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SEPAL (openforis.org/sepal) is a freely available, open-source, powerful computing platform that helps users make efficient and effective use of satellite data for autonomous land monitoring.

SEPAL: A powerful, open-source platform for forest and land monitoring

 Maharashtra has joined hands with EV100 to boost corporate adoption of electric vehicles and accelerate the uptake of EV Policy. How much will it contribute to mitigating the air pollution crisis?'  Why is regional cooperation important to address the issue of air pollution? How can stronger regional collaboration be fostered and leveraged to collectively address the issue?

Something in the Air: Taking Stock of India’s Air Pollution Crisis

Once a fringe idea, carbon capture and storage has become a key part of decarbonisation plans the world over. Supporters argue that we need a way to remove CO2 already in the atmosphere to stay below 1.5C of global warming. But does this technology risk providing big polluters a license to carry on as normal? The FT weighs the pros and cons. 


Financial Times

Carbon capture: the hopes, challenges and controversies

President Biden and the European Union on Friday announced new plans to enable Europe to become less dependent on Russian oil and gas.

PBS News Hour

Why geothermal energy is being viewed as a viable alternative to fossil fuels

The world is facing a growing waste problem, with 2bn tonnes produced last year alone. Is it possible to clean up this mess by turning trash into cash?


The Economist

Cash from trash: could it clean up the world? 

“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals. But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of #fossilfuels” 
The United Nations' Secretary-General 

IPCC

Video message by UN Secretary General at the WGIII AR6 press conference

“What Is Missing?,” the final installation from the architect and sculptor, raises awareness about mass extinction.



Bloomberg Green

Maya Lin on How Art Can Encourage Climate Action

The construction industry is responsible for over a tenth of the world’s man-made carbon emissions, with concrete being the biggest culprit. How can we continue to build, without it costing the earth?

Sustainable materials: is there a concrete solution?

There are no silver bullets in the fight against climate change — but there are some blindingly obvious solutions that wouldn't hurt anybody. So... why aren't fossil fuel companies plugging their methane leaks? 

DW News

Can plumbing solve the methane crisis?

While many blades end up in landfill, manufacturers are changing their philosophy 

Can we stop wind turbine blades ending up in landfill? | FT Rethink

China, the world’s biggest polluter, has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2060, an ambitious goal matched by enormous investments that are reshaping the nation’s energy system

How China Plans to Win the Future of Energy

Bringing up climate change is one tried and true way to ruin a dinner party — and leave people feeling helpless and apathetic. But it doesn't have to be that way, if we change how we communicate. So let's talk, about how we talk, about climate change.


It's hard to care about climate change

Nuclear power could help reduce global warming, but are the environmental costs of uranium mining in places like Niger too high?



Al Jazeera

The Curse of Uranium

United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution

The Independent

‘The most significant environmental decision since Paris’: Momentum to pass global treaty on plastic pollution

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC launched its report 'Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability'. This video contains the remarks of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, at the press conference.

"I have seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this. Today’s IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership. With fact upon fact, this report reveals how people and the planet are getting clobbered by climate change. Nearly half of humanity is living in the danger zone – now."

United Nations

UN Secretary-General's remarks at the Launch of IPCC 2022 Report

Video | Sustainability

North Dakota is a top oil-producing state in the U.S. In light of Russia's attack on Ukraine, many in the northern state hope demand will rise. Others want to shift to renewables. It's a conflict that goes to the core of North Dakota’s identity.



Oil or wind? - Energy transition in the U.S. | DW Documentary

S&P Global Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin discusses the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on energy markets and calls by Congressional Democrats for a windfall-profits tax on oil companies. 

Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Russia's Days as Energy Superpower Are Over, Yergin Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to hold talks with central bank and Gazprom officials today about how Moscow's demand for gas payments in rubles is to be implemented. But Putin has told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz payments could still be made in euros or dollars, and then be converted into rubles by Gazprom's own bank. Berlin has asked for written clarification. 


Oil and gas supplies: How Europe prepares for disruption in energy flows 

Russia is the largest exporter of natural gas globally and the second largest producer behind the U.S. But despite sparking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II, Russia's natural gas continues to flow through Ukraine to the rest of the continent. The EU receives about 40% of its natural gas from Russia, about a quarter of that flows through Ukraine. So what role does natural gas play in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine and how are Europe and the U.S. impacted?


CNBC

Russia And Ukraine's Conflict Over Natural Gas Explained

Tight movement restrictions and regional lockdowns in China to control the COVID-19 outbreak are expected to impact oil and gas demand in the coming weeks.

S&P Global

China's COVID-19 curbs hit oil, gas, coal demand

US oil prices briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Monday, unwinding a significant chunk of the recent spike caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Oil plunged more than 8%, touching a low of $99.76 a barrel. That means oil has lost almost roughly quarter of its value since touching a near 14-year high of $130.50 a barrel on March 6.

Oil briefly tumbles below $100 a barrel. That's good news for gas prices

One consequence of the war in Ukraine is that Europe is now scrambling to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. The price of gas was already high before the invasion.  Now that Russian soldiers are in Ukraine prices have spiked again. 
Natural gas now costs 10 times more than at the start of 2021. Gas is still flowing through pipelines from Russia to customers in western Europe. But if the Kremlin were to cut supplies, that would cause a shockwave across the continent.  

Deutsche Welle

Europe rushes to reduce Russian energy dependence

Fereidun Fesharaki, founder and chairman at FGE, an international energy consultancy, discusses his outlook for energy markets amid the war in Ukraine and his outlook for oil and energy prices.

Russia Is too Big to Be Sanctioned on Energy: FGE's Fesharaki

Evelyn Farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defense in the Obama administration, joins Shep Smith to discuss the significance of Germany halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine.

