In brief | 24 September '24
IRENA:
Eighty-one percent of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a compelling business and investment case to triple renewables by 2030.
IEA:
New IEA report shows tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency are feasible with the right enabling conditions.
PIK:
Researchers鈥� Planetary Health Check shows that critical Earth鈥檚 systems functions are at risk, with six of nine planetary boundaries breached and the imminent breach of a seventh, and a clear trend towards further transgression.
EU Commission:聽
The survey canvassed EU citizens鈥� opinion about a range of issues relating to EU energy policy.
Reuters:
Shell has scrapped plans for a low-carbon hydrogen plant on Norway's west coast due to a lack of demand, the energy company said days after Equinor cancelled a similar planned project in Norway.
Bloomberg:
The European Union will help reduce the costs of issuing green bonds in poorer countries, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
FT:
鈥楶rice signal鈥� is needed to reduce agricultural greenhouse gases and meet bloc鈥檚 targets.
Reuters:
Northvolt plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its base in Sweden, or about a fifth of its global workforce, as Europe's biggest hope in the electric vehicle battery market struggles with production problems, sluggish demand and competition from China.
Ember:
The UK鈥檚 era of coal-free power begins on the 1st October 2024, following a rapid decline over the last 12 years which has seen power sector emissions plummet by three quarters.
E3G:
The birthplace of coal powered electricity generation is now on the verge of becoming coal power free. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant in Nottinghamshire will close at the end of this month.
Reuters:
The government that takes power in Austria after next Sunday's general election will face growing pressure to diversify its energy supply away from dependence on Russian gas, just as the economy is stuck in reverse gear.
