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 NuScale Power Corp's design for a new kind of nuclear reactor is adequate to protect the project from damage by earthquakes, staff at the U.S. nuclear power regulator said in documents seen by Reuters on Friday.



Reuters

U.S. nuclear power regulator staff say NuScale design is safe

Croatia's plan to store radioactive waste near its border with Bosnia is facing mounting opposition from its neighbour due to concerns the plant could have potentially devastating health and environmental impacts

Euronews

Nuclear is a solution to the energy crisis but where will Europe store its radioactive waste?

Start-up brand Reefy has joined hands with a Dutch zoo to develop sustainable methods of restoring coral reefs in the wild. Their attempt is to create biodegradable material that coral can grow on instead of steel, plastic, and concrete options used in the past.



INHABITAT

Coral growth may be boosted with artificial reefs

An orca lost in France’s River Seine is to be guided back to sea using sounds made by the species under a last-ditch plan to save the animal’s life.



The Guardian

Ailing orca stuck in France’s River Seine to be lured to sea using drone with loudspeakers

A wildlife forensics laboratory launched in Singapore last year is making breakthroughs in tracking down criminal syndicates trafficking in wildlife.


Eco-Business

Singapore lab cracks down on wildlife traffickers with forensic tech

Industry calls for tax banding as UK government raises more revenues from oil and gas than it has in half a century 

Financial Times

Rishi Sunak’s North Sea levy prompts call for energy tax overhaul  

Many species are suffering at the hands of a warmer world, but one California inhabitant seems to be enjoying hotter temperatures: the pacific rattlesnake. Their populations across the south-west are thriving, according to a study by researchers at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of Michigan.


Rattlesnakes thrive in California amid increasingly hotter temperatures

What will be the impact of shared autonomous micro-mobility systems? Will autonomy make micro-mobility systems even more efficient and attractive? Researchers at the MIT City Science group explore this and many other questions by using an agent-based simulation tool built ad-hoc to analyze the fleet behavior of shared autonomous micro-mobility systems. In a case study, the authors assess the potential impacts of autonomous shared bicycles.


Tech Xplore

Exploring the limits of shared autonomous micro-mobility

Energy, Climate and Environment Ministers from across G7 countries have committed to “predominantly” decarbonise their electricity sectors by 2035.

Renews

G7 to 'predominantly' decarbonise power sectors by 2035

Flush with oil revenue, the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours are a rare economic bright spot 

Saudi Arabia steps into the Davos limelight

The United Kingdom’s push to transition to electric vehicles is yielding dividends in the country’s north, with EV registrations more than doubling to more than 74,000, helping to boost tens of thousands of green jobs across the country.

The Driven

EV uptake more than doubles in England’s north, boosted by green jobs

Call for ‘responsible’ action after war in Ukraine fuels surging crude prices

G7 urges Opec to raise output to cool oil market

Climate change and deforestation are taking an increasing toll on water supplies and impacting global hydrological cycles. Existing policies for water governance are obsolete, said co-chairs at the World Economic Forum this week.

New global commission to redefine water governance unveiled at Davos

Asian elephants weigh up to 4 tons and spend most of their time in the wild foraging. They consume up to 170kg of vegetation every day, yet increasingly they also swallow plastic items along with disposed food they find in trash heaps and elsewhere.



Sustainability Times

Plastic waste poses a grave threat to India’s wild elephants

Oil and gas producers react with dismay to Sunak’s ‘multiyear’ windfall tax

North Sea operators warn of reduced investment and output

The UAE is working closely with India to boost climate action, with the two countries collaborating on renewable energy initiatives and industrial development growth, state news agency Wam reported on Thursday

The National

UAE collaborating with India to boost energy transition and industrialisation efforts

Berlin-based startup reveals how it plans to accelerate its expansion following last month's $111m funding round


BusinessGreen

Choco: Meet the German startup digitising restaurant orders to address food waste

Fashion group H&M’s non-profit H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) have unveiled cotton garments that can capture CO2 from the air and release it as nutrition for plants.

Fashion United

H&M Foundation unveils garments that capture CO2 from the air

Investors of the Lion-OCBC Securities Singapore Low Carbon ETF will gain exposure to the top 50 Singapore companies by Free-Float Market Capitalisation with lower carbon intensity values and fossil fuel involvement.

