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CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National Governments
RBC Becomes First Canadian Bank to Sign Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement
The Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest chartered bank and one of its biggest boosters for new fossil infrastructure, is dipping its toe ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMiddle EastRenewable EnergySolar
Abu Dhabi Project Sets New Low Price Record with 1.35¢/kWh for Utility-Scale Solar
Utility-scale solar has hit another absurdly low price threshold, with a consortium of four companies offering a tariff price of US1.35¢ per kilowatt hour ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar
Afghan Opium Farms Embrace Solar in Rapid Transformation with Consequences
The BBC is focusing its attention in an unlikely direction—the opium fields of Afghanistan’s Helmand province—for proof of how quickly solar can scale up ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Ohio Plans Repeal of Coal, Nuclear Bailout After Bribery Scandal Snares House Speaker
The outsized political power of U.S. utilities has come into sharp focus over the last 10 days, with bribery scandals in Ohio and Illinois ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolar
Off-Grid Solar Saves Lives, Keeps the Lights On as Kenya Copes with Heavy Rains, Pandemic
Small, off-grid solar installations are saving lives and keeping the lights on in Kenya, after heavy rains cut into the reliability of the rural ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Storage Can Speed Transition to Renewable Grid, But Obstacles Remain, Study Finds
Increased reliance on electricity storage will make it easier for established power grids to retire their coal- and gas-fired power plants, postpone pricey and ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeGeneral RenewablesHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind
Renewable Generation Beats Out Fossil Electricity in EU First
The first six months of 2020 saw renewables edging out fossils in Europe’s power mix for the first time, thanks to the happy conjunction ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & EfficiencyHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Coalition Urges Ontario to Phase Out Gas-Fired Electricity by 2030 [Sign-On]
Nearly three dozen local, provincial, and national organizations are calling on Ontario to phase out its pricey natural gas power plants and abandon a ...
