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Susanna Twidale @sustastic

Reuters Correspondent, covering all aspects of the energy transition- renewables, climate change, nuclear, carbon markets and the rest.. Views my own.

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Exclusive: Global solar capacity hits 2 TW on path to climate goal, data shows reuters.com/sustainability/c…

Exclusive: Global solar capacity hits 2 TW on path to climate goal, data shows

Global solar capacity has reached a record 2 terawatts (TW) of capacity, with more added in the last two years than the previous 68 combined, exclusive data from the sector's global industry group...

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Climate goal to triple global renewable energy by 2030 within reach, IEA says reuters.com/business/energy/…

Climate goal to triple global renewable energy by 2030 within reach, IEA says

A goal to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and cut fossil fuel use is within reach, the International Energy Agency said in a report on Tuesday, but will require a huge push to unlock...

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in case you missed it on an August Friday afternoon ........ UK proposes 5.5 billion pound subsidy for EDF Sizewell C nuclear plant reuters.com/business/energy/…

UK proposes 5.5 bln pound subsidy for Sizewell C nuclear plant

Britain published details on Friday of a subsidy scheme worth up to 5.5 billion pounds ($7.2 billion) to help support the Sizewell C nuclear plant being built by France's EDF in southeast England.

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Around a third of carbon credits fail new benchmark test reuters.com/sustainability/a…

Around a third of carbon credits fail new benchmark test

Around third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as the global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market, its board said on Tuesday.

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Britain's Octopus Energy eyes new onshore wind projects after ban lifted reuters.com/sustainability/c…

Britain's Octopus Energy eyes new onshore wind projects after ban lifted

Britain's Octopus Energy expects to announce new onshore wind projects "fairly soon" after the incoming Labour government last week ended an effective ban on new wind farms in England, its CEO said...

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British renewable industry pushes new govt to increase auction budget reuters.com/sustainability/c…

British renewable industry pushes new govt to increase auction budget

Britain's renewables industry has called on the new Labour government to increase the country’s renewable auction budget by hundreds of millions of pounds to help meet its offshore wind target and...

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Right-wing shift may slow, not reverse climate action reuters.com/business/environ…

Right-wing shift may slow, not reverse climate action

A political tilt to the right in Europe and a potential Trump presidency in the U.S. will not derail climate efforts as businesses are increasingly locked into green strategies, delegates at London...

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Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy reuters.com/sustainability/c… @KateAbnett

Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy

British wind and solar farms exporting power to continental Europe could face CO2 fees from 2026 - even though they don't produce any emissions - unless the UK and European Union can agree changes...

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Oil demand set to peak by 2029, major supply glut looms, IEA says reuters.com/business/energy/…

Oil demand set to peak by 2029, major supply glut looms, IEA says

Global oil demand will peak by 2029 and begin to contract the next year, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, while oil supply capacity is due to vastly outpace demand by the end of the...

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Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland reuters.com/business/environ…

Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland

Climeworks has opened the world’s largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, with its Mammoth plant in Iceland almost ten times larger than the...

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Renewables provided record 30% of global electricity in 2023, Ember says reuters.com/sustainability/c…

Renewables provided record 30% of global electricity in 2023, Ember says

Growth in solar and wind power pushed renewable generation to a record 30% of global electricity production in 2023, putting a global target to triple renewable capacity by 2030 within sight, a...

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Britain to build Europe’s first next generation nuclear fuel facility reuters.com/world/uk/britain…

Britain to build Europe’s first next generation nuclear fuel facility

Britain is investing almost 200 million pounds ($251.14 million) to build Europe’s first facility to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU), a fuel it says will be needed to power the next...

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Cracking piece by @america_hdz @marwastweets @PietroLombard10 @ReutersNerijusA: reuters.com/business/energy/…

New west-east route keeps Europe hooked on Russian gas

Western European governments have sought to reduce their energy dependence on Russia since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, but when it comes to gas, they have increasingly substituted the country's...

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UAE signals interest in European nuclear energy investments, sources say reuters.com/business/energy/…

UAE signals interest in European nuclear energy investments, sources say

The United Arab Emirates has approached European nations including Britain to gauge their interest in the Middle Eastern state investing in their nuclear power infrastructure, according to three...

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Britain can still meet its 2030 offshore wind target minister says reuters.com/business/energy/…

Britain can still meet its 2030 offshore wind target minister says

Britain can meet its target of offshore wind deployment by 2030 even after an auction last year failed to secure any new capacity, Britain's minister for Energy Security and Net Zero told Reuters on...

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UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023 @REUTERSFARGE reuters.com/business/environ…

UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023

Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat...

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Shell weakens 2030 carbon emissions reduction target  @ronbousso1 reuters.com/sustainability/c…

Shell weakens 2030 carbon emissions reduction target

Shell weakened a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a "perilous" 2035 objective, citing expectations for strong gas demand and uncertainty in the energy transition even as it affirmed a plan...

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Britain says new gas plants needed to keep the lights on reuters.com/world/uk/britain…

Britain says new gas plants needed to keep the lights on

Britain must build gas plants or refurbish existing ones to improve energy security and address the risk of blackouts, the government said on Tuesday.

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📢Reuters Events 20 Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024 Announced! This International Women’s Day, we’re proud to highlight 20 incredible women in the Climate industry who make our Trailblazing Women in Climate 2024 report! Download the report here – 1.reutersevents.com/LP=36690 🎉
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In the small print ..... Britain announces 1 billion pound auction for renewable power projects reuters.com/world/uk/britain…

Britain announces 1 billion pound auction for renewable power projects

Britain’s next auction round to spur renewable power projects will be worth more than 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion), government budget documents showed on Wednesday.

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