Channel NewsAsia

Play a part in fighting climate change through Singapore’s first low-carbon exchange-traded fund

Biofuels and high fertiliser prices must not lead to a hunger catastrophe

Links between energy and food must be weakened

Company claims new production method presents major opportunity to slash environmental impact of plastic bottles and fibres



Business Green

'Game changer': LanzaTech transforms captured carbon into plastic

The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including hungry seagulls, a puffin census and a shy stingray

The week in wildlife – in pictures

It’s not easy for sustainability-minded travelers to find truly green accommodations, but these new hotels — one of which claims to be the first net-zero carbon emissions hotel in the country — are aiming high.

The New York Times

Hotels With Net-Zero Ambitions

Volvo Trucks has announced that its heavy electric trucks are to soon include parts made of "fossil-free" steel, as part of the automakers' plan to slash the carbon footprint of its zero-emission vehicle range.



GreenBiz

Volvo preps for launch of first electric trucks made with fossil-fuel-free steel

Come 2023 INDYCARS race fans with petroleum in their veins may need a transfusion as the series moves to a 100% renewable fuel partially made of edible substances.

Forbes

INDYCAR To Move To Renewable Racing Fuel

The world's first mission to remove several small telecommunications satellites from orbit once they reach the end of their operational service is about to start building and testing its prototype spacecraft.


Sustainable connectivity in space

Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Market Report 2022-2032

Yahoo Finance

Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Market Report 2022-2032

Brussels says ‘full disruption’ would require contingencies including possible rationing

Europe plans for risk that Russia cuts gas supply this year

Reducing our energy use has rarely been so pressing. And one way we can do this is  choosing the most energy efficient option when it's time to buy new appliances or move house.

Climate change: Efficiency labels really do encourage less energy use, but there's a better way of using them

Environmental groups warn nations risk undermining their green goals by scrambling to secure new sources of natural gas to make up for shortfalls in supplies from Russia.


Al Jazeera

'Worse than predicted': G7 meets to keep climate action on track

 Santos Ltd urged South Korea on Thursday to invest in Australian gas combined with carbon capture and storage to help meet South Korea's needs until 2050.

South Korea needs Australian LNG with carbon capture, Santos CEO says

Mr La Camera emphasised that IRENA belongs to all nations, ranging from the most developed, through the transitional and emerging economies, to small islands. 

Energy Global

IRENA calls for inclusive energy transition

A Thai environmental activist who successfully campaigned against a China-led Mekong River channel deepening project is among the recipients of the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize.

The Diplomat

Thai Mekong Campaigner Awarded Prominent Environmental Prize

Corporate bosses descended en masse upon Glasgow for COP26. Six months on, many of those same faces are here in the real Davos for the World Economic Forum, talking a good game on climate action in both private and public conversations. But how much progress are they making on realising the lofty pledges many of them made in Glasgow?

Is the Davos crowd serious about climate action?

The number of formal reports documenting security issues at the UK’s civil nuclear facilities has hit its highest level in at least 12 years amid a decline in inspections, the Guardian can reveal.

Security warnings at UK nuclear facilities hit 12-year high as inspections fall

UK Government ministers will push the G7’s leading economies to drive forward progress on climate change, biodiversity and the clean energy transition at this week’s climate and environment ministerial.

GOV.UK

Triumvirate of ministers to attend G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial to push for accelerated action on climate and the clean energy transition

The highly social and endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) lives in matriarch-led groups and, in addition to foods that can be found in the wild like grasses and the roots, bark and leaves of trees, enjoys foods cultivated by humans like rice and bananas, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

EcoWatch

Asian Elephants Are Ingesting Large Amounts of Plastic From Landfills in India

Bloated livestock carcasses and sun-bleached bones litter the parched landscape around Garissa in eastern Kenya, the epicenter of a humanitarian and environmental crisis that’s unfolding across the Horn of Africa.  



Bloomberg

Drought Ravaging East Africa Bankrupts Farmers, Empties Schools

The number of buildings being knocked down must be reduced because demolition and rebuilding adds to climate change, MPs say.



Climate Change: MPs say building demolitions must be reduced

World’s second-largest asset manager cites its duty to maximise returns for clients

Vanguard refuses to end new fossil fuel investments

This year’s World Economic Forum is an opportunity for business leaders to collaborate on climate action and innovation, write S30 group co-chairs Steve Varley and Arlo Brady

Davos should showcase how corporate climate targets are translating into action

A teenage girl in California who shut down a toxic oil-drilling site; a Nigerian lawyer who got long-overdue justice for communities devastated by two Shell pipeline spills; two Indigenous Ecuadorians who protected their ancestral lands from gold mining. These are just some of the inspiring winners of this year’s so-called “Green Nobel Prize.”

