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Trump’s Light Bulb Efficiency Rollback to Cost Consumers $14 Billion Per Year
In what one major business-environment coalition is calling an “unforced error”, the Trump administration is moving to weaken a George W. Bush-era light bulb ... -
Oxford Properties Plans One Million Square Feet of Rooftop Solar by 2022
One of Canada’s biggest commercial real estate companies, Oxford Properties, is planning to install a million square feet (92,900 square metres) of rooftop solar ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEuropeOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Scotland Lays Out Net-Zero Emissions Plan, Draws Fire for Continuing Embrace of Offshore Fossils
The Scottish government has outlined plans to make its 2045 zero emissions target a “centrepiece” of its program and “lay the foundations for a ... -
BuildingsElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatorySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Tesla Reboots Lagging Solar Rental Business as Walmart Sues Over Rooftop Panel Fires
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to reboot his company’s lagging solar division by offering rooftop panels for rent in six U.S. states, just ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Mayor of Impoverished French Town Combines Green Strategy with Social Supports
Undaunted by 28% unemployment, and the fact that Marie Le Pen’s xenophobic National Rally party continues to appeal to a majority of his constituents, ... -
Falling Short on Climate Target, Edmonton Plans Suite of New Carbon Reduction Programs
Faced with a shortfall between his city’s carbon reduction target and its climate programming, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is vowing to do better. -
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Corporate Renewable Energy Buys Could Set All-Time Record in 2019
Corporate renewable energy purchases are on track to set another all-time record in 2019, with the United States still driving a strong growth trend ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Prices Hit $9,000/MWh as Texas Grid Declares First Supply Emergency Since 2014
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued its first emergency alert since January 2014, after record demand driven by a summer heat wave ...
