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Drive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationNuclearSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Poor and Rural North Carolinians Are Hardest Hit as Aerial Photos Show ‘Overwhelming’ Devastation
Aerial photos showed “overwhelming” devastation, an 1,870-megawatt nuclear plant had to be shut down, and poor and rural residents of the Carolinas were hit ... -
Climate DenialCoalEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseNuclearSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Hurricane Florence Bears Down on State That Tried to Legislate Sea Level Rise Out of Existence
With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the North Carolina coast and 1.5 million people under evacuation order, a secondary storm of news coverage laid ... -
AfricaCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
South Africa Plans Shift from Coal and Nuclear to Renewables, Natural Gas
South Africa is moving decisively to reduce its reliance on coal- and nuclear-generated electricity and shift its focus to renewable energy sources and natural ... -
BioenergyDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesGeothermalHealth & SafetyHydroJobsMethaneNuclearOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Truly Independent Ukraine Must Drop Gas and Nuclear, Embrace Renewables
On 24 August, Ukraine celebrates its independence day. But as talks earlier this month between Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel on ... -
AsiaChinaCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Trump Subsidies Could Hit $70 Billion, But Won’t Save Declining Coal, Nuclear Industries
The last month has seen news and feature coverage that, almost without exception, pointed to the continuing, rapid demise of coal-fired electricity generation, across ... -
AsiaCoalEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureNuclearSevere Storms & Flooding
Japan Misses Opportunity for Shift to Renewables as Floods, Landslides Kill 200
Japan has missed an opportunity to shift its energy production to renewable energy, even as the country struggles with the impacts of floods and ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJobsLegal & RegulatoryNuclearSolarSub-National GovernmentsWalking & BikingWind
Ontario Cancels Renewables Projects and Cycling Funds, Pushes On with Nuclear Relicencing
Doug Ford’s new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario continued to flail away at the province’s efforts at an energy transition last week, with new ... -
CoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureJobsNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Trump Coal Bailout Delivers One Death for Every 4.5 Jobs It Saves
Donald Trump’s bailout plan for the country’s failing coal-fired generating stations will cause one additional death for every 4.5 coal mining jobs it props ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCoalDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentHydroNuclearOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Renewables Hit 64% of Global Electricity Supply by 2050 in New Bloomberg Analysis
New investment worth US$11.5 trillion will drive renewable energy to 64% of global electricity supply through 2050, while coal will largely be squeezed out ... -
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Renewable Power Posts Record Growth, But Wider, Faster Shift Needed to Hit Paris Goals
Renewable electricity accounted for 70% of new power generation around the world last year, but greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise and ... -
CanadaCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEuropeFinance & InvestmentNuclearOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
‘Week of the White Elephants’ Sees Canada, U.S., UK Waste Billions on Energy Megaprojects
UK climate advocate and solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett is declaring the last seven days the “week of the white elephants”, noting that the governments ... -
Trump Plans Coal, Nuclear Bailout in ‘Unprecedented’ Market Intervention
In what Bloomberg News calls “unprecedented intervention into U.S. energy markets”, the Trump White House is preparing to mandate U.S. grid operators to bail ...
