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How do we get net zero moving faster?
A major event is happening next month to inject speed into the transition. Led by the Energy Industries Council (EIC) it will address why globally, the pace of net zero has stalled and how to kick start rapid acceleration if we are to…
Merit Systems raises $10 million from a16z, Blockchain Capital
Sam Ragsdale, Ryan Sproule, and Mason Hall have raised $10 million in a seed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto fund and Blockchain Capital.Sam RagsdaleInside the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, a 19th century…
Net Hero Podcast – Carbon credits and the money tree
How much is a tonne of carbon? It’s something that has bugged me for years.And this topic of carbon trading and pricing is the subject of this week’s episode, where I spoke to Maria Eugenia Filmanovic, co-founder of Abatable a company…
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO attacks Japan as he reiterates interest in acquiring
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco GoncalvesCNBCCleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Monday he had a plan to buy U.S. Steel as he launched a tirade against Japan, calling the close U.S. ally "evil" during a press conference."I want to…
Unions back nuclear for AI
Unions have said it’s right energy should play a big role in today’s AI strategy plan announced by the Prime Minister.Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect and TUC digital lead said: “The government is right to identify a potential…
Why Trump, GOP attacks on IRA won’t score a clean sweep in red states
Volkswagen U.S. assembly of all-electric ID.4 flagship in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2022.VolkswagenThe new Republican-majority Congress has wasted no time in making its energy priorities clear. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said from…
Bryt Energy powers Reconomy’s sustainability drive
Renewable energy provider Bryt Energy has partnered with circular economy specialist Reconomy, to supply 100% zero-carbon, renewable electricity across its UK operations.This move sees Reconomy reach its renewable energy target four…
Crude prices jump as U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions against Russia oil
A view of offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the Pacific Ocean on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesOil prices jumped on Friday as the U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against…
Flagship Energy’s Tejal Shah Energy Markets Update – 8th January 2025
With Russian gas flows via the Ukrainian transit route ending on the 1 January 2025, the market opened at highs not seen in over 14 months. Despite expecting the closure and the market already pricing in the loss of supply, the bulls…
European wind stocks drop after Trump pledges to stop new turbine
A Vestas wind turbine near Baekmarksbro in Jutland. Afp | Getty ImagesEuropean wind power stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would prevent the construction of new turbines."We're going to try and have a…