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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Azerbaijan next week will garner much of the attention of the climate tech world, and not just because it will host COP29 , the United Nation’s giant annual climate change conference. For Azerbaijan, most of the electricity would be generated by wind and solar farms funded by foreign investment. billion (US $3.8

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. The largest source of growth in 2010 is the United States, followed by Brazil, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. US crude oil production averaged 5.32

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone.

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut by 2035 target at COP29 following Trump win

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Photo: Dogger Bank Following Donald Trump’s US election win, the UK has stepped into a leadership role at COP29, and it’s just announced a more ambitious climate goal. Climate finance is the major focus of this year’s talks, and the prime minister also said the UK would fulfill a pledge made by the Conservatives of £11.6

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut target at COP29 following Trump win

Baua Electric

Photo: Dogger Bank Following Donald Trump’s US election win, the UK has stepped into a leadership role at COP29, and it’s just announced a more ambitious climate goal. Climate finance is the major focus of this year’s talks, and the prime minister also said the UK would fulfill a pledge made by the Conservatives of £11.6