Meet the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Time is running out to save 58 resident species, Butterfly Conservation warns

Half of UK’s butterfly species vulnerable to extinction as five join red list

The US, Australia, Japan and India are planning to support the use of carbon markets by countries in the Indo-Pacific region to meet their commitments under the Paris climate agreement.

Argus Media

Quad countries back Paris carbon markets

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee voted on a major overhaul of the EU’s carbon market last week

Euractiv

The Green Brief: No done deal on EU carbon market reform

A standard-setter in carbon offsets is clamping down on cryptocurrency projects in the sector

The Wall Street Journal

The Largest Carbon-Offset Registry Cracks Down on Crypto

Compliance and voluntary carbon markets need to converge to help create a higher level of consistency, speakers said at the European Climate Summit on Wednesday.

Market Watch

ECS 2022: Convergence Calls for Compliance and Voluntary Carbon Markets -- OPIS

Bugs can survive shipping through the mail—and as such, the insect pet trade has flourished beneath the regulatory radar. Tackling the problem requires novel approaches to wildlife trade.

Anthropocene Magazine 

Scientists glimpse into the Internet-fueled global trade in insects, spiders, and scorpions

Climate campaigners notch ‘overdue and powerful’ win at oil company

ExxonMobil shareholders back call for audited report on financial impact of fossil fuel transition

An initial 10 million pieces were distributed by the central bank for the rollout, with another 490 million pieces due to be distributed next year.

Philippines takes first steps to plastic currency notes

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ONS data also finds that almost half of adults find difficulties in paying for electricity and gas

Quarter of UK households look to improve energy efficiency as bills surge

After a slight correction, benchmark oil prices along with natural gas, and other commodities, are reporting gains as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to increase geopolitical tensions. 

More Room For Growth In Pioneer Energy Stock?

On May 23, heading into this Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline was $4.59 per gallon (gal), the highest inflation-adjusted (real) price since 2012. On a nominal basis, this price is the all-time highest price for gasoline recorded in our weekly Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, which dates back to 1990. The high price of gasoline is currently driven by several factors, including the price of crude oil, the effects of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and rising U.S. gasoline demand outpacing refinery runs. .

Memorial Day real gasoline prices highest since 2012, near record levels

The pandemic killed demand for oil and gas, leaving the world vulnerable to Vladimir Putin’s supply-side punch. The upside? Widespread shortages and sky-high prices will finally force meaningful investments in alternatives and even pariahs like nuclear and wood.

Get Ready For $8-A-Gallon Gas

The government has announced a £15bn package to help with the cost of living crisis 

How will new help measures for UK energy bills work? 

The best way to squeeze Moscow’s war machine is to deprive it of energy profits

A tariff on Russian oil could pave the way to an embargo

Russia’s oil and gas revenues hit another record high despite sanctions designed to hurt the Russian economy.

Oil Price

How Sanctions Have Increased Russia’s Oil And Gas Revenue

High-tech ceramics firm CoorsTek, run by the great-grandchildren of brewer Adolph Coors, says it developed a highly efficient way to make hydrogen from natural gas (and capture byproduct carbon dioxide) that will make the fuel a better option for fuel cell vehicles and industrial users.

Coors Beer Clan’s New Brew: Cheap Hydrogen For Cleaner Trucks And Factories

Combusting fuel for electricity generation creates solid byproducts, which have decreased in recent years as some fuelsespecially coal, the source of nearly all of these byproductshave been used less frequently in the United States. In 2020, for the first time since we began collecting these data in 2008, larger amounts of these byproducts were put to beneficial use rather than disposed of.

Beneficial use of power sector combustion byproducts exceeded material disposed in 2020

Europe has been walking a delicate line between supporting Ukraine and provoking President Putin because of its dependence on Russian gas. But the question is not whether the gas will be cut, but on whose terms? Europe must cut the gas now—not to punish Putin, but to defend itself.

Winter Is Coming For European Gas

Commodities trading giant Glencore International has admitted to a decade-long scheme of bribery and market manipulation and will pay $1.1 billion in criminal fines — while its cadre of billionaire traders go free, for now.

