Renewable Energy
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Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarUnited StatesWind
Oil Demand Shrinks by the Month While U.S. Solar Surges
Two nearly simultaneous market reports this week from the two sides of the energy sector—the old and the new—point to a promising trend, with ... -
Climate DenialCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
EPA Tosses Lifeline to U.S. Coal with Rollback of Obama’s Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled long-anticipated plans to complete its rollback of President Barack Obama’s signature Clean Power Plan, the latest ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesCoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Slow Uptake Has Countries Missing Benefits of Renewable Energy Transition, REN21 Warns
While the industry’s growth in 2018 showed that “renewable power is here to stay”, countries around the world are falling short of the full ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHydroInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Resource Development, Climate Impacts, Federal Negligence Bring Wood Buffalo Park Close to Heritage in Danger List
A UN agency is on the verge of placing Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest, on the World Heritage in Danger List, and urging ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationHydroOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Senate Committee Urges Federal Support for Northern Climate Resilience
The climate resilience of Canada’s Northern communities—many of them Indigenous—is an urgent priority that calls for better financial and technical support from the Trudeau ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolar
Critics Scorch UK’s Net-Zero Announcement for Slow Transition, Misuse of International Carbon Credits
Soon-to-depart Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled legislation to make the UK the first G7 country to enshrine a 2050 net-zero carbon deadline in ... -
AfricaElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Subsidies Would Help Deliver Mini-Grids as Cheapest Rural Electrification for Sub-Saharan Africa
While subsidies have helped ensure the expansion of national power grid systems around the world, using public money to finance solar mini-grids is less ...
