Latest Energy News 29 May 2019 TOP STORY: South Korea’s electricity demand rose by 3.8% in 2018 According to a recent report by the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO)., total electricity consumption increased by 3.3% in South Korea to 563 TWh in 2018. The highest growth has been driven…
Latest Energy News 28 May 2019 TOP STORY: South Africa’s carbon tax becomes law and will apply on 1 June 2019 South Africa’s proposed carbon tax has been passed into law and will thus apply as of 1 June 2019. The tax will be applied in two phases:…
Latest Energy News 27 May 2019 TOP STORY: China will remove onshore wind power feed-in tariffs as of 2021 The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has decided to cut onshore wind projects feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in July 2019 and 2020 and to remove feed-in…
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Publication – Nuclear Power: Climate Solution or Inevitable Decline? In this in-depth, analytical publication, we take a look at the current status of nuclear power generation in several countries around the world – including where it’s increasing, where it’s being phased out, and the policies behind these changes in each country. We…
Latest Energy News 24 May 2019 TOP STORY: German government approves €40bn support plans for coal regions The Federal government of Germany has approved the key points of the structural funding programme for coal mining regions. The government will make available a €40bn financial support for the regions…
Latest Energy News 23 May 2019 TOP STORY: Ghana postpones its 10% renewable energy target from 2020 to 2030 Ghana has decided to review its 2011 renewable energy act that set a target of 10% renewable energy in the power mix by 2020 and to postpone this target…
Latest Energy News 22 May 2019 TOP STORY: ECLAC plans major energy investments in Mexico and Central America The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has presented a comprehensive development plan (Plan de desarrollo integral) for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, dubbed…
Latest Energy News 21 May 2019 TOP STORY: Colombia could have to boost LNG imports to meet rising gas demand According to the Ministry of Energy of Colombia, Colombia may have to raise its LNG imports between 2021 and 2023, as domestic gas reserves and production may prove…
Latest Energy News 20 May 2019 TOP STORY: Argentina awards offshore exploration permits in Malvinas West basin Argentina has awarded exploration permits in 18 offshore areas, located in the South Atlantic, near the Malvinas Island controlled by the United Kingdom but claimed by Argentina. The winning companies and…
Latest Energy News 16 May 2019 Does the Gas Boom in the US and China Change the Market? What’s Causing Rising Gas Demand in China and the US? This month, we examine the latest developments in gas markets, with a focus on the United States and China. This…
ISEE Bulletin May 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources Economist Needed Natural Resources, Department of Economist (Forestry) Job Announcement Code(s): 19-01349 The Forest Economist is responsible for conducting complex economic analyses and evaluation, developing economic policies and training, managing internal and external partnerships,…
Latest Energy News 15 May 2019 TOP STORY: China will raise tariffs on US LNG imports to 25% in June 2019 The Ministry of Finance of China has decided to raise tariffs imposed on US LNG imports from 10% to 25% as of 1 June 2019, as a…
Latest Energy News 14 May 2019 TOP STORY: US third largest coal mining company Could Peak files for bankruptcy The United States third largest coal mining company Cloud Peak has filed for bankruptcy as it has been struggling to meet its loan payment obligations. Cloud Peak owns and operates…
Latest Energy News 13 May 2019 TOP STORY: Pemex will build the 340 bbl/d Dos Bocas refinery (Mexico) The state-owned oil company Pemex and the Mexican Energy Ministry have decided to move forward with the construction of the US$8bn new refinery, so-called Dos Bocas, with a capacity of 340,000…
Latest Energy News 10 May 2019 TOP STORY: CO2 emissions decrease by 2.5% in the EU According to Eurostat’s early estimates for the year 2018, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5% in the European Union (EU) compared to 2017 levels. Although Germany reduced…
ISEE Bulletin May 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ISEE News in Review. Policy and Social Modeling Postdoc A Post-Doctoral Research Associate position is available in Policy and Social Modeling at the University of Vermont as part of an NSF-funded research project on Lake Champlain Basin Resilience to Extreme…
Latest Energy News 09 May 2019 TOP STORY: Anadarko favours Occidental and will cancel its merger agreement with Chevron The board of directors of the US oil and gas producer Anadarko has determined that the revised acquisition proposal from Occidental Petroleum constitutes a «Superior Proposal» as defined in…
Latest Energy News 07 May 2019 TOP STORY: Canadian court rules federal carbon pricing plan constitutional The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (Canada) has ruled that Canada’s federal carbon-pricing plan is constitutional, rejecting a challenge from the Saskatchewan provincial government that claimed that the federal government could not impose…
Latest Energy News 06 May 2019 TOP STORY: Occidental offers to sell Anadarko’s African assets to Total for US$8.8bn US oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum has revised its proposal to acquire Anadarko Petroleum, offering US$76 per share, including US$59 per share in cash and 0.2934 shares of…
El Secretario General alerta contra impactos del Tren Maya, nueva refinería y carboeléctrica Redacción Animal Político, 3 de mayo 2019. El secretario general de la OCDE, José Ángel Gurría Treviño, pidió al gobierno mexicano respetar los compromisos en materia de Cambio Climático ante el inicio de obras como el Tren Maya…
Latest Energy News 03 May 2019 TOP STORY: China’s solar PV additions fall by 46% to 5.2 GW in 1st quarter of 2019 According to the Chinese National Renewable Energy Center (NREC), solar PV capacity additions in the first quarter of 2019 declined by 46% to 5,211 MW compared…
ISEE News in Review. INSEE Journal Call for Contributions EES is a bi-annual peer-reviewed open-access Journal started in 2018. It offers authors a forum to address socio-environmental issues from, across and within the natural and social sciences. It promotes methodological pluralism and inter-disciplinary research. Contributions are invited for the following…
Latest Energy News 30 April 2019 TOP STORY: RWE cancels 1.1 GW BOAplus lignite-fired power project in Germany German energy group RWE has cancelled plans for the 1,100 MW BOAplus lignite-fired power project at the site of the existing Niederaussem coal-fired power plant in Germany. Indeed, RWE has decided that…
Latest Energy News 29 April 2019 TOP STORY: Chinese companies acquire 20% interest of Arctic LNG 2 (Russia) Novatek has agreed to sell a 10% interest share in the Arctic LNG 2 project to CNOOC and another 10% interest share to China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development…
Latest Energy News 26 April 2019 TOP STORY: Brazil updates terms for October 2019 deepwater oil auction The Brazilian government has published some additional terms regarding the next auction oil blocks under the production sharing regime, scheduled to be held later in 2019. Expected to sell-off a whole oil-producing zone known…
Latest Energy News 25 April 2019 TOP STORY: China will restrict new coal-fired power projects in 8 regions The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) has outlined plans to restrict new coal-fired power projects in eight regions across the country taking effect immediately until 2022 in order to further cut air…
ISEE Bulletin February 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Report on Indigenous Participation International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 15th International Congress The David Suzuki Foundation sponsored our first roundtable at the Congress. This contribution includes their summary report, as well as statements by Mexican…