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B.C. Regulations to Push EVs to 30% of New Cars by 2030, 100% by 2040
Two years after announcing its zero-emission vehicle program, British Columbia has released the year-by-year regulatory targets that will help manufacturers and retailers make the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSupply Chains & Consumption
‘Inevitable Policy Response’ Will Drive Climate Action by 2025, UN Agency Says
Arguing that global financial markets will inevitably begin factoring in the near-term policy response to climate change over the next five years, a United ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Carbon Capture Failure in Texas Bodes Badly for Similar Projects Elsewhere, IEEFA Warns
NRG Energy’s decision to mothball a coal-fired carbon capture project in Texas, just 3½ years after it went online in January 2017, is a ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil Sands
Deutsche Bank Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Falls Short on Coal Divestment
Frankfurt-based banking giant Deutsche Bank is immediately cutting off financing for new tar sands/oil sands and Arctic oil and gas projects and will end ... -
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Plummeting Wind Costs Could Make ‘Green’ Hydrogen Cost-Competitive by 2023
Less than two weeks after a report that renewably-produced “green” hydrogen could be cost competitive with fossil-dependent “grey” by 2030, a new analysis by ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastRenewable EnergySolar
Abu Dhabi Project Sets New Low Price Record with 1.35¢/kWh for Utility-Scale Solar
Utility-scale solar has hit another absurdly low price threshold, with a consortium of four companies offering a tariff price of US1.35¢ per kilowatt hour ... -
AfricaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
IEA Risks Credibility with Projections that Enable New Fossil Megaprojects
The International Energy Agency is giving political cover to new fossil megaprojects, and risks undermining its own influence over the next few years, by ... -
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Ohio Plans Repeal of Coal, Nuclear Bailout After Bribery Scandal Snares House Speaker
The outsized political power of U.S. utilities has come into sharp focus over the last 10 days, with bribery scandals in Ohio and Illinois ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsWind
Place Indigenous Youth at Centre of Clean Energy Partnerships, McCarthy and Morrison Urge
Ottawa and the provinces must work harder to support Canada’s Indigenous peoples in becoming full partners in the clean energy transition—and Indigenous youth need ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolar
Off-Grid Solar Saves Lives, Keeps the Lights On as Kenya Copes with Heavy Rains, Pandemic
Small, off-grid solar installations are saving lives and keeping the lights on in Kenya, after heavy rains cut into the reliability of the rural ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Storage Can Speed Transition to Renewable Grid, But Obstacles Remain, Study Finds
Increased reliance on electricity storage will make it easier for established power grids to retire their coal- and gas-fired power plants, postpone pricey and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeGeneral RenewablesHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Renewable Generation Beats Out Fossil Electricity in EU First
The first six months of 2020 saw renewables edging out fossils in Europe’s power mix for the first time, thanks to the happy conjunction ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureInternationalJurisdictions
Better Air Conditioning Standards Could Avoid Eight Years of Global Emissions by 2060
Global efforts to mandate the use of climate-friendly refrigerants and make cooling systems more efficient could avoid nearly eight years’ worth of carbon emissions, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentRenewable Energy
Smart City Technologies Support Post-COVID Push for Energy Efficiency, Emission Reductions
Smart city technologies are poised to increase energy efficiency and encourage sustainable living in municipalities focused on building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingNational Plans & ResponsesSolarUnited StatesWind
EU Treats Climate as ‘Pawn in Bigger Negotiation’, Adopts World’s Greenest Stimulus with Too Little Enforcement
Just a day after declaring it a “mission impossible”, leaders of 27 European countries finalized a COVID-19 recovery plan and seven-year budget worth €1.8 ...
