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Batteries/StorageCanadaCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentOff-GridSolarWind
Buyout by Vancity Brings New Financial Clout to Green Bond Provider CoPower
Vancity Community Investment Bank has announced plans to acquire CoPower Inc., a Toronto-based green financing platform that offers green bonds to investors with as little ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridSolarWind
Front-Line Protests, Solid Research Drive Indonesia to Quit Coal, Protect Biodiversity
From the transition off coal, to protecting the biodiverse islands that helped inspire the theory of evolution, a combination of front-line protests and solid ... -
Solar Farm to Deliver Better Electricity Access, Annual Revenue to B.C. First Nation
The six communities of the Tŝilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are looking ahead to better electricity access and C$175,000 in annual revenue after completing ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownElectricity GridFood SecurityOff-GridResearch & DevelopmentSoil & Natural SequestrationSolar
Artificial Leaf Promises Renewable Energy Source that Mimics Photosynthesis
The Artificial Leaf shows up on Drawdown’s list of Coming Attractions—a category of climate solutions that weren’t yet ready for widespread adoption when the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOff-GridTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited StatesWind
Trip to Block Island Test Site Shows U.S. Offshore Wind Has Arrived
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is out with a detailed, exquisitely-designed and -illustrated look at the offshore wind boom now getting under way ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageChinaElectricity GridOff-GridResearch & DevelopmentSolarTransit
Researchers, Companies Look at Flash-Chargers for Electric Buses, Solar Cars that Need No Charging
A Swiss-Swedish automation company, a Japanese automaker, and an e-bus manufacturer in China are all reporting new developments in the race develop rapid recharging ... -
AfricaAsiaBioenergyCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityInternational Security & WarOff-GridSolarSouth & Central AmericaWind
Microgrids Can Deliver Decentralized Power, Boost Renewable Energy Use and Improve Public Health
Microgrids come in at #78 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Defined as locally-managed electricity generation systems, microgrids can be powered by renewable resources ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasSolarUnited StatesWind
WoodMac Sees Peril in Trump-China Trade Dispute as Energy Decarbonization Lags
The increasingly bitter trade dispute between the Trump administration and China is shaping up as a new barrier to getting global greenhouse gas emissions ... -
Batteries/StorageBuildingsCitiesDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Utility Safety Outages in California, Nevada Boost Interest in Solar and Storage
With utilities in two southern U.S. states resorting to planned outages to stop their equipment from sparking wildfires during dry, windy conditions, power users ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingOff-GridSolar
Decentralized Renewables Create Jobs, Boost Economic Activity in India, Kenya, Nigeria
Off-grid energy systems already employ as many people as centralized utilities in India, Kenya, and Nigeria, and that total is expected to more than ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentOff-GridSolarSub-National Governments
Alberta Towns, Utility Embrace Solar as ‘the Business of the Future’
Undaunted by a premier avowedly hostile to renewable energy, communities across Alberta are embracing solar electricity as good business, with the small southern town ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Slow Uptake Has Countries Missing Benefits of Renewable Energy Transition, REN21 Warns
While the industry’s growth in 2018 showed that “renewable power is here to stay”, countries around the world are falling short of the full ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydropowerOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Senate Committee Urges Federal Support for Northern Climate Resilience
The climate resilience of Canada’s Northern communities—many of them Indigenous—is an urgent priority that calls for better financial and technical support from the Trudeau ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridSolar
Subsidies Would Help Deliver Mini-Grids as Cheapest Rural Electrification for Sub-Saharan Africa
While subsidies have helped ensure the expansion of national power grid systems around the world, using public money to finance solar mini-grids is less ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingOff-GridSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Renewables Employed 11 Million in 2018, IRENA Reports
Renewable energy employed 11 million people around the world last year despite slower annual growth in key markets like China, the International Renewable Energy ...
