Fact: 2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that global temperatures will likely continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year between now and 2029 will be even hotter.
According to the report by International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2025, global sales of e-vehicles will exceed 20 mln vehicles and will account for more than 25% of all the sales of new cars. The main growth drivers are government support measures, reducing the cost of batteries, model portfolio enhancement including more affordable options, as well as active development of charging infrastructure.
Scientists from St. Petersburg University (SPbU) have developed a new method for cleaning biodiesel fuel from glycerin with the use of a solvent based on urea and choline chloride. The results of the study have been published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).
Submissions in three categories – Conventional Energy, Non-Conventional Energy and New Ways of Energy Application – will be accepted until April 20, 2025. The prize fund of the award totals 39 million roubles.
The Global Energy Association is now closed to submissions for the international media contest Energy of Words, which was revived last year. Between June 5 and September 15, 2023, a total of 262 submissions were received from Russia and 23 countries from across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. Two-thirds of the submissions came from 26 regions of Russia.
Researchers assessed rainforest carbon offset projects, also known as REDD+ projects, concluding that they are not only unsuitable for carbon reduction but also lead to the displacement or dispossession of vulnerable communities.
Scientists from the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) developed a bio-degradable polymer based on polystyrene (an amorphous thermoplastic material) and alpha-angelica-lactone – an organic compound found in certain plants.
Autonomous Non-Сommercial Organization "International Sustainable Energy Development Centre" under the auspices of UNESCO, 2025