News in Numbers

1.5bn

The African Carbon Markets Initiative will expand its carbon market 19-fold by 2030, trading 1.5bn carbon credits by 2050.

2,600km 

A Russian minister has claimed that the route of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline to China has been finalised carrying 50 billion cubic metres of gas per year across 2,600km from West Siberia.

$247/MWh 

The UK’s tidal stream auction licensed construction of 53MW of power at an average price of $247/MWh.

2,240

A Belgian paper manufacturer has commissioned construction of Europe’s largest concentrated solar array, consisting of 2,240 mirrors.

3,000

A UK utility has launched a heat pump package that would cost £3,000 to install, compared to current prices that sit between £7,000 and £15,000.