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The Outlook Just Gets Darker for ‘King’ Coal
Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported this week that a record number of coal plants were shuttered in the United States in 2015, a year ... -
Batteries/StorageChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionIndiaInternationalJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Renewables Poised for Record Year in 2016
Crashing oil and gas prices won’t be enough to hold off a global boom in renewable energy development in 2016, with wind and solar ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEuropeIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyUnited States
Japan, South Korea Plan 60 New Coal Plants by 2025
Japan and South Korea marked the conclusion of the United Nations climate summit last week by confirming plans to build at least 60 new ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternationalJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
Developing Countries’ Carbon Cuts Hinge on Capacity-Building
Fewer than half of 52 countries surveyed by the NewClimate Institute understood the greenhouse gas reduction options available to them, even though they had ... -
India Must ‘Think Fast’ to Take Advantage of Paris Deal
The government of India will have to “think fast” to make best use of the opportunities built into the Paris Agreement, Siddharth Pathak of ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsIndiaJurisdictionsUnited States
Numbers Outweigh Efficiency In New Cars
The number of cars on the road is set to double by 2030, overwhelming even an ambitious 50% improvement in gasoline mileage and leaving ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeIndiaJurisdictionsMiddle EastPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Momentum for 1.5ºC Masks Deeper Divisions at Paris Climate Talks
The growing momentum behind a 1.5ºC/2.7ºF limit on average global warming has been one of the surprises so far in the climate negotiations unfolding ... -
AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsPost-Carbon Transition
‘Ambition Coalition’ Emerges as Paris Delegates Crunch Negotiating Text
As make-or-break climate negotiations at the United Nations summit in Paris reached a critical point, a 100-member “high ambition coalition” revealed itself after six ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaJurisdictionsUnited States
India’s Rich Have Lower Carbon Footprint Than Developed World’s Poor
The poorest 50% of the population in the United States produce four times as much carbon pollution as the richest 10% in India, according ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
India Wants ‘Progressive, Durable Agreement’ While Lifting Millions Out of Poverty
India wants a “progressive and durable agreement” in Paris, the country’s lead climate negotiator, Additional Secretary Susheel Kumar, told a briefing last Friday organized ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Island States’ Survival at Risk in Saudi Intransigence
Saudi Arabia, whose exports of some seven million barrels of oil a day lead the world, is being singled out during the United Nations ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEuropeIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
2,440 New Coal Plants Through 2030 Would Defeat Carbon Controls
The 2,440 new coal plants now on the drawing boards around the world would be enough to defeat any attempt to keep average global ... -
BrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternationalJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
International ‘Public-Private’ Funders Put Up $20 Billion for Climate
Multiple deep-pocketed donors and 19 countries have joined billionnaire philanthropist Bill Gates to double their contributions to climate and clean energy research to $20 ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
India, France Unveil International Solar Alliance
India and France marked the first day of the UN climate summit in Paris by unveiling a new international solar alliance, with more than ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Global Emissions Stabilized in 2014, Decoupled from Economic Growth
Global greenhouse gas emissions nearly stabilized in 2014 with an increase of just 0.5%, compared to average annual growth of 4% over the last ...
