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11 December 2023

Cop: Fossil fuel 'reduction' not phase out in draft

A new draft negotiating text from the UN Cop 28 climate conference calls upon countries to take action including "reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner so as to achieve net zero by, before, or around 2050 in keeping with the science". It d

11 December 2023

Brazil's B3, UAE's ACX to launch carbon trade

Brazil's B3 stock exchange and Abu Dhabi-based carbon trading platform ACX will launch a platform for carbon trading in Brazil. The ASX Brasil platform will allow Brazilian companies to trade offsets on the global market, while giving broader access to Brazil's offsets. Brazil can be one of the lea

11 December 2023

Finnish ice measures unlikely to hinder LNG arrivals

Ice restrictions put in place at Inkoo and Hamina on 9 December should not pose any threat to the delivery of LNG to the terminals in these two harbours, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) told Argus today. The restrictions limit access to icebreaking assistance only to vessels of a

11 December 2023

Cop: IEA says Cop oil, gas sector pledges not enough

Commitments announced during the first week of the UN Cop 28 climate summit to cut CO2 and methane emissions and boost renewable energy and energy efficiency would plug less than a third of the emissions gap if fulfilled, the IEA said. The pledged emissions cuts by 2030 would represent "only around

11 December 2023

Cop: IAI launches climate initiative for aluminium

The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has launched an initiative to track the progress of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions among its member companies, it said this week. The initiative was announced at the Cop 28 UN climate summit taking place in Dubai. It was backed by signatories i

11 December 2023

Japan’s Renova starts up Tokushima-Tsuda biomass plant

Japanese renewable power developer Renova started commercial operations at its 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda biomass-fired power generation plant in the southern prefecture of Tokushima on 9 December. Renova plans to consume 300,000 t/yr of imported wood pellets and palm kernel shells to generate around 5

11 December 2023

Cop: 'Tactical blockades' must be cleared to reach deal

The head of the UN's climate body has called on countries to clear "tactical blockades" to reach a meaningful deal on tackling climate change at the UN Cop 28 conference in Dubai. A new draft text for a possible agreement will be published shortly, UNFCCC executive secretary Simon Stiell said in Du

11 December 2023

Malaysia, Dubai firms plan SAF plant, UCO feedstock hub

Malaysian biofuel feedstock supplier FatHopes Energy and Dubai-based biofuels producer Lootah Biofuels plan to collaborate on supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Dubai's aviation sector and establishing a Malaysian used cooking oil (UCO) aggregation hub. The two firms signed an initial agr

11 December 2023

Argentina's new president forecasts tough times

Javier Milei took over as Argentina's new president on Sunday, telling the country that things will be tough while his government works on fixing the broken economy. "No government has received a worse legacy," he told supporters outside the country's congress. He listed ills that he said would tak

11 December 2023

Oman's OQ invests $88mn in local polymer industry

Omani state-controlled petrochemical producer OQ has signed nine agreements worth $88mn with various downstream companies to establish polymer projects in its upcoming Ladayn Polymer Park (LPP) located in Sohar Industrial City. These agreements were signed in line with Oman's Vision 2040, which aim

11 December 2023

BHP faces strike threat at Australian coking coal mines

Safety operators are threatening to strike at Australian resources firm BHP's coking coal mines in Queensland, while train drivers at its iron ore operations in Western Australia (WA) are holding off on their proposed industrial action. Around 70-80 open cut overseers (OCOs) at the five BHP Mitsubi

10 December 2023

Cop: Senators insist US is steadfast on climate action

The US will not change course on its landmark commitment to clean energy under legislation last year that funneled billions of dollars to the sector, senators with a bipartisan delegation reassured negotiators at the UN Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai. US lawmakers last year passed the Inflation

10 December 2023

Cop: Germany pledges €60mn for climate adaptation

Germany has pledged €60mn ($65mn) to the UN-convened Adaptation Fund, which supports climate resilience projects in developing countries, committing €30mn each from its foreign and environment ministries at the UN Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai today. The pledge comes on top of the €100mn Germa

10 December 2023

Cop: Bangladesh backs fossil fuel phase out

Bangladesh wants to see a phase out of fossil fuels, "but there has to be a differentiation between developed countries and developing countries", Saber Hossain Chowdhury, the country's climate envoy said today. "If we want 1.5°C… then we have to take a decision on fossil fuels", Chowdhury told del

10 December 2023

Cop: EU CBAM could move US climate policy 'logjam'

The introduction of the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) could facilitate progress on US climate policy, Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse told delegates at the UN Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai this week. "The US has a logjam because of the death grip of the fossil fuel ind

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