India’s Reliance intensifies green push with $80 bln investment in Gujarat
India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) said it would invest 5.95 trillion rupees ($80.49 billion) to set up green energy projects and bolster its retail and telecom arms in the western state of Gujarat, as it targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2035.
Qantas to switch domestic fleet to Airbus in blow to Boeing
Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said on Thursday it has chosen Airbus SE (AIR.PA) as the preferred supplier to replace its domestic fleet, switching from Boeing Co (BA.N) in a major win for the European planemaker.
Italy’s Enel cranks up spending to become carbon-free by 2040
Europe’s biggest utility Enel (ENEI.MI) will spend 170 billion euros ($191.2 billion) to 2030 and will seek to draw in additional funds from partners and others for its projects as it brings forward plans to become a carbon-free company by 2040.
BlackRock’s coal and oil power projects are suffering!
According to reports, BlackRock Inc. Managing Director Eduard Ruijs stated that investments in coal and oil-fired power generation projects will be difficult to come by. He said at an energy conference in Abu Dhabi that projects for natural gas-fired power plants could attract investment. BlackRock is a financial services company that focuses on investment management. […]
Shell intends to relocate its headquarters to the United Kingdom
Shell is a multinational Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company that intends to relocate its headquarters from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are now in The Hague, Netherlands. To improve the speed and flexibility of capital and portfolio actions, the oil and gas conglomerate wants to eliminate its dual-share structure and replace it […]
Analysis: Corporate business travel ‘carbon budgets’ loom for airlines
As major companies look at drastic ways to cut carbon emissions from corporate travel, airlines are bracing for a major hit to business-class travel, a key revenue driver, industry executives and experts say.
Calix, an Australian firm, has received funding for its carbon capture technology!
Calix Ltd, based in Australia, announced on Wednesday that it has found a buyer for a stake in its carbon capture technology unit, valuing the company at A$350 million ($256 million). Calix’s stock rose 20% to a historic high only after the company announced that Carbon Direct, a New York-based investor, had invested 15 million […]
Analysis: Peak OPEC? Climate-focused production shift to pile pressure on pact
Moves to mitigate climate change are drawing peak oil demand closer, current and former OPEC officials told Reuters, potentially giving OPEC’s biggest players and their allies more power and leaving some smaller producers struggling.
StanChart CEO says companies must act on climate change, can’t bank on governments
Companies should not rely on governments to reach agreement at a global summit on climate change this year, but rather take more action themselves, Standard Chartered (STAN.L) CEO Bill Winters said on Tuesday.
Hyundai Motor, LG’s battery unit to invest $1 bln in EV partnership
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said on Thursday they would set up a joint venture (JV) in Indonesia to establish a battery cell plant for electric vehicles (EV), investing $1.1 billion with each owning half the business.
