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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. As ambitious as Azerbaijan’s plans sound, longer undersea connections have been proposed. Long-distance lines would carry up to 1.5 billion (US $3.8

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. Azerbaijan built its economy on its abundant fossil fuels. Masdar Over the past decade, though, Azerbaijan has tried to green up its energy sector.

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IEEE Young Professionals Talked Sustainability Tech at Climate Week NYC

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Collaboration among governments, private companies, and international organizations could accelerate clean energy transitions, particularly in emerging economies, said Ana Rovzar , director of policy and public affairs at the Global Renewables Alliance in Brussels. The outcomes of the discussions were presented at the U.N.

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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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Since Labour took office in July, it’s scrapped the ban on onshore wind, committed to no new North Sea oil and gas licenses, and become the first G7 economy to phase out coal power when it closed the UK’s last coal power plant at the end of September. Get started here.

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

Baua Electric

Since Labour took office in July, it’s scrapped the ban on onshore wind, committed to no new North Sea oil and gas licenses, and become the first G7 economy to phase out coal power when it closed the UK’s last coal power plant at the end of September. Get started here.