carbon neutrality
Business
Second-largest US utility commits to 2050 net zero target
Southern Company the US' second-largest utility, has announced a long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 during its recent annual meeting.
Renewable Energy
RWE, SSE close last coal plants – only four left in...
UK energy giants SSE and RWE have shut down their last two coal-fired plants - the Fiddler's Ferry power station in Warrington, Sheffield, and the Aberthaw coal-fired station in Wales, after nearly half a century of operation.
Policy & Regulation
UK Environment Bill introduced – government exempts itself from fines
The UK government has introduced its landmark Environment Bill to Parliament.
Distributed generation
Conventional power generation is not the enemy
The power generation market is awash with misconceptions.
Not least of which is the misconception about who “invented” electricity – noting of course that electricity is a form of energy and it occurs in nature, so technically it was never “invented”, but more accurately it was “discovered”.
Policy & Regulation
UK becomes first country to pass net-zero law
The United Kingdom has officially become the first G20 country to pass a law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
Policy & Regulation
REA says Bioenergy, carbon storage critical to UK carbon goal
REA says the UK need to use bioenergy in combination BECCS technologies to reach 2050 national net-zero emissions goal.
Policy & Regulation
UK Prime Minister confirms 2050 net zero target
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will aim for net zero emissions by 2050
News
Minnesota municipalities sign 20-year deal for clean energy supply
MMPA has signed a 20 year power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy.
Policy & Regulation
European Commission calls for a climate neutral Europe by 2050
The European Commission has adopted a strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy by 2050
