In the beginning of June, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) launched its annual edition of the ‘Renewables Global Status Report”. This annual report maps out the global trends of the deployment of renewable energy.
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest addition to the “Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Review” series, which focuses on Norway and its energy policies; “Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Norway 2017 Review”. The report finds that Norway’s energy policies on hydrocarbon resources and revenues promote both the country’s sustainability and […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA), released last year a report investigating the potential for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in China; ‘Ready for CCS retrofit: The potential for equipping China’s existing coal fleet with carbon capture and storage’. As noted by the report’s lead author, Simon Bennett, a CO2 capture policy and techno-economic expert at the IEA, retrofitting CCS […]
Last year in 2016, Clean Air Asia, an international NGO that works towards achieveing the mission for better air quality and healthier, more livable cities in Asia, released its second report in the series; ‘China Air – Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities’. The report provides an overview of air quality data from 161 […]
In late March, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a new database with detailed information on ADB-funded climate change projects.