International Agencies & Studies
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Oceans Rise to Highest Level in 6,000 Years
The world’s oceans have risen to their highest level in 6,000 years due to melting glaciers and ice sheets, according to a paper last ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyGeneral RenewablesHydropowerInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarWind
‘Vast Renewable Energy Resources’ in Sub-Saharan Africa Still Leave 300 Million in the Dark
Sub-Saharan Africa’s “vast renewable energy resources” could meet almost half the region’s power needs by 2040, according to a new analysis by the International ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOff-Grid
Developing Countries Can Use Microgrids to Leapfrog Past Centralized Utilities
Just as mobile phones in developing countries leapfrogged the landline era, the Rocky Mountain Institute says microgrids can deliver affordable electricity to nations and ... -
Energy Efficiency: ‘Invisible Powerhouse’ Saves US$310 Billion/Year
At a value of US$310 billion per year and growing, energy efficiency is an “invisible powerhouse” that saves more energy than the United States ... -
Solar Could Supply 27% of Global Electricity by 2050: IEA
Photovoltaics could supply 16% of the world’s electricity by 2050, and concentrating solar could provide another 11%, if countries have the political will to ... -
Chile Enacts South America’s First Carbon Tax
Chile became the first South American country to enact a carbon tax last month, introducing a charge of $5 per tonne for thermal plants ... -
Low-Carbon Transition Could Free Up Trillions of Investment Dollars
The low-carbon transition could make trillions of dollars available other purposes over the next 20 years, according to two background papers produced for the ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable Energy
Biomass Supplies 60% of Global Renewable Energy in IRENA’s 2030 Scenario
Biomass could supply 60% of the world’s renewable energy and 20% of its electricity by 2030, according to a new report by the UAE-based ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable EnergySolar
HSBC Sees Affordable Storage as Competitive Risk for Fossil-Dependent Power Utilities
Affordable battery storage is poised to compete with fossil fuel-dependent power utilities that are already struggling to turn a profit against rooftop solar, according ... -
WWF Reports 52% Decline in Vertebrate Species Since 1970
The world’s population of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish has declined 52% since 1970, and in the 10th edition of its Living Planet ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & Studies
Calderón Economy and Climate Report Fell Short of a Low-Carbon Solution
While the report of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate earlier this month showed that economic growth and climate action can go ... -
Did the UN Climate Summit Matter? Three Upcoming Events Will Tell the Tale.
Did the UN Climate Summit September 23 really help move the world closer to a global agreement to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions? -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable Energy
More Climate Negotiations? Better to Adopt a Global Energy Efficiency Treaty
Rather than pursuing endless negotiations toward the next climate agreement, countries should adopt a global energy efficiency treaty to drastically reduce emissions, curb climate ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Heavy Polluters Reap €5 Billion Windfall from EU Emissions Trading System
Steel and cement makers and power plants will reap a €5 billion windfall because of a pricing assumption in the European Union’s Emissions Trading ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & Studies
World Bank Expects ‘Huge’ Carbon Pricing Announcements at UN Climate Summit
The World Bank expects to see a “huge number of countries and businesses” commit to carbon pricing schemes during the UN climate summit in ...