Finance & Investment
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Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Corporate Buyers Set Massive New Record for Renewable Energy Procurement
Non-utility renewable energy buyers in the United States hit an annual record by August 2018, closing more than 3.5 gigawatts of new projects, and ... -
Three New Canadian LNG Projects ‘Inch Towards Construction’ in 2019
Three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Oregon are “inching towards construction,” the Financial Post reports, prompting ... -
AsiaChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Coal Industry Collapse Could Move Far Enough, Fast Enough to Hit IPCC’s 2030 Target: Analyst
The IPCC’s urgent call for the world’s power utilities to reduce coal consumption 60% by 2030 might look unrealistic through a business-as-usual lens. But ... -
Tesla Closes Land Deal for $2-Billion Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla Motors’ US$2-billion battery gigafactory in China is one step closer to reality, after the company signed a land agreement last week for an ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationMiddle EastOil & GasSolar
Khashoggi Murder Prompts Questions About Saudi Arabia’s Cleantech Investments
As the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey roils the regime of Crown Prince Mohammed bin ... -
Crowdfunded Solar Delivers New Cash Crop for Small-Scale Farmers in Kenya
Green electricity from a local, crowdfunded solar microgrid is turning into a new source of income for small-scale farmers in densely-populated Kisii County in ... -
AsiaBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentMiddle EastOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
EXCLUSIVE Alberta Alert: Dead Mines Walking?
One week ago, the price American refineries will pay for a barrel of Alberta bitumen fell to just below US$30. A seismic jolt raced ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & Gas
Fossil CEO Dudley Urges ‘Many Trillions’ in New Spending, Calls Climate Risk Disclosure a Danger
The oil industry will have to invest trillions of dollars in what industry newsletter Upstream calls an “aggressive Paris Climate Accord compliance scenario”, and ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Higher Carbon Prices May Drive Off-Coal Transition in Poland
Higher carbon prices appear to be pushing Poland into the early stages of a post-carbon transition, with state power company Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Katowice-based Tauron ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetySolar
Southeast Asia Urged to Scrap Fossil Subsidies in Favour of Affordable, Reliable Renewables
Southeast Asia is facing renewed pressure to cut back or scrap fossil subsidies that have kept the region a global laggard in renewable energy ... -
Fossil Execs Seek PR Strategies to Combat Growing Divestment, Risk Disclosure Movement
Public relations campaigns to “combat” the growing movement against fossil fuel divestment were a primary topic of conversation when the annual Oil and Money ...
