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String of Cancellations Could Spell the End of New Gas Plants in California
The latest in a string of project cancellations is opening up the possibility that California will never have to build another new natural gas ... -
U.S. Utilities Invest in Technology, Build Customer Trust to Cope with Future Storms, Wildfires
Facing the rising threat of wildfires in the west and devastating storms throughout the country, American utilities say they’re improving their storm response strategies, ... -
Quirky Ontario Electricity Pricing Creates Opportunity for Battery Storage
Battery developers have become the unintended beneficiaries of a strange quirk in Ontario energy policies that has a growing number of commercial and industrial ... -
Demand & EfficiencyDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Cogeneration Would Save 3.97 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Cogeneration ranks #50 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to eliminate 3.97 gigatons of carbon dioxide at a net cost of US$279.3 billion, while ... -
CoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridGeothermalNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Chile Shuts Eight Coal Plants, Sets 2040 Deadline for 100% RE
Chile is planning to close eight coal plants with combined capacity of 23,000 megawatts, or 20% of its electricity, as part of a new ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
EVs Can Halve the Payback Period for Rooftop Solar, Study Shows
Running an electric vehicle alongside rooftop solar can cut the payback period for the solar power system by more than half, according to a ... -
CoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentNuclearSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Ohio House Bill Bails Out Coal and Nuclear, Cuts Renewables and Efficiency Programs
Ohio businesses and homeowners are a big step closer to picking up the tab for their utilities’ uneconomical power plants, after the state House ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxCitiesDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJobsNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransit
Canada Can Hit Paris Targets, ‘Zero Out Carbon’ by Mid-Century, Study Shows
Canada can get its energy system on track to meet its targets under the Paris Agreement and “zero out carbon pollution” by mid-century by ... -
BioenergyChinaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyIndiaNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
World’s Dirtiest Air, Cheapest Solar Produce Challenge and Opportunity for Modi’s Second Term
The world’s dirtiest air and its lowest prices for installed solar will be two of the influences shaping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term ... -
Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEuropeMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited States
‘Winning’ the Climate Conversation Means Changing the Subject, Pivoting to Solutions
The best way to “win” the public conversation about climate change might be to change the subject, suggest two recent posts in the New ... -
Batteries/StorageBioenergyDrawdownDrive to 1.5Electricity GridHydroPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Grid Flexibility Would Enable 80% Renewable Power Generation by 2050
Grid flexibility places #77 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions as an essential tool for making 80% renewable generation “a global reality” by 2050. ...
