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Scarce Details, ‘Quid Pro Coal’ Undercut Australian State’s 17.7-GW Renewables Plan
The Australian state of New South Wales has released a new net-zero plan that promises up to 17,700 MW in new wind, solar, and ... -
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IEA Chief Sees ‘Historic Opportunity’ for Climate Action Through Economic Stimulus
The coronavirus pandemic presents a momentous opportunity for governments and financial leaders to build climate action into the economic stimulus packages they introduce to ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Oil War and COVID-19 Create Risk, Opportunity for Clean Energy
The end-to-end news coverage of the coronavirus emergency is producing a secondary wave of commentary and analysis on whether the global pandemic will derail ... -
Saskatchewan Announces $10 Million Fund to Help Coal Communities Diversify
Saskatchewan is making good on a Throne Speech promise last fall to direct C$10 million to coal communities to help them diversify into new ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobsNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Biden, Sanders Climate Policies Come Into Focus as Primary Field Narrows
With the race for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination narrowing to two main candidates, the New York Times and Foreign Policy magazine are ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrawdownDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural SequestrationSolarWind
Drawdown’s Latest ‘Tools of Possibility’ Show Path to 1.5°C, with 1,570 Billion Tons of Emission Cuts by 2050
Humanity can prevent or draw down 1,570 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2050 to approach a 1.5°C threshold for average ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridMethaneSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Michigan Utility Becomes First in U.S. to Declare 2040 Net-Zero Goal
Michigan’s Consumers Energy has become the first United States power utility to set a 2040 deadline for bringing its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. -
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New U.S. Energy Legislation Backs Solar, Wind and Storage, Misses Out on Efficiency, Pushes Fracked Gas Exports
A massive, bipartisan energy bill could come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate as soon as this week, with billions of dollars ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentOil & GasUnited States
JPMorgan Chase Policy ‘Tweaks’ Cut Coal Investment, Ban New Arctic Oil and Gas Deals
Facing intense pressure from climate campaigners, the United States’ biggest bank, JP Morgan Chase, is making some tentative moves to scale back its investments ... -
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CCS, Hydrogen Won’t Be Ready by 2050, UK Academics Warn
Neither carbon capture and storage (CCS) nor the hydrogen economy can scale up fast enough to play a significant part in decarbonizing the UK ... -
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Wanted: 400,000 New Recruits for UK Clean Energy Jobs by 2050
The United Kingdom will have to recruit 400,000 people into clean energy jobs of all kinds to achieve its goal of net zero emissions ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionResearch & DevelopmentUnited States
Trillion-Tree Initiative Could Distract from Climate Action, Analyst Warns
Constraints of time and space, the likelihood of accounting boondoggles, and the fact that forests are inherently unstable climate sinks, ever more so as ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Electricity GridEuropeLegal & RegulatoryOil & Gas
France, UK See New Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Development
New lawsuits against fossil fuel development were introduced in two major European countries last week, with five campaign organizations and 14 local governments filing ... -
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Thunberg Demands Action, Fossils Tout Carbon Capture as Greenpeace Calls Out Fossil Investors at Davos Forum
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland was a study in contrasts yesterday, with #FridaysforFuture founder Greta Thunberg slamming the world’s governments and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationOil & GasSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Microsoft Pledges $1 Billion to Become Carbon-Negative by 2030
Software giant Microsoft is embarking on a four-year, US$1-billion effort to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, aiming to remove more CO2 than ...