Bribery Scandal To Cost Glencore $1.1B — Billionaire Execs Avoid Blame, For Now

Although adding various types of energy sources into the mix is important, governments should try to invest in initiatives that reduce carbon intensity, a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos heard on Wednesday.

Davos 2022: Governments should adopt long-term view on energy transition, experts say

The passport will provide a platform for workers to store and share their qualifications and skills as part of the North Sea Transition Deal and the UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal from 2019.

Offshore Wind

UK to Launch Cross-Industry Digital Passport for Offshore Energy Workforce Next Year

The shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) have touched the highs of $100 in recent months, assisted by skyrocketing benchmark oil & gas prices and rising transportation demand.

Does ConocoPhillips Stock Face A Downside Risk?

Petroleum tanker rates for routes originating in Europe rose to record highs in April 2022 because of geopolitical instability related to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and rising marine fuel prices, also known as bunker fuel. 

European petroleum tanker rates rise due to geopolitical instability and marine fuel costs

Plus, a crypto king becomes ‘the most hated man in Korea’ and a billionaire bromance fuels a $44bn takeover

Is there really a climate coup?

The Cathay Pacific Group has this week released its annual Sustainable Development Report


Cathay Pacific Becomes One Of The First Airlines In Asia To Target 10% SAF Use By 2030

Chancellor is putting finishing touches to mini-Budget worth billions to help struggling households

Rishi Sunak looks at ways to protect poorest from fuel price rises

At a press conference, President Biden seemed to frankly admit that high gasoline and diesel prices are just part of the overall plan for the transition to renewables.

Biden Says The Quiet Part About The Energy Transition Out Loud

The executive director of the International Energy Agency and the president of COP26, the United Nation’s 2021 forum on climate change, have warned against countries investing in fossil fuel infrastructure in light of shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine war: COP26, IEA heads warn of digging in on fossil fuels

Letter from Hungary’s premier demands more detail from Brussels on alternative sources of fuel

Viktor Orbán refuses to discuss Russia oil embargo at EU summit

Joe Biden’s energy task force accused of secrecy and the White House considers releasing emergency diesel 

How progressive is Big Oil?

Rishi Sunak rushes to draw up emergency package to help offset spiralling domestic fuel bills

Shares in UK energy groups tumble as Treasury plans windfall tax

Germany plans to work with Senegal on the development of an offshore gas field amid the severe impact the war in Ukraine is having on global energy supply and prices.



Offshore Energy

Germany striving to develop gas field with Senegal amid supply uncertainties

Amin Nasser tells FT the west needs to continue investing in oil and gas until renewables can address disruptions

Energy shock shows need to rethink green transition, Aramco chief says

Harbour Energy chief says levy would make some projects uneconomic and could be ‘detrimental’ to energy security

North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer warns against UK windfall tax

On May 16, 2022, the average U.S. on-highway retail diesel fuel price was $5.61 per gallon (gal), a $2.00/gal increase from January 3. Although retail diesel prices have increased across the entire United States, prices in the Northeast have increased the most and are now among the highest in the country. On May 16, the average retail diesel price was $6.43/gal in the New England region and $6.36/gal in the Central Atlantic region, increases of 78% and 68%, respectively, since the beginning of the year. Retail diesel prices in these regions are nearly equal to Californias average of $6.47/gal, according to our Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update.

U.S. retail diesel prices increase to over $6 per gallon in the Northeast

EU countries are better placed than others to absorb the effects of a price shock

Europe must put more pressure on Russian oil exports

Our recently updated Natural Gas Pipeline Project Tracker tracks recently approved and completed natural gas pipeline projects. In the first quarter of 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved three projects intended to increase U.S. natural gas exports via pipeline and as liquefied natural gas (LNG). Our tracker also lists pipelines that were completed last quarter.

FERC approves new natural gas pipeline projects to increase U.S. exports

Fossil fuel dilemma: climate action clashes with energy security

Investors call for ‘double down’ on energy transition

Brussels wants both independence of supply and decarbonisation, which means ambitious targets

The EU has a plan for a common energy policy — now it must deliver 

Treasury scheme would come in addition to levies on North Sea oil and gas producers

Sunak orders plan for windfall tax on electricity generators

Oil alliance’s production quotas set to expire in three months and Russian output is falling

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