Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion In Savings By 2050.
The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals by US$15 trillion in the last year, concludes a report issued this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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The women trying to solve Lagos' waste problem.
From recycling to up-cycling, entrepreneurial women lead the fight to reduce waste in Nigeria's densely populated city. Lagos, Nigeria - For Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the inspiration came early.
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Agrophotovoltaics: Land use efficiency of up to 186 percent.
The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.
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U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change.
In 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, Gregory Jaczko, then the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had to worry about two things: whether radioactive fallout would harm the U.S.
Read MoreAudit for GSAS Design & Build Certification of Al Wakrah Stadium has been completed.
Doha: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has completed all the audit requirements for Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) Certification of Al Wakrah stadium, which is administered in Qatar by the Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD).
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How the symbol for extinction became this generation’s peace sign.
The beautifully simple design is everywhere following the protests of Extinction Rebellion – but why are its origins still shrouded in mystery?
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Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world.
Research finds even supposedly pristine region of the Pyrenees is polluted. Microplastic is raining down on even remote mountaintops, a new study has revealed, with winds having the capacity to carry the pollution “anywhere and everywhere”.
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Pressure From Above, Pressure From Below Compels Companies And Investors To Tackle Climate Change
Something strange is going on with the climate – not just in terms of the increased amount of extreme weather events such as heatwaves in the Arctic, Polar vortexes over New York and massive floods from the Midwest to Mozambique.
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Orkney's Business Model That Is Helping The Islands Lead The Way Towards 100% Renewable Energy.
Once leaving Britain’s highest carbon footprint with their total reliance on fossil-fuel-generated power from the mainland, Orcadians took matters into their own hands about 20 years ago.
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Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050.
Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof.
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This scientist thinks she has the key to curb climate change: super plants.
Dr Joanne Chory hopes that genetic modifications to enhance plants’ natural carbon-fixing traits could play a key role – but knows that time is short, for her and the planet.
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'I'm terrified': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they are protesting.
People taking part in protests in London and Edinburgh explain their reasons for doing so.
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Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse.
No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response.
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Energy transition: Towards a zero-emission future.
A low-cost shift to clean energy is now feasible for every region of the world, owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage.
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Oil Giant BP Joins Nouryon in Rotterdam Hydrogen Quest.
The nascent green hydrogen market is attracting attention from oil and gas companies as it scales up. British oil giant BP is looking to create Europe’s largest renewable-energy-based hydrogen production facility at a refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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A call to implement marine renewable energy across Europe.
Peter Scheijgrond, M.Eng, M.Phil from the Dutch Marine Energy Centre calls for smart support schemes to implement marine renewable energy across Europe The industrial opportunity for Europe presented by the
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India To Auction Transmission Projects Worth $5 Billion To Support RE Expansion.
To ensure that the rapidly expanding renewable energy capacity and planned auctions of large-scale solar and wind energy projects have the adequate transmission capacity to supply power to demand centers across the country, India has announced expansive plans to set up transmission projects.
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Toyota to produce hydrogen from renewable energy at Motomachi.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has introduced SimpleFuel, a small water electrolysis-based machine for hydrogen generation, at its Motomachi plant in central Japan.
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