Renewable Energy
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BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Prices Hit $9,000/MWh as Texas Grid Declares First Supply Emergency Since 2014
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued its first emergency alert since January 2014, after record demand driven by a summer heat wave ... -
Living Buildings Would Revitalize the Environment, Build Community
Living buildings is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the ... -
ChinaCitiesElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Solar Price Beats Grid Electricity in Every City Across China
Subsidy-free solar is now less expensive than grid electricity in virtually every city across China, according to a paper published this week in the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBrazilCanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
IPCC Land Report Paints Stark Picture for Food Supplies, Charts Course for Immediate Action
Global food supplies, species and ecosystem diversity, and the health and safety of populations are all in peril without immediate, wide-ranging shifts in land ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsWind
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Analysts Predict Implausible Growth as Renewables, EVs Crush Fossils on Price
A stunning new international analysis shows increasingly affordable wind and solar power and electric vehicles crushing oil on price and efficiency—even as Canadian fossil ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCoalElectricity GridForests & DeforestationGeothermalMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarTar Sands/Oil SandsTransitWave & TidalWind
‘Stunning’ Poll Results Show Canadian Public ‘Ahead of Our Politics’ on Climate Action
Two-thirds to 84% of Canadians would accept bold measures to address climate change, more than four-fifths see the climate crisis as a serious problem, ... -
BuildingsCanadaDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesGeothermalJobsSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Greens Unveil Job Transition Plan for Fossil Fuel Work Force
With the federal election campaign about to hit high gear, Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in Vancouver last week to unveil a plan ... -
CanadaDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsSub-National Governments
Alberta Efficiency Programs Cut GHGs by 5.7 Megatonnes, Save $692 Million Over Two Years
Energy Efficiency Alberta is earning praise at the national level, even as it faces an uncertain future in its home province, after reporting C$692 ... -
AsiaBrazilCanadaChinaCoalEuropeGeneral RenewablesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastNuclearOil & GasSolarUnited StatesWind
BP Global Data Report Shows Fossil Fuel Use Surging, Renewables Falling Behind
Global fossil fuel use is continuing its rapid increase, and renewable energy development “has not only failed to halt the explosive rise in fossil ...
