Renewable Energy
-
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
Fossils’ ‘Net-Zero’ Alliance Has No Phaseout Plan, Relies on Shaky Carbon Capture Technology
Canada’s five big tar sands/oil sands companies are raising eyebrows with their plan to form an Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero alliance aimed ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansRenewable EnergySoil & Natural SequestrationWater
Report Calls for Climate, Biodiversity Action to Work in Tandem
A landmark report is warning that global heating and biodiversity collapse are intertwined crises that will be solved only if they are solved together—critical ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemographicsGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
Fast Renewables Growth Triggers Scramble for Qualified Workers
As the shift off carbon accelerates, clean energy companies are scrambling to find the people power they need to keep the lights on. -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolar
Vietnam Solar Capacity Grows 100-Fold Since 2019
Solar uptake in Vietnam has reached eye-blinking speed, with a 100-fold increase in generation just since 2019. -
AustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydrogenJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Coal-Heavy Queensland Commits $2 Billion to Clean Energy Jobs
Australia’s fossil-heavy state of Queensland is committing A$2 billion to create what Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called a “self-reinforcing cycle of investment—a job-generating clean energy ... -
Air & MarineBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingDemand & DistributionRenewable Energy
United Offers ‘Obnoxious Dunk on the Climate’ with Supersonic Jet Buy
With United Airlines touting its decision to buy 15 new supersonic aircraft as a win for sustainable flight, the company’s critics are pushing back ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Surging Wind, Solar Deliver 93% of New U.S. Grid Capacity
Wind and solar accounted for nearly all of the new electrical generating capacity installed in the United States between January and April this year. -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHydrogenJurisdictionsMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
$1.3-Billion Edmonton Project Raises Hopes for Blue Hydrogen, Doubts About Greenwashing
A plan by a Pennsylvania-based industrial gas and chemical company to build a C$1.3-billion “blue” hydrogen plant in Edmonton is raising cautious optimism about ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolar
Ford’s New Electric Truck Offers Backup Home Energy Storage
Ford Motor Co. may have introduced a major, new twist in the off-grid energy storage market, thanks to a feature of its new F-150 ... -
Chinese Solar Farms Seek Sheep to Keep Weeds Neat
The world’s largest solar farm, located in the Tala Desert in northwestern China, has embraced an age-old method of keeping the weeds down without ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable EnergySolarWind
Investment Must Triple by 2030 to Hit 1.5°C Target, IEA Warns
Global clean energy investment must triple by 2030 to fulfill the projected 1.5°C future in the International Energy Agency’s net-zero by 2050 roadmap, the ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydrogenJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Renewables in South Australia Grid Leap from 0 to 60% in Just 14 Years
The breakaway success of the South Australian electricity grid, which literally took renewable energy from zero to 60% of total demand in just 14 ... -
Demand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Grid Rethinks Benefit of Energy Efficiency for Environment, Equity Goals
California is changing the way it values energy efficiency, calculating the “total system benefit” of conservation programs to include environmental and equity goals as ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarWind
Canada, G7 Fall Short on Green Strings for COVID Recovery Funds
Canada spent significantly more of its COVID-19 recovery dollars on renewable energy than on fossil fuels, but has attached few green strings to that ... -
VCIB Unveils First Dedicated Loan Program for Commercial Solar Projects
Canadian businesses and non-profits will be able to borrow up to $10 million to install solar panels on their properties under a new commercial ...
