Policy & Regulatory The Nigerian president proposes a new Petroleum Industry Bill 30 Sep 2020 The Nigerian president has submitted a new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly. The bill proposes to transform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into a limited company that would be incorporated by the Ministry…
Volume 10 Issue 10, October 2020 Declining waterbird abundance in the tropics Gaps in geographic coverage of species abundance data, especially in the tropics, makes determining species’ responses to climate change difficult. Writing in this issue of Nature Climate Change, Tatsuya Amano et al. analyse 1.3 million records of 390…
Policy & Regulatory Denmark launches tender for the 800-1,000 MW Thor offshore wind project 29 Sep 2020 The Danish Energy Agency has launched the tendering process for the Thor offshore wind project, with a capacity of 800-1000 MW. The project, which will be located in the North Sea at least…
Browse Articles Article Type Year Article 23 September 2020 | Open Access Latest Pliocene Northern Hemisphere glaciation amplified by intensified Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Active overturning in the Nordic seas and strong Atlantic circulation coincided with enhanced glaciation in the… Tatsuya Hayashi Toshiro Yamanaka […] Masao Ohno Article…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa’s Eskom will procure 6.8 GW of solar and wind power from IPPs 28 Sep 2020 The government of South Africa has authorised Eskom to buy at least 6,800 MW of solar and wind power from independent power producers (IPPs) for the years 2022 to 2024. Eskom must…
Policy & Regulatory Myanmar awards 1 GW of solar capacity with lowest bid of US$3.5c/kWh 25 Sep 2020 The government of Myanmar has allocated 1 GW of solar capacity in its first auction for large-scale PV. All but one of the 30 projects, ranging from 30 MW to 50 MW, were allocated,…
Policy & Regulatory The Netherlands will organise consultations on new nuclear plants 24 Sep 2020 The Dutch government has decided to organise a public consultation on building new nuclear power plants to assess under which conditions market parties are interested in investing in nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, and…
Summary Reports UN’s 75th Anniversary 111 Heads of State and Government and 14 Ministers virtually addressed the official commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, which took place at a socially-distanced UN Headquarters, on the theme of “The future we want, the United Nations we need: Reaffirming our…
Policy & Regulatory China aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 23 Sep 2020 China plans to scale up its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, targeting a peak in CO2 emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. The country is currently working on a new five-year…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 23 de septiembre, 2020 Sueño Por qué los pequeños duermen más En la infancia temprana, la fase MOR ocupa la mayor parte del sueño, ya que resulta esencial para la reorganización cerebral y el aprendizaje. Yvonne Buchholz Cambio Climático El Ártico está ardiendo como nunca….
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olume 5 Issue 9, September 2020 Road to recovery Recovery in fuel demand after the COVID-19 slowdown continues to depend on healthcare and economic indicators, and shows extreme uncertainty. Ou et al. combine healthcare scenarios and cellphone mobility data in a machine-learning model to predict short-term gasoline demand in the…
Companies Spain’s Iberdrola enters the Japanese offshore wind market 18 Sep 2020 The Spanish energy group Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) to enter the Japanese offshore wind market by acquiring the Japanese renewable project developer Acacia Renewables. The Japanese company currently has two offshore…
2020 Release – Global Energy Statistical Yearbook Our Yearbook is a free online interactive application providing global energy statistics updated through 2019. We cover production, consumption and trade of oil, gas, coal, power and renewables, with maps, graphs, and analyses of the most salient trends in the last year. Check…
Policy & Regulatory The European Commission proposes to cut GHG emissions by 55% in 2030 17 Sep 2020 The European Commission is proposing to raise the 2030 target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from 40% to at least 55% compared to 1990, which would put the European Union on track…
Policy & Regulatory Australia proposes a gas-led recovery plan from the coronavirus recession 16 Sep 2020 The Australian government has presented a plan to boost gas supply and reduce energy prices, promising a “gas-led recovery” from the coronavirus recession. The authorities intend to reset the east coast gas market and…
Volume 3 Issue 9, September 2020 Forest subsidies in Chile Given the benefits of forests, there are growing efforts to restore lost ones. This study finds that between 1986 and 2011, Chile’s forest subsidies encouraged expansion of plantations with exotic trees at the expense of native forest, likely reducing biodiversity…
Policy & Regulatory Nersa issues plan to procure 12 GW of power in South Africa 15 Sep 2020 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has issued a second concurrence to a Section 34 Ministerial Determination, which will allow the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to procure more power. The decision…
Policy & Regulatory New Jersey (US) launches new 2.4 GW offshore wind tender 14 Sep 2020 The state-government of New Jersey (United States), through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has launched a second offshore wind tender to award between 1.2 and 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. The application…
Policy & Regulatory Greece will unlock €5bn in compensation for phasing out lignite by 2028 11 Sep 2020 The Greek government plans to spend €5bn in compensation for phasing out lignite by 2028. The funds, which will come from the national budget, the Juncker Plan and the European Investment Bank,…
Policy & Regulatory Poland mulls cutting the share of coal in its power mix to 37% in 2030 10 Sep 2020 The Ministry of Climate of Poland has released an update of its energy strategy by 2040. It intends to reduce the share of coal in its power generation to…
Policy & Regulatory South Korea intends to close 30 coal-fired power plants by 2034 9 Sep 2020 The government of South Korean plans to shut down 10 existing coal-fired power plants by 2022, and another 20 by 2034, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote renewable…
Policy & Regulatory South Korea intends to close 30 coal-fired power plants by 2034 9 Sep 2020 The government of South Korean plans to shut down 10 existing coal-fired power plants by 2022, and another 20 by 2034, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote renewable…
Volume 1 Issue 9, September 2020 Stressors arising from anthropogenic climate change threaten tropical fisheries and, in turn, those extratropical nations reliant on them. This Review discusses the impact of climate change on tropical fish stocks and catch potential, the corresponding telecoupling and subsequent adaptation measures. See Lam et al….
Policy & Regulatory Egypt delays electricity sector privatisation to 2025 8 Sep 2020 The Egyptian government has delayed from 2023 to 2025 the deadline to privatise the electricity sector and to transition from a market player to the electricity market regulator. In 2015, the country passed a law that required…
Policy & Regulatory UK OGA awards 113 offshore blocks to 65 oil & gas companies 7 Sep 2020 The UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded 113 licence areas over 260 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies, including Shell, BP, Total, Eni, Chrysaor, EnQuest, Neptune and Equinor. The 32nd Offshore…
Policy & Regulatory Germany plans to tender 67 GW of renewables capacity by end-2028 4 Sep 2020 Germany energy ministry has released the draft law of the new renewable energy law (EEG 2021) that is intended to be adopted by the Federal government in September 2020. It foresees at least 67 GW of new renewable…
Policy & Regulatory Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to cut power trade with Belarus and Russia 3 Sep 2020 The government of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have signed an agreement on the functioning of energy trade with third countries after the start-up of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus, which…
Volume 10 Issue 9, 1 September 2020 Lowering trade barriers and future hunger Climate change impacts on agriculture differ between regions, and will increase hunger globally. Writing in this issue of Nature Climate Change, Charlotte Janssens et al. show that reducing tariffs and other barriers to international trade would mitigate…
Companies Total enters the floating offshore wind market in South Korea 2 Sep 2020 Total and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group have entered into a partnership to create a portfolio of 5 floating offshore wind projects in South Korea, with a total capacity of 2 GW. Read more Ørsted completes the…