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'Dark lull' in German energy transition sparks political debate
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 As Germany heads for February 23 elections the grey winter weather has become a hot campaign topic because of its impact on the country's shaky green energy transition. Twice in recent months electricity prices temporarily spiked in Europe's top economy because of a lack of both sunlight and wind to power its solar panels and turbines. The phenomenon - dubbed a "dark lull" - briefly sent the price soaring to 936 euros ($972) per megawatt hour on December 12, twelve times the average for the pr ... read more |
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Iran extends school closures in Tehran amid fuel shortagesTehran (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Schools and public buildings in the Iranian capital will remain closed for a third day on Tuesday, state television reported, as several power plants were shut down amid fuel shortages. ... more 
Russia says 'massive' strike on Ukraine a response to Kyiv's ATACMS useMoscow (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 Russia said Friday that it had launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine's energy network as a response to Kyiv firing US-supplied ATACMS at an airfield in southern Russia this week. ... more 
Earning money while supporting power grid stabilityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Consumers now have an opportunity to play a pivotal role in enhancing power grid flexibility while also reaping financial rewards. In her doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland, H ... more 
Brazil trumpets emission cut plans at UN top courtThe Hague (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Brazil's planned greenhouse gas emissions cuts are more ambitious than the programmes of countries that have historically pumped out more harmful gases, its climate change envoy told the top UN court on Tuesday. ... more |
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Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more 
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more 
New proposal awaited in Baku on climate finance dealBaku (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Host Azerbaijan was set Friday to put forward a new proposal for a potentially major deal on climate financing, hoping to bridge gaps between rich and developing countries on the official last day of the COP29 talks. ... more
Rich nations pressed to put money on table at UN climate talksBaku (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Pressure mounted on wealthy nations Wednesday to put a figure on the table as time runs out at COP29 to strike a deal on climate assistance for poorer countries. ... more
COP29 success requires G20 'leadership': UN chiefRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions. ... more |
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Hopes set on G20 spurring deadlocked UN climate talks
Baku (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks Monday, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries. Halfway through two weeks of bargaining in a cavernous stadium in Azerbaijan, diplomats are no closer to an agreement that will define the success or failure of COP29. Government ministers taking over the negotiations in Baku have until Friday to break the impasse over how to provide the developing world with the money it n ... read more 
'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warnParis (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Countries must not count the carbon dioxide naturally sucked up by Earth's forests in their net zero climate plans, scientists said on Monday, warning that "vague" rules could end up with the world warming more than expected. ... more |
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US says its climate financing reached $11 bn this yearManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 President Joe Biden is using a historic trip to the Amazon on Sunday to highlight that US bilateral climate financing increased to $11 billion this year, meeting a pledge he made. ... more
Climate finance can be hard sell, says aide to banks and PMsBaku (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Trillions of dollars are needed to make poorer nations more resilient to climate change, and studies have estimated that every $1 invested today will save at least $4 in future. ... more 
Trump picks Doug Burgum as energy czar in new administrationWashington (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 US President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will head a new energy council - on top of serving as his Secretary of the Interior. ... more 
Climate finance: who is being asked to pay what at COP29?Baku (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 "You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated. ... more 
Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urgeBaku (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance and help developing countries, according to a task force led by France, Kenya and Barbados. ... more |
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