BLOOMBERG South Africa’s government will need another two to three months to complete an energy transition implementation plan, further delaying the flow of funds from an $8.5 billion climate finance agreement with some of the world’s richest countries. More work needs to be done on how to re-skill workers from coal-dependent communities as coal-fired plants gradually close down, said Joanne ...

BLOOMBERG The Norwegian government has given Equinor ASA the green light to electrify its liquefied natural gas facility in northern Norway, a project forecast to lower emissions and lock in gas deliveries beyond 2030. “We are putting in place the policies so Hammerfest LNG can continue operating to 2040,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said at a press conference in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, the friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between their countries and ways to further develop them to drive development in the two countries. During a phone call, the top diplomats explored the prospects for expanding UAE-Germany ...