...
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has been issued a substantial penalty by national authorities for prolonged pollution at its Mongstad refinery, in a rare...
EU Study Recommends Excluding F-Gases From Future PFAS Restrictions
An EU study has recommended that regulated fluorinated greenhouse gases, commonly called F-gases, be excluded from proposed restrictions on PFAS substances....
EU Weighs Fast-Track Rules for AI Gigafactories Amid Environmental ...
The European Union is considering exempting large-scale artificial intelligence computing facilities from mandatory environmental impact assessments as part...
EU Energy Ministers Approve New Cross-Border Infrastructure Fund fr...
European Union energy ministers have endorsed the architecture of a new multi-annual fund under the Connecting Europe Facility to finance cross-border energy...
Solar Power From Space Moves Closer to Reality as Startups Test Orb...
A new generation of space-based solar power companies is working to capture sunlight in orbit and transmit it wirelessly to Earth. Supporters argue that the...
China’s Power Market Reforms and Data Centre Expansion Drive a New ...
China’s accelerating power-sector reforms, combined with rapid growth in energy-hungry data centres, are triggering a sharp rise in demand for battery energy...
Building Artificial Intelligence That Serves People and the Planet
As artificial intelligence expands rapidly across economies, policymakers, researchers, and companies are grappling with how to limit its environmental...
Google Backs 3,500 Tonne Carbon Removal Pilot Using Ocean-Based Tec...
Google has committed to a 3,500-tonne carbon removal project using an electrochemical process that extracts CO2 from seawater. The pilot highlights both the...
Europe’s Rapid Green Energy Transition Delivers Emissions Cuts but ...
Europe’s accelerated shift to renewable energy has sharply reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade. However, according to recent analysis, the...
India Signals No Immediate Expansion of Coal Power Capacity Beyond ...
India does not plan to add new coal-fired power capacity beyond 2035, according to a senior government official, signalling a gradual shift in long-term...
Community-Driven Energy Transition in Bali Advances Through Renewab...
A pilot project in Bali is demonstrating how community-led renewable energy systems can support local development while contributing to Indonesia’s national...
EU Considers Relaxing Industrial Pollution and Waste Reporting Rules
The European Union is weighing proposals to simplify industrial pollution and waste reporting requirements as part of a broader effort to reduce regulatory...