A key House lawmaker unveiled plans to pursue tax breaks for renewable energy as a way to ease the shift away from fossil fuels in President Joe Biden’s upcoming infrastructure bill. “Transitioning…
Month: February 2021
Russia energy stocks get a boost from Biden’s green push
Bloomberg /Moscow US President Joe Biden’s push to slash carbon emissions may inadvertently give a short-term boost to energy companies in one of the world’s biggest polluters. Investors are betting that Russian…
Denmark moves forward on North Sea ‘energy island’
AFP/ Copenhagen Denmark has said that it has approved plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at least 3mn households. Parliament in June…
Europe open: Shares lower as rally runs out of steam
(Sharecast News) – European shares were slightly lower on Tuesday as the rally of recent days ran out of steam. The benchmark pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.10%, after gains driven by vaccine…
Overcoming climate challenge to human development
By Kanni Wignaraja/New York In his autobiography, Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, told the story of how leadership and grit transformed a tiny nation on a sandbar into an open, competitive,…
Solar Stocks Have Been Thriving—Here’s Why That Could Continue
The solar industry has been on a tear. Several stocks in the sector hit all-time highs last month. Investors seem eager for more solar companies to go public. But is this surge…
Green Energy Firms to Help Power Spanish IPO Revival in 2021
Spain’s national stock market, home to a solitary listing in 2020, is gearing up to host a flurry of green energy providers in the coming months. At least four companies including Repsol SA are working on possible initial…
Qatari ministries to hold joint press conference at 9pm on Wednesday
Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Commerce and Industry will hold a joint press conference at 9pm on Wednesday during the ‘Social Distance’ programme, Qatar…
Turkey wealth fund ready to spend after year of M&A
A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul. Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund plans to invest $15bn in industries including energy, petrochemicals and gold mining…
Carbon-Neutral Or Green LNG: A Pathway Towards Energy Transition
LNG producers have started to look for ways to minimise or counterbalance their carbon footprints, says Dr Hussein Moghaddam, Senior Energy Forecast Analyst, Energy Economics and Forecasting Department According to the latest,…