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AustraliaCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSolar
57% of Australians See Direct Effects of Bushfires as Power Grid Faces Peak Cooling Demand
With more than half the population directly affected by raging bushfires, a record-hot summer is producing frequent power outages on an electricity grid powered ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEuropeForests & Deforestation
Former Coal Commissioners Slam Germany’s Phaseout Plan
Former members of Germany’s coal commission are accusing the national government of breaking the compromise behind its much-acclaimed agreement to phase out coal-fired power ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySolarTransit
Nottingham Delivers Home Comfort, Rooftop Solar in Drive to Be UK’s First Carbon-Neutral City
Nottingham, England is setting out to transform housing, transportation, energy use, and waste management in a bid to become the country’s first carbon-neutral city ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaNational Plans & Responses
€40-Billion Compensation Plan to Drive Germany’s Coal Phaseout by 2038
National and regional governments in Germany have sealed the deal on a €40-billion (US$45-billion) plan to phase out coal by 2038 and fund a ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridJobsSolarSub-National Governments
High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ... -
Geothermal Would Save 16.6 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Geothermal places #18 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. If it could increase its share of global electricity generation from 0.66 to 4.9% by 2050, geothermal ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Greek Court Strikes Down Environmental Permits for Two Coal Plants
Greece’s top administrative court, the Greek Council of State, has struck down the environmental permit for a proposed new coal plant, Meliti II, and ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & Investment
LED Retrofit Cuts Lighting Costs 94%, Points to Fast ROI for Commercial Buildings
An LED lighting replacement project at a manufacturing plant in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata cut lighting costs 94% while providing better illumination, delivering ... -
CanadaCitiesElectricity GridHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNuclearSub-National Governments
False Alarm Draws Attention to Delayed Pickering Nuclear Shutdown, Triggers Surging Demand for Emergency Iodide Pills
Millions of people across Ontario woke up in a panic early Sunday morning, after an emergency alert falsely announced an incident at the Pickering ... -
Utility-Scale Solar to Add 140 GW of New Capacity This Year
Electricity grids around the world are expected to add 140 gigawatts of new photovoltaic solar capacity this year, a 15% increase over 2019, according ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentOil & Gas
UK Pension Funds Press Barclays Bank to Stop Lending Money to Fossils
In the United Kingdom’s first-ever shareholder climate resolution aimed at a bank, a group of 11 pension and investment funds is urging Barclays to ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsTransitUnited States
Democrats Plan ‘Sweeping Legislation’ to Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are developing what The Hill calls “sweeping climate legislation” to bring the country to net-zero carbon emissions ...
