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Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
U.S. Wind, Solar Post Record Growth in 2020 Despite Pandemic Restrictions, Job Losses
United States solar and wind developers had a record year in 2020 despite punishing restrictions and job losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
Circular Economy Leader Brings Major-Brand Refillable Grocery Packaging to Canada
A new partnership between a rising circular economy juggernaut, a supermarket giant, and some very popular food brands (think Häagen-Dazs and Heinz) is raising ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Missouri Solar Installer Reports ‘Overwhelming’ Interest as Customers Face Rolling Blackouts
Though politicians in Texas might insist on wrongly blaming renewable energy for the devastated condition of the state’s power grid, people in northwestern Missouri ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Senate Bill Would Halt New Fracking, Set 2027 ban
Citing the “existential threat” of the climate crisis, two California senators have introduced a bill that would sharply curtail fracking in the state—and eventually ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternationalJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption
France’s New Repairability Labelling Law Boosts Fight Against Planned Obsolescence
In a global first, France has mandated that certain electronics manufacturers must let consumers know just how repairable their products are. And happy Right ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National Governments
Pickering-Area Citizens Launch Blockade, ‘Shoe Strike’ to Protect Sensitive Local Wetland
Community groups and angry citizens from Pickering, Ontario are going up against what one news report calls “a billionaire and a business-friendly government” to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBioenergyCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarSub-National Governments
Indigenous Clean Energy Seeks Federal Endowment to Build ‘Decolonized Energy Future’
With nearly 200 renewable energy projects in progress, each of them generating more than a megawatt of electricity at full capacity, Indigenous Clean Energy ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Science ‘Translators’ Needed to Help Investors Avoid Climate Greenwashing
Investors and their advisors may be making a dangerous mistake if they allow climate modelling to give them a false sense of certainty over ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Lookback: Ocasio-Cortez’ 2019 Video Delivers ‘a Message from the Future’
In a video first published in 2019, shortly after she first entered the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) situates herself in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
‘Ending Zero-Sum Green Energy Politics’ Depends on Local Solutions, Win-Win Thinking
A detailed, local pitch for jobs and economic activity will be central to the Biden administration’s push to transform the way the United States ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Young Cartographer Unearths Massive Climate Action Potential in Catholic Church Land Holdings
A 26-year-old cartographer, environmentalist, and devout Catholic from Connecticut wants to use digital mapping software to engage the Catholic Church in the cause of ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
State-Led U.S. Climate Alliance Still Sees Headwinds Post-Trump
A White House led by a climate denier who was actively working to undermine global efforts to meet the targets in Paris Agreement made ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Plastic-Free Food Delivery Service Launches in San Francisco
As home grocery delivery ramps up plastic use in cities across North America, a Bay Area start-up is hoping to become the 21st century’s ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneRenewable Energy
Bug-to-Bowl Companies Create Feed and Fuel from Fly Larvae
Hardy, easy to breed, and above all voracious, insect larvae are being recruited to the cause of bio-waste treatment, an innovation critical both to ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Global Energy Transition Investment Grows 9% in 2020, Hits Record $501 Billion Despite Pandemic
Global investment in the energy transition hit a record US$501.3 billion last year, posting a brisk 9% increase in spite of the severe restrictions ...
