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AfricaAir & MarineAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Petrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Baltimore Utility Cuts Peak Demand by 300 MW, Puts Money in Ratepayers’ Pockets
Six years after it launched its Smart Energy Rewards program, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) is reporting that local energy efficiency measures have reduced ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Utilities Seek New Identity, Different Revenue Sources in Post-Carbon Economy
From rebranding themselves as “partners” in energy delivery, to renovating legacy infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicle charging, to redirecting into the business of “smart” ... -
Green New Deal Comes to Life in Portland Affordable Housing Project
Affordable, green, and employing immigrant Americans, a new housing project in a low-income neighborhood in Portland, Oregon is being cast as an early glimpse ... -
Gap in Low-Carbon Construction Skills Costs Ontario $24.3 Billion Per Year: CaGBC
A gap in low-carbon construction skills—from construction trades to designers, architects, and engineers—is costing Ontario C$24.3 billion in annual economic activity and another $3.7 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationJobsPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Green New Deal Brings Climate Transition to the Mainstream, Omits Key Issue of Urban Sprawl
With supporters hailing U.S. Democrats’ Green New Deal resolution as a breakthrough and some of its predictable opponents declaring it wildly unrealistic, a handful ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Equipment Manufacturer Urges Bold Energy Efficiency Action to Meet Paris Climate Goals
Energy efficiency is poised to meet the carbon reduction targets in the Paris Agreement, depends on readily-available technology, and constitutes a trillion-dollar opportunity, writes ... -
Origami-Style Window Blinds Would Produce Solar Electricity, Deliver Better Daylighting
An Australian architectural design firm is working on a new origami-style window blind that produces electricity and even brings more natural daylighting into the ... -
Trump Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $12 Billion, Boost Emissions by 34 Megatonnes Per Year
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs will cost consumers at least US$12 billion per year by 2025, ... -
Batteries/StorageBuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Study Shows ‘Sizable Disconnect’, Big Opportunity, in Corporate Clean Energy Strategies
Despite tech giants like Google setting 100% renewable energy targets, and corporate buyers signing up for five gigawatts of new solar and wind capacity ... -
BuildingsCanadaDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentResearch & DevelopmentSolarSub-National Governments
Edmonton Company’s New Technology Turns Windows Into Transparent Solar Panels
A company in Edmonton is working on technology to turn windows into transparent solar panels, with a boost from Alberta carbon tax revenues. -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarWind
100% Renewables, Land Restoration Can Meet 1.5°C Target Without ‘Unproven’ Geoengineering Techniques
A rapid shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050, combined with land restoration efforts to boost the resilience of natural ecosystems on every continent, ... -
World’s Biggest Roofing Manufacturer Launches U.S. Rooftop Solar Venture
The world’s biggest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer is launching a rooftop solar business in the United States with the declared goal of “revolutionizing” adoption ...
