China approves 21GW of subsidy-free RE.

Some 4.51GW of wind and almost 15GW of solar given the green light by Chinese authorities.

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Renewable energy ownership: A game plan for utilities.

For the past two decades, the primary investors in domestic renewable projects have been independent power producers (IPPs) — unregulated wholesale generators that sell their power to utilities, usually under long-term contracts.

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Rapid Urbanization Presents New Problems for Africa.

Africa has become the world's most rapidly urbanizing continent.

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Chioma Ogbudimkpa: On Creating Redbutton And Using Green Fashion To Meet The Sdgs Goals.

Chioma Ogbudimkpa is a certified project management professional who has served in different capacities and

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Zimbabwe increases fuel prices as economic crisis deepens.

The latest fuel price increase comes four months after similar rise triggered protests and deadly security crackdown.

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India now investing more in solar energy than coal.

A new report has found that India is now investing more in solar energy than coal. May 2019 marks a victory for India’s advancement in renewable energy, as investments in solar sourced energy increase beyond investments in coal.

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From the scourge of plastic waste pollution in Africa to value addition and improved livelihoods.

The theme for World Environment Day celebrations in 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution.” There has been a big focus on the