Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Carbon Intensity
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CO2 emissions from fuel combustion 2018: overview
CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 2018 provides comprehensive estimates of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion across the world and across the sectors of the global economy. This 2018 edition includes
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Facebook likely to run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2020
Facebook, in an attempt to combat climate change, has announced that it is deducting its greenhouse gas emission by 75 per cent and is working on making its operations run on 100 per cent renewable energy
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South Asia's hotspots: impacts of temperature and precipitation changes on living standards
<p>Climate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP, and lower living standards of nearly half of its population by 2050, as average annual temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 per cent over three decades, warns this new report released by the World Bank</p>
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Renewable heating and cooling for industrial applications: guidance for carbon accounting
A significant amount of the final energy demand of the manufacturing industry is in providing heating and cooling to processes and buildings. Renewable heating and cooling (RHC) technologies are one way
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Making concrete change: innovation in low-carbon cement and concrete
A new Chatham House report argues that significant changes in how cement and concrete are produced and used are urgently needed if we are to achieve deep cuts in emissions in line with the Paris Agreement
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The circular economy: a powerful force for climate mitigation
Reusing plastic and metal could help keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius and allow the EU to go emission free by 2050, according to new research on the burgeoning circular economy. Upping the
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Filling gaps in the policy package to decarbonise production and use of materials
The time has come to get serious about decarbonising the emission-intensive materials sector. The production of basic materials (cement, iron and steel, paper and board, aluminium and chemicals and petrochemicals)
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Despite the surge in renewables, emission levels almost unchanged
The rise of renewable sources of energy and their gallant victories over fossil fuels — particularly coal — is now legendary. Last year, India added 11,788 MW of renewable energy capacity, twice as
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Technology roadmap: low-carbon transition in the cement industry
The cement sector is the third-largest industrial energy consumer and the second-largest industrial CO2 emitter globally. Rising global population and urbanisation patterns, coupled with infrastructure
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China meets 2020 carbon target ahead of schedule- Xinhua
China met its 2020 carbon intensity target three years ahead of schedule last year, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the country's top climate official Xie Zhenhua. China,