Policymakers need to show “political will” in pursuit of energy transition: IRENA

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has called on policymakers to display political will in pushing ahead with decarbonization measures, despite mounting concerns over inflation and potential energy shortages.

International Tree Planting Initiative during 8-10 March 2022 - Press release

In the frame of the initiative "75UN - 75 Trees UNAI SDG7", the Sifnos Women’s Association “To Smari”, completed the planting of 200 (two hundred) olive trees from the sponsorship of “Hellenic Plants” during 8-10 March 2022.

Francesco La Camera: "Energy becomes more expensive because the transition is not fast enough"

(Francesco La Camera is the general director of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (Irena). He has been in Barcelona to participate in React Barcelona, the second day for economic reactivation.)

Netherlands offers to be India’s ‘gateway’ to fuel EU’s green shift

The war in Ukraine has put dialogue around energy dependence in a faster transition mode, said the Netherlands’ Climate Envoy Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, adding there’s potential for the Netherlands and India to explore trade in green hy

Can Texas Replace Coal With Wind And Solar Power?

Coal has maintained a surprising degree of political power in the United States, even as the economic sway of the sector wanes and the dirty fossil fuel increasingly falls out of favor with the global community under the mounting pressure of climate change.

Teresa Ribera calls on the private sector to get involved in the ecological transition

Housing Efficiency and sustainability, rising values of investment in housing

Electrification: key to Europe's energy independence

Solaria resurfaces on the stock market thanks to the energy crisis

It has risen 57% since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine. Analysts believe that it will be one of the favored in the process of energy transition and park doubts about its production objectives

Renewable energy top priority for economic development of Turkish society

79% of the participants see renewable energy as a good opportunity for economic development, research shows.

State-backed PetroChina wants renewable energy to account for half its total output by 2050, as it reports biggest profit in seven years

China’s biggest oil producer will tap wind, solar and geothermal resources as it steps up efforts to help the country cut emissions

Renewables at scale require long-duration energy storage

Energy costs and security of supply are now a staple in daily news coverage in a manner which has never been seen before.

Final warning: what does the IPCC’s third report instalment say?

What does IPCC working group 3 say? The world has only a narrow chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and is falling far behind on making the changes needed to transform the global economy to a low-carbon footing.

IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if world is to stave off climate disaster

The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.

Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied

The Guardian view on the latest IPCC report: a fast track to climate disaster

he continued heating of the planet means that this year will probably be one of this century’s coolest.

We urgently need to cut emissions – the good news is we can do it quickly and relatively cheaply

The IPCC finds that emissions could be halved globally by 2030 at affordable costs if action is taken right across the board. Enormous opportunities to cut emissions deeply are there, the time to act is now, and it can be done at affordable cost.

Why is Biden boasting about drilling for oil? Our planet demands we stop now

Tragically, the Biden administration is choosing to expand the fossil fuel industry at this critical moment.

Boris Johnson blows cold on onshore wind faced with 100-plus rebel MPs

Opposition in cabinet as well as on backbenches to expansion of turbines in England widely seen as an eyesore

Why are the three IPCC working group reports significant?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of the world’s leading climate scientists, has now published all three sections of its landmark comprehensive review of climate science.