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Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBuildingsCitiesCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Nevada, Washington State Declare 100% Clean Energy Targets
Nevada and Washington State have been the latest in a string of U.S. jurisdictions to adopt rapid steps to replace fossil fuels with renewable ... -
ChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
China Relaxes Limits on New Coal Plants, But Analysts See Renewables Boom Continuing
The last few days have seen conflicting analysis of China’s recent decision to allow new coal plant construction in 11 of its provinces, with ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Coal Plants Failed, Renewables Shone as Epic January Heat Wave Hit Australian Grid
Australia’s mammoth coal plants failed while its wind and rooftop solar installations shone during a major January heat wave in Victoria state, according to ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesJobsPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
New York Passes Landmark Bill to Cut Buildings’ Carbon Emissions, Energy Use
New York City has adopted a plan to reduce carbon pollution from large buildings by 40% from 2005 levels by 2030—roughly a 26% cut ... -
AfricaAsiaDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOff-GridPathways to 1.5Wind
Micro Wind Would Save 200 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
Micro wind places #76 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. If its share of global electricity generation increases to 1%, it could eliminate 0.2 gigatons of carbon ... -
AsiaAustraliaBatteries/StorageCanadaChinaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Energy Storage to Become ‘Key Grid Asset’ with 13-Fold Growth Through 2024
The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaElectricity GridJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Canadian Utilities Need 20,500 New Workers by 2022 to Replace Departing Boomers
Canada’s utilities will need at least 20,500 new workers by 2022 to keep power plants and transmission systems in operation, the Electricity Human Resources ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsPathways to 1.5SolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion in Savings by 2050
The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals ... -
AfricaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & Studies
Cooling to Avert Heat Stress Could Cost African Regions $487 Billion by 2076
It will cost three key regions of Africa as much as US$487 billion in energy use by 2076 to deal with increased heat stress ...
