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Batteries/StorageElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island StatesSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Solar+Storage in Hawaii to Offset 3.7 Million Gallons of Diesel as Costs Fall 42% in Three Years
Hawaii has produced a small surge of solar+storage news to start the year, with the world’s largest installation of its kind going into service ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National Governments
Uxbridge Farmer Replaces Noisy, ‘Noxious’ Diesel Tractor with Electric Prototype
A farmer in Uxbridge, Ontario has traded in his old, noisy diesel tractor for one of 10 electric prototypes developed in 2018. On top ... -
Canada Finally Joins International Renewable Energy Agency
Canada has finally joined the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), bringing an end to discussions that have been under way at least since early ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOceansOil & GasSouth & Central America
Fossils Plan More Than 100 New Offshore Projects Worth $123 Billion in 2019
Energy research and business intelligence firm Rystad Energy foresees more than 100 new offshore fossil projects worth US$123 billion receiving approval in 2019, compared ... -
Amazon Employees Assert Shareholder Rights to Urge Climate Action
More than a dozen employees at Amazon.com are exercising their rights as shareholders to petition the company to release a comprehensive climate action plan. -
Drive to 1.5Electricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
India Plans Another 500 Gigawatts of Renewable Capacity by 2028
India has unveiled bold plans to procure an additional 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2028, including 350 GW from solar and 140 ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & Studies
Kim’s Abrupt Departure from World Bank Could Put Climate Fund Promise in Doubt
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim shocked the international aid community Monday with the sudden announcement that he will step down February 1, 3½ ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Ontario Climate Plan Undercuts Cities’ GHG Reduction Efforts, Fails on Green Jobs
The Ontario government’s new climate change plan undercuts cities’ ability to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while failing to set the stage for a ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & Fracking
Fossil Sector Places Last in Major U.S. Stock Index
The fossil energy sector was “solidly in last place” in a comparison of 2018 stock performance on the influential Standard & Poors 500 stock ... -
BuildingsCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New York Offers Free Community Solar to 10,000 Low-Income Households
New York State is supplying free access to community solar to 7,000 low-income households across the state, and plans to extend the program to ... -
AfricaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
2019 Shapes Up as ExxonMobil’s Worst Stock Market Year Since 1981
The world’s biggest private fossil company, ExxonMobil, is preparing for its worst stock performance since 1981 and facing pressure from shareholders to send dividends ...
