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Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts.

April 2020 was the first month ever that renewables generated more electricity than thermal coal in the United States every single day, while across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom's rapid decarbonization of its electricity grid has achieved another significant milestone – completing a whole mon

Energy

Do Fuels Made From Plastic Make Eco Sense?

Yogurt pots, shampoo bottles, coffee-to-go lids, bubble wrap — plastic products are all composed of the same building blocks: long carbon chains.

Environment

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020.

Satellites have now spotted the churning cyclone.

Climate

Wind and Solar Profits: The Race Between Falling Costs and Declining Revenue

Solar and wind plants will be major contributors to low-carbon power grids, but there’s a key obstacle to their profitability, the authors write.

Energy

Wood Mackenzie: How Coronavirus Is Changing Consumer Behavior and the Impact on Energy.

This analyst presentation looks at the impact of the coronavirus on consumer behavior and energy demand.

Energy

Northvolt and Vattenfall Launch Mobile Battery System Capable of Patching Up Grids.

Volkswagen-backed Northvolt unveils Voltpack Mobile System as it rolls ahead with Swedish “gigafactory.”

Energy

Climate change talk has been around for 30 years. Where's the action?

I can't tell you what I was doing on June 23, 1988, though I can take a guess. I was a week or so from finishing my journalism course and — how times have changed — I'd already been offered a job.

Climate

Coronavirus lockdowns have caused a whopping 17% drop in global carbon emissions.

The coronavirus lockdowns have had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, causing a whopping 17% drop globally during peak confinement measures by early April – levels last seen in 2006.

Climate

Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

Massive swarms of the voracious desert locust have been damaging crops and pastures and crippling communities in the Greater Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Southwest Asia since October 2019.

Climate Environment

‘Green’ is a Useless Word for the Climate Movement.

There’s a common DNA between political and marketing campaigns, and it’s not always a useful thing. It’s an outgrowth of capitalism that political campaigns are often engineered like marketing campaigns to sell a product if you will.

Climate

Biden pledges to cancel Keystone XL.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is promising to cancel the intensely controversial Keystone XL pipeline after he enters the White House in January.

Energy

Houston Commits to 100% Renewable Energy in Step Toward Carbon Neutrality.

The City of Houston has committed to 100 percent renewable energy. Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city has teamed up with NRG Energy to power all municipal operations with renewable energy beginning in July.

Energy

Tropical Storms Are Getting More Intense Due to the Climate Crisis.

The devastation caused by hurricanes in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, North Carolina and Houston over the last few years is a direct effect of the climate crisis, which is making tropical st

Climate

Fossil fuel industry applauds Coalition climate measures that support carbon capture and storage.

Environmentalists say the Morrison government is directing emissions reduction funding to polluting companies.

WindEurope: Our upcoming Sofa Talks & Global Wind Day Quiz

Join the conversation... and the celebration!

Energy

Paris airports to be powered by solar systems.

Starting next year, the airports in Paris will be partially powered by solar energy. Urbasolar is building three solar parks for this purpose. Further plants - integrated into car park roofs and on the roof of a new terminal - are to be added in the coming years.

Energy

Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts.

Do Fuels Made From Plastic Make Eco Sense?

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020.

Wind and Solar Profits: The Race Between Falling Costs and Declining Revenue

Wood Mackenzie: How Coronavirus Is Changing Consumer Behavior and the Impact on Energy.

Northvolt and Vattenfall Launch Mobile Battery System Capable of Patching Up Grids.

Climate change talk has been around for 30 years. Where's the action?

Coronavirus lockdowns have caused a whopping 17% drop in global carbon emissions.

Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

‘Green’ is a Useless Word for the Climate Movement.

Biden pledges to cancel Keystone XL.

Houston Commits to 100% Renewable Energy in Step Toward Carbon Neutrality.

Tropical Storms Are Getting More Intense Due to the Climate Crisis.

Fossil fuel industry applauds Coalition climate measures that support carbon capture and storage.

WindEurope: Our upcoming Sofa Talks & Global Wind Day Quiz

Paris airports to be powered by solar systems.

Poland: New tender round boosts up large-scale PV pipeline to 2 GW.

How can drones streamline your offshore operations? 17-18 June

Spain Aims to Pass Green Law, Boost Clean Energy on Grid to 70%.

Green recovery: More than 150 multinationals call for Covid-19 aid to be aligned with climate goals.