Bloomberg One of the last countries in the world to support coal-fired generation overseas is considering financing new capacity in Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said in an email it’s conducting an environmental and social impact assessment for an expansion to the Matarbari power plant. JICA already agreed to finance the first 1.2 gigawatt phase of the project that …

Bloomberg The UK government said it reached an agreement with country’s oil and gas industry that will help safeguard jobs as the nation strives to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. The North Sea transition deal sets out a path to attract investment into renewable energy, carbon-capture and storage, and hydrogen. Spending of as much as $22 billion by 2030 …

Bloomberg The UK government has “significantly underestimated” how much it will cost to decarbonise heating in British homes, a touchstone of its net zero promise. The simple step of insulating Britain’s drafty homes is essential before gas boilers can be replaced with low carbon technology like heat pumps. The cost of improving energy efficiency could be as much as 18,000 …