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07 02 2020 | 10:54

Americas install over 13.4GW wind capacity in 2019, tripling the region’s total capacity over past decade.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its latest wind energy capacity figures for the Americas region as part of its annual statistical release in the lead up to the Global Wind Report…

17 01 2020 | 08:10

Mayors Group Votes to Support Cities’ Right to Sue Oil Industry for Climate Damages.

The country’s largest organization of mayors passed a resolution on Monday opposing any federal or state legislation that would grant fossil fuel companies immunity from climate liability lawsuits.…

17 01 2020 | 07:06

States Vowed to Uphold America’s Climate Pledge. Are They Succeeding?

States set ambitious renewable energy goals in 2019 and sued to block Trump’s fossil fuel push, but it’s hard to make a dent when your country is a top polluter. A cadre of states sought to keep…

13 01 2020 | 15:00

2019 in Review: U.S. Climate Rankings.

NOAA released the U.S. climate data for 2019. It was the second-wettest year on record with temperatures above average, wrapping up the warmest decade on record.

13 01 2020 | 07:50

Shutdown of US coal power facilities saved over 26,000 lives, study finds.

Shift to gas saved more than 300m tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide levels dropped. The human toll from coal-fired pollution in America has been laid bare…

18 12 2019 | 07:35

Goldman Sachs says they will end funding for Arctic drilling.

Goldman Sachs has announced that they will end funding for Arctic drilling. The multinational investment bank has updated their energy policy for the first time since 2015, stating that they will…

18 12 2019 | 07:16

Energy independence, renewable resources ‘top of mind’ in DC, says US explorer.

Battery metal exploration and recycling company American Battery Metals is positive about the direction that the US is taking with regards to energy, with CEO Doug Cole saying on Monday that the…

04 12 2019 | 15:30

Egypt and Sudan in talks to defuse tensions over Ethiopian dam.

Nile basin countries fear for their future water supplies as the Grand Renaissance hydroelectric project reaches completion. A new round of high-level talks has started in Cairo between three Nile…

04 12 2019 | 08:49

Boris Johnson urged to challenge Trump on climate denial.

350 experts call on PM to address president’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’ claims. Boris Johnson is being urged by 350 leading climate researchers to robustly challenge Donald Trump on his “…

04 12 2019 | 08:28

Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover.

US insurers join retreat from European insurers meaning coal projects cannot be built or operated. The number of insurers withdrawing cover for coal projects more than doubled this year and for the…

30 11 2019 | 10:39

Climate change will be an issue for most voters in 2020 — CBS News poll.

With next year's presidential election looming, many Americans say climate change will be a factor in their vote, but it will be more of a factor for Democrats than Republicans. Compared to other…

16 11 2019 | 14:50

Warren’s New Plan Would Punish Exxon for Lying to Regulators.

Yesterday, presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren released a plan (!) calling for companies who have misled federal regulators to be prosecuted under a new corporate perjury law. She also…

16 11 2019 | 14:34

Making Microgrids More Accessible.

In the aftermath of the recent PG&E shutdowns, we wrote about the hardships that Californians faced–especially those who didn’t have solar and battery storage available to them.

15 11 2019 | 21:06

How To Reach U.S. Net Zero Emissions By 2050: Decarbonizing Industry.

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08 11 2019 | 06:04

CARE on Trump withdrawal from Paris Agreement.

White House’ dangerous decision to leave Paris Agreement must be met with worldwide action to prevent climate catastrophe. Today marks the earliest date a party to the Paris Climate Change Agreement…

08 11 2019 | 05:58

Paris Agreement will withstand disappointing US exit.

WASHINGTON, DC, 4 November – The United States government’s move today to begin its formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is disappointing, but the 2015 international deal will survive, IETA…

03 11 2019 | 07:35

IETA Statement on U.S. Department of Justice Civil Suit against State of California.

SAN FRANCISCO, 24 OCTOBER - The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) today issued the following statement in response to the civil lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against…

30 10 2019 | 07:43

Storage player unveils US battery plant plan.

Kore Power to set up manufacturing hub in home market to augment a factory in China. US company Kore Power is planning to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in its home country to…

23 10 2019 | 10:22

87% of Americans Unaware There's Scientific Consensus on Climate Change.

Nearly 90 percent of Americans are unaware that there is a consensus within the scientific community that human-caused climate change is real and threatens the planet, a new report says.