Energy

Bloomberg The cost of pollution in the European Union (EU) rose to new highs after a report by the bloc’s market watchdog dismissed concerns by some governments over abuse and the role of speculative investors in emissions trading. Benchmark carbon permits rose as much as 1% percent to a record 69.77 euros a ton on ICE Endex, extending gains to ...

Bloomberg Negotiators from almost 200 countries clinched a deal that seeks to keep the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement alive, breaking new ground in the fight against climate change but punting the hardest decisions into the future. After two weeks of often fraught United Nations COP26 talks, delegates agreed to reduce the use of coal, end “inefficient” fossil-fuel ...

Bloomberg French energy giant Engie SA entered exclusive talks to sell its services unit Equans to conglomerate Bouygues SA for 7.1 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in what would be one of the country’s largest deals this year. “Bouygues’ offer was the most compelling taking into account all criteria including financial valuation,” Engie, based near Paris, said in a statement. Bouygues ...

Bloomberg The Royal Dutch Shell Plc is looking into developing a production site next to a Swedish nuclear power plant to make synthetic sustainable jet fuel for Scandinavian airline SAS AB. Together with plant operator Vattenfall AB and synthetic fuel maker LanzaTech Inc, the companies agreed to investigate starting a facility that could provide SAS with a quarter of its ...

Bloomberg India is seeking payment for the losses caused by climate disasters, its environment ministry said while laying out the country’s positions on critical issues that will be negotiated at the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in the coming weeks. “Our ask is this: there should be a compensation for expenses incurred, and it should be borne by developed nations,” ...

Bloomberg South Korean conglomerate SK Group plans to reduce carbon emissions by 200 million tons by 2030, as it increases investments in green technologies. The company will initially cut 50 million tons of emissions through enhancing efficiency in its processes and purchasing renewable energy, Chairman Chey Tae-won was quoted as saying in a statement. SK will also invest more than ...

Bloomberg India plans to take more ambitious climate action by 2030, even as the nation pushes back against pressure to set a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The country has already mostly met a goal of having 40% of installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, and has options to extend that action, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in ...

Bloomberg UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng sought to damp speculation that taxes will have to rise in order to fund the government’s green goals a day after the Treasury said it would need to consider new sources of revenue to pay for the transition. “I don’t think that tax rises are inevitable,” Kwarteng said when asked on LBC radio what ...

Bloomberg China has started building a massive renewable energy project that’s bigger than all of the wind and solar power in India. Construction on the first phase, comprising 100 gigawatts of wind and solar, in the desert has started smoothly, President Xi Jinping said via video link at a United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Kunming. That’s more than the entire ...

Bloomberg Singapore is offering assistance to power retailers and promising safeguards for customers as skyrocketing prices strain its nascent open electricity market. At least two power providers have announced they will cease retail operations after wholesale prices surged to a record last week. The government is offering help in hedging against volatility for those who want to continue operations, the ...