Germany halts Nord Stream 2 pipeline after Russian troops enter eastern Ukraine

In Ecuador, local activists captured images of a damaged pipeline spraying crude oil within the country’s rainforest. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports on how the government is now saying the pipeline operators will face legal consequences as cleanup is underway with some fearing the oil could reach local waterways. 


NBC News

Images Capture Pipeline Spraying Crude Oil In Ecuador’s Rainforest

We currently have enough fossil fuels to progressively transition off of them, says climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, but the industry continues to expand oil, gas and coal production and exploration. With searing passion and unflinching nerve, Berman reveals the delusions keeping true progress from being made -- and offers a realistic path forward: the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Learn more about the global initiative for transparency and accountability in phasing out fossil fuels forever, supported by the Dalai Lama, Nobel Prize laureates and many more.

Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry 

A look at why energy is outpacing the banks. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Nadine Terman.

This group is hotter than banks — a look at where the energy trade is headed next

This year promises to be a tough one for many, with the price of food, fuel and energy set to rise.

The Bank of England forecasts that inflation will soon surge to 6% - which means that incomes are set to stagnate.

In this video, Sky News explains why your bills are set to go up in 2022. 

Sky News

Energy, food and petrol: Why are your bills going up?

Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs global head of commodities research, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the supply and demand picture for energy, potential hedges for energy stock stumbles and oil's short-term prospects.

I think over next three months the energy market will continue to get tighter

Video | Oil & Gas

Angela Wilkinson, CEO and secretary general of the organization, says the world is experiencing its “first global energy shock.”

Big question on Europe’s plan to ditch Russian energy is who will pay for it: World Energy Council

The oceans, that cover most of the planet, are full of energy. So much, in fact, that if we could harness that of all the waves, we'd fulfill global demand three times over. There's just one small problem: No one has figured out exactly how to make this work long-term.

Will wave power ever go big?

Perovskite solar cells might revolutionize how humans generate energy from sunlight. 

Electric Future

Solar 3.0: This New Technology Could Change Everything

Over the last two decades, the wind power industry has grown at a dizzying pace. (Fun fact: a single rotation from one of the world's most powerful wind turbines can generate enough electricity to charge more than 1,400 cell phones.)

How Wind Energy Could Power Earth ... 18 Times Over

Access to capital remains a major barrier to deploy renewable energy in developing countries. Local financial institutions are well positioned  to assess the local economy, gauge the local investment climate, and understand the enabling environments in their countries. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and partners support countries to build the capacity of local financial institutions, so they can increase their participation in clean energy solutions projects.


IRENA

The Role of Local Financial Institutions to Accelerate Global Energy Transition

Heidi Finskas shares KLP's positive experience with combining private and public investments, so-called blended finance, in renewable energy projects in developing countries. By partnering up, we can turn billions to trillions and make the sustainable development goals a reality. Heidi Finskas is Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at KLP, which is Norway’s largest pension company. 

Investing in renewable energy in developing countries | Heidi Finskas

Fossil fuels still supply about 80% of the world’s power. How can energy be produced and used more sustainably to meet climate targets? We answer your questions. 

Green energy: Which sources are the most sustainable?

In the near future, the energy made in the US is going to be much greener. The country’s current goal is for solar plants alone to make nearly half of US electricity by 2050. But we can’t just build solar plants where coal and gas plants used to be. They have to be built where it's… sunny. And wind turbines have to be built where it’s windy. The problem is, that’s not always where the people who need the power are.

Why the US isn't ready for clean energy

Energy prices have surged this year as countries and households confront shortages of oil, gas and coal. In this episode of Business Beyond we look at some of the major factors behind the energy crunch, from the role of green policies to Russian gas maneuvering to China. Who is to blame? And how will the crisis impact plans to give up fossil fuels?

Energy crisis: Will a green transition throw the global economy into recession?

Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant is nearing completion, with construction of the last major structure finished on November 14, 2021. Located in the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex, the plant is 35km (22 miles) from the capital Hanoi. It can process 4,000 tonnes of household garbage within 24 hours, accounting for over 50 per cent of the waste generated in Hanoi. The US$300 million facility will be the second-largest waste-to-energy plant. The world’s largest, located in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, has a processing capacity of 5,000 tonnes per day.

South China Morning Post

Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant nears completion

Discover the company that won the 2021 Innovation Radar Prize by using a combination of enzymes and biomolecules from wood to create the biodegradable packaging of tomorrow.

Euronews

Enzymes and wood biomolecules, a winning combo for sustainable packaging

It's estimated that we could (practically) capture enough tidal energy to power all homes in the United States TWICE over – but we can only manage a tiny fraction of that right now. For a planet that is 70% water, why is this technology still so far behind other renewables? Are things about to change?

Tidal energy could be huge – why isn't it?

Video | Renewables

General Motors says it wants to lead EV sales in North America by 2025

Why GM days its Ultium batteries will lead it to EV dominance 

The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

World Economic Forum

This is the world’s first hydrogen powered bike

As U.S. automakers make bold long-term commitments to electrify their fleets, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around in the short-term. While China dominates the battery manufacturing supply chain, and Europe is working to catch up, the U.S. still lags far behind. As batteries become a matter of energy independence and national security, here’s what the U.S. can do to catch up.

The Big Business Of Energy For The EV Industry

As the EV industry ramps up, it could be hindered by a global shortage of nickel, a key component in most lithium-ion batteries. Tesla recently signed a deal to source nickel from a proposed mine in Minnesota, though mining raises a variety of environmental concerns that EV automakers must grapple with if they want to source battery minerals responsibly. Many also hope that battery recycling technology will scale up quickly enough to make a dent in the problem.


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