Renewable Energy
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Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Canada Joins California on Tailpipe Emissions Standard, Clean Vehicle Development
Canada is aligning its automobile tailpipe emissions standard with California and will work with the most populous U.S. state to promote cleaner-running vehicles, under ... -
Batteries/StorageElectricity GridOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
GE Shuts California Gas Plant 20 Years Early, Sells Site to Battery Storage Provider
General Electric plans to close and demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas power plant in California 20 years ahead of schedule, after concluding it can’t ... -
Fragmented Federal Approach Drives Climate Scientists Out of the Field, Evidence for Democracy Warns
More than three-quarters of Canadian climate scientists say their highly qualified colleagues are leaving the field and 94% rely on foreign logistical support to ... -
Batteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasPathways to 1.5Podcasts & WebinarsPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Webinar: 1.5°C Still Doable Without ‘Unproven, Dangerous’ Geoengineering
It isn’t too late to limit average global warming to 1.5°C without resorting to geoengineering, and deploying geoengineering technologies such as carbon capture storage ... -
Air & MarineDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEuropeHydroNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionWind
Norway Plans 3.5 GW of New Offshore Wind, 50% Cut in Marine Diesel by 2030
A proposal to build up to 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, coupled with a pledge to cut marine diesel use 50% by 2030, ... -
Smart Grid Technology Would Enable ‘Variable’ Renewables, Save 0.7 to 2.1 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide by 2050
Smart grid development is a low-carbon solution that Drawdown lists as a “coming attraction” that can help utilities accommodate the rise of renewable energy. It could ... -
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 ...
