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Biden Jobs, Infrastructure Plan Aims to ‘Turbocharge the Transition’ Off Fossil Fuels
U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Pittsburgh last Wednesday to unveil a US$2-billion jobs and infrastructure plan that includes a 10-year, $650-billion commitment to ... -
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Record 260 GW of New Capacity in 2020 ‘Marks Start of the Decade of Renewables’, IRENA Says
Renewable energy producers around the world installed a record 260 billion watts of new capacity last year, with China and the United States setting ... -
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Renewable Stocks Deliver 422% Return in 10 Years, Outperform Fossils Seven-Fold
Investors’ overall returns on their renewable energy stocks have outperformed fossil fuels three-fold over the last five years and seven-fold over the last 10, ... -
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Biden to Announce Massive Jobs and Infrastructure Plan as Allies Push for Climate Spending
U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh today to announce a massive new jobs and infrastructure plan worth as much as US$4 trillion ... -
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Reliable Solar Can Support Vaccine Distribution in Africa
The struggle to acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in many African countries is only the latest iteration of a long-standing problem: poor electricity access. ... -
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New Legislation Requires Massachusetts to Reach Net-Zero by 2050
Two months after he vetoed a landmark climate bill, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) has signed something very similar, with a 2050 net-zero target ... -
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Economic Future Looks Dim for Appalachian Fracking, Plastics Production
Those banking on reviving Appalachia with shale gas and plastics would do well to think again, says a new report. A resource glut and ... -
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U.S. Aims to Cut Solar Costs 60% in a Decade
The United States government is setting out to cut the cost of solar-generated electricity by 60% over the next decade, five years ahead of ... -
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Growth of Canada’s Renewable Energy Capacity to Slow Through 2023
Renewable electricity capacity in Canada will grow over the next few years at less than half the rate it’s seen in recent years, according ... -
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Shiny, New Innovations Won’t Move Fast Enough to Deliver Deep Carbon Reductions
Even the most promising new emissions reduction innovation would only have a limited impact on the climate crisis if it were introduced today, given ... -
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Don’t Let Nuclear Boosterism, ‘Hydrogen Hype’ Distract from Practical Renewable Alternatives, Analyst Urges
Nuclear boosterism and “hydrogen hype” mustn’t distract countries from the renewable energy technologies that can actually deliver on a 2050 target for net-zero greenhouse ... -
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‘Conventional Energy Bubble’ Could Cost Utilities $1 Trillion as Cheap Renewables Undercut Fossil Plants
Power utilities are on track to lose US$1 trillion over the next 15 years after analysts, agencies, and bankers grossly overestimated the revenue they’re ... -
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U.S. Revives $40-Billion Loan Program Office with Jigar Shah at the Helm
The Biden administration is reactivating a US$40-billion loan office left on hold in the years since the Obama presidency, with pioneering cleantech entrepreneur and ... -
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Canadian Wind, Solar Boost Market Share Tenfold in a Decade—to 6%
The market share of power generation from wind turbines and solar panels in Canada’s electricity mix has jumped tenfold in the past decade—from a ... -
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‘Default Effect’ Drives Massive Growth in Green Power Adoption
When green power is the fallback option for electricity consumers, the large majority of them will accept it rather than going to the trouble ...