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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolar
Hastings-Simon: Alberta Government Must Wake up to ‘Spectacular’ Drop in Solar Power Costs
Solar’s recent coronation by the International Energy Agency as the “king” of global electricity markets is a literal power shift that bodes ill for ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesSolarWind
Small Island States Speed Up the Shift from Imported Fossils to Local Solar, Wind
Small island states are working to accelerate the shift from imported fossil fuels to their own renewable energy resources, both to protect themselves from ... -
AsiaAustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Western Australia Greets 26-GW Asian Renewable Energy Hub as Job Creator, ‘Major Contributor’ to Carbon Reductions
The state government in Western Australia has issued planning approvals for the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a vast solar, wind, and green hydrogen production ... -
Checkerboard Design More Than Doubles Solar Cell Light Absorption
Researchers at the University of York and NOVA University of Lisbon have come up with a new checkerboard design that could more than double ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySolarTar Sands/Oil Sands
Solar the ‘New King of Electricity’, Trans Mountain at Risk as IEA Analysis Sinks In
An acknowledgement that solar now delivers the “cheapest electricity in history” and a new source of uncertainty for Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarWind
‘Silver Bullet’ Hopes Shouldn’t Distract from Today’s Renewable Energy Solutions, Experts Say
Faced with a massive wave of hype for a new generation of “silver bullet” climate solutions, from green hydrogen to carbon capture to (relatively) ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Wildfire Smoke Cuts Into California Solar Production
Severe smoke from the wildfires that have been sweeping parts of California reduced power output from the state’s utility-scale solar installations by 13% in ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Exxon Projections Show Massive Emissions Increase as Quarterly Financial Losses Mount
ExxonMobil may be plotting to increase its already enormous annual greenhouse gas emissions by 17% over the next five years, as much as the ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
TD Bank Subsidiary Launches Canada’s Biggest Grid Storage Project in Alberta
A Toronto-Dominion Bank subsidiary is planning a 60-megawatt battery storage project, Canada’s biggest to date, using arrays of Tesla batteries to store electricity and ... -
AustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingCoalDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydrogenJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Analysts See ‘Green’ Hydrogen Costing Less than Fossil-Sourced Product within a Decade
While the definition of “clean” or “green” hydrogen is still distinctly fuzzy, the truly green variety produced from wind- or solar-generated electricity could become ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerInternationalJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
New Floating Solar + Hydro Combo Could Meet Nearly Half of Global Power Demand
Combining solar power with hydroelectricity in floating reservoirs could meet nearly 50% of global electricity demand, says a new study being described as “potentially ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & Consumption
Chinese Chemical Plants Begin Capturing Nitrous Oxide, a Super-Pollutant 300 Times More Potent than CO2
An industrial gas company in China has taken a “noteworthy step” to capture and reuse nitrous oxide, a climate pollutant that is 300 times ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsTransitWind
Infrastructure Bank to Pour $6 Billion into Clean Grid, Building Retrofits, Zero-Emission Buses
Climate and energy analysts are mostly praising a new two- to three-year, C$10-billion “growth plan” that includes $2.5 billion for clean power and storage, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Utility Boss Sees India Phasing Out 60 GW of Coal Capacity, Replacing 40 GW with Newer Coal Plants
The head of Mumbai-based utility company Tata Power is calling on the government of India to phase out nearly 500 older coal plants that ... -
AsiaBioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFood SecurityHydropowerIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarWind
Renewables Employed 11.5 Million in 2019, Could Approach 30 Million by 2030, IRENA Reports
Renewable energy created 11.5 million jobs around the world in 2019, up from 11 million in 2018, according to the latest in a series ...
