General Renewables
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CCS & Negative EmissionsCitiesElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Xcel Energy Commits to 80% GHG Cut by 2030, Zero-Carbon Operations by 2050
Minneapolis-based utility giant Xcel Energy is committing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 2005 levels by 2030, en route to a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobsMethaneSolarUnited StatesWind
Schumer to Trump: No Infrastructure Bill in 2019 Without Action on Climate
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is demanding a novel quid pro quo from Donald Trump as the 2019 legislative session looms—if the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesOil & Gas
Canadian Export Support to Fossils Exceeded Cleantech 12-Fold from 2012 to 2017
Canada’s Export Development Corporation (EDC) provided more than 12 times as much financial support to fossil companies as it did to clean technology producers ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5EuropeForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesJobsLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & Responses
EU’s New Efficiency, Renewable Energy Targets Will Overshoot Its 2030 Climate Goals
The European Union has adopted new energy efficiency and renewable energy targets that could actually overshoot the continent’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, after accounting ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeGeneral RenewablesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
‘180-Degree Turn’ in Policy Triggers Rapid Climate Action by New Spanish Government
In recent years, Spain has been a graveyard for climate-friendly policies. But there are signs the dead may be twitching back to life. -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
IEA Sees Signs of Energy Transition, But Backtracks on Paris-Compliant Modelling
An end to new fossil plant construction, a coal industry already past its production peak, a surge in natural gas use, and up to ...
