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Indianapolis grapples with low compliance on energy benchmarking requirement for large buildings

Indianapolis faces low compliance with its energy benchmarking ordinance, requiring large buildings to report energy use by 2024.

Resource-poor Japan 'will aim to maximise the use of renewable energy' (AFP)
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Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040

Japan aims for renewables to supply 40-50 per cent of its electricity by 2040, reducing reliance on coal and gas while boosting nuclear...

FILE PHOTO: A man walks along Lake Erie in the election battleground city of Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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US Energy Department identifies three priority regions for electric transmission boost

DOE identifies three key regions for new electric transmission infrastructure to address rising demand and enhance reliability.

The new record comes after the Government announced plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Britain’s turbines set new wind record ‘taking centre stage in clean energy mix’

Britain’s turbines set a new maximum wind record, topping 22,000 megawatts for the first time on Sunday, figures indicate.

The logo of the European Investment Bank is pictured in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, March 25, 2017. Reuters/Eric Vidal/ File Photo
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Italy’s Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

The loan will cover more than 50 per cent of the total cost of projects as it is linked to REPowerEU, the EU's...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is visiting Norway to announce plans for a green energy deal with the country (Leon Neal/PA)
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UK, Norway sign joint agreement to enhance carbon capture

Keir Starmer and Norway's PM sign joint agreement to enhance carbon capture efforts, aiming for finalization in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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BP, ADNOC’s XRG agree Egypt gas JV Arcius Energy

The joint venture, Arcius Energy, is 51 per cent owned by BP and 49 per cent owned by XRG and will operate in...

A drone view shows South Africa's Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Thando Hlophe
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South Africa’s smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air

In Sasolburg, air pollution from coal refineries is harming children’s health, highlighting the struggle between industry and clean air.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Norway and Estonia this week (PA)
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Starmer visits Norway as UK to launch green energy partnership

Keir Starmer is visiting Norway to announce plans for a green energy deal with the country before attending a defence summit in Estonia.

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