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China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report

TechXplore

China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published on Wednesday said.

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Europe’s largest battery powers up in Blackhillock, in Moray

Envirotec Magazine

Fintan Slye, CEO of the National Energy System Operator, said: Our 2025 ambition to enable zero carbon operation of Great Britains national electricity network is central to NESOs mission. The delivery by Zenobe of this grid forming battery is a major accomplishment and brings us a step closer to this goal.

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Stop Greenwashing Skiing: Norway Must Drop Equinor Sponsorship and Lead on Climate

DeSmogBlog

As the world is gathered in Trondheim for the 2025 World Ski Championships , Norway stands at a crossroads. Trondheim’s mayor has already recognized the need for change, calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. This is not climate leadership. It is greenwashing. And it must stop. Athletes know this.

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California Moves to Tackle Another Big Emissions Source: Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

GreenTechMedia

California regulators have allocated $45 million to incentives for heat pump water heaters through 2025, in another step on the path toward the state's 2045 carbon neutrality goal. Around 90 percent (PDF) of the furnaces and water heaters in California are fueled by natural gas or propane. million in total.

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The European Investment Bank Has Quit Fossil Fuels. Now What?

GreenTechMedia

So the EIB's confirmation last month that it would effectively end support for fossil fuels garnered widespread attention — as much for the signal it sends as for the additional impact the bank can make with the freed-up funds. Since 2013 the EIB has invested €13.4 billion ($14.9

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Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Report

DeSmogBlog

percent of the years global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the report adds. Credit: Carbon Majors 2025 report None of the five top oil companies named in the report immediately responded to a request for comment from DeSmog. The remaining 4 score only slightly higher at C-.

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3 Predictions for US Renewables and Storage Markets in 2025

GreenTechMedia

By 2025, we will be well on our way to the clean energy future that we need. energy market will be in 2025 — with some caveats about what it will take to get there. Without energy storage, the excess solar energy produced during the day is wasted, requiring more fossil fuel-based power plants to meet the evening demand.