Hot springs at the Tanuhi Hot Spring Tourist Site in South Kalimantan, Indonesia (source: Martini Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) An industry association is calling on the Indonesian government to draft regulations on geothermal direct use, citing the need to establish legal standards. The Association of Indonesian Geothermal Producing Regions (Asosiasi Daerah … Read more
TOKYO — Mitsubishi Corp. and other Japanese companies are moving to adopt next-generation techniques for generating geothermal power that would broaden the scope of candidate sites, with an eye toward meeting growing electricity demand from data centers. Geothermal power is normally generated by tapping naturally occurring sources of water and steam heated by magma. These sources of water are … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surged to a record high last year as unprecedented temperatures fueled fires, releasing more than four times the emissions of all air travel in 2023. That’s according to the latest annual assessment by Global Forest Watch, a platform run by the nonprofit World Resources Institute, which drew … Read more
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(Bloomberg) — Climate programs targeting about $45 billion in funding for emerging economies won’t be derailed by America’s decision to withdraw, according to analysts. The US decision to exit from a leading role in Just Energy Transition Partnerships for South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam will complicate financing efforts, but won’t halt the overall objectives of … Read more