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AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearSolarWind
Japan Considers 100 Plant Closures, Still Sees Coal Supplying 26% of Electricity in 2030
Japan is considering plans to close 100 of its least efficient coal-fired power plants by 2030 in a bid to meet its carbon reduction ... -
AustraliaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Australian Lobby Group Points to One Million Jobs in Green Recovery Plan
Countering Canberra’s fossil-backed call for a gas-powered pandemic recovery plan, the Australian lobby group Beyond Zero Emissions has mapped a solar- and wind-powered path ... -
Hidalgo Re-Elected, Ecologists Deliver ‘Green Wave’ as France Holds Local Elections
Paris Mayor and leading climate advocate Anne Hidalgo was re-elected by a large margin and ecology candidates engineered what The Guardian called a “green ... -
Puerto Ricans Are Skeptical After Canadian Firm Joins Consortium to Deliver Local Grid Services
While a Canadian utility company celebrates its part in a 15-year consortium deal to modernize and operate Puerto Rico’s hurricane-ravaged power grid, the contract ... -
200 Farmers in Netherlands Sign On for $560M Onshore Wind Farm
In an important win for community-based wind energy, more than 200 farmers in a rural area east of Amsterdam have banded together to secure ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridEuropeFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Queen Elizabeth’s Wealth Manager Dumps Tar Sands/Oil Sands, Arctic Oil and Gas, Coal
Coutts, the private banker to Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the British royal family, has promised to drop its investments in the ... -
Ontario Cancels Nuclear Waste Storage Plan Near Lake Huron Shoreline
Ontario Power Generation has pulled the plug on a multi-billion-dollar effort to store hazardous nuclear waste in underground vaults at the Bruce Nuclear Generating ... -
Amazon Promises $2-Billion Climate Fund While Emissions Continue to Grow
Amazon.com is getting a decidedly mixed reaction for its plan to set up a US$2-billion climate investment fund, after the e-commerce giant’s latest sustainability ... -
Germany Risks ‘Hybridgate’ Scandal as Subsidized Cars Run with Batteries Empty
German engineering and technology giant Robert Bosch GmbH says it’s taking steps to prevent a “hybridgate” scandal on a par with the massive Dieselgate ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Analysis Busts Myths, Shows No Need for New Gas Plants
It’s time to bust some myths about gas-fired electricity, renewable energy, and the United States grid, writes David Wooley, executive director of the Center ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJobs & TrainingSolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Policy-Makers Are ‘Easy Prey’ for Anti-Solar Lobbyists, Study Finds
Inoculating policy-makers against utility lobbying by helping them understand the benefits of community solar will be critical to realizing the promise of energy equity ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail Transport
$20-Billion East African Pipeline to Displace Thousands of Farmers, Risk Massive Oil Spill
A US$20-billion pipeline project in East Africa is set to displace thousands of small farmers and endanger key wildlife habitat and coastal waters—in spite ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingOil & GasSolarWind
Goldman Sachs See Renewable Investment Surging While Fossils Pay Huge Risk Premium
With global fossils paying the equivalent of a US$40 to $80 per ton carbon price to compensate for the heightened risk investors see in ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryTransit
Declaration for Resilience Urges ‘New Normal’ for Canadian Cities
Canada’s urban planning experts, along with leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, have signed on to the 2020 Declaration for Resilience in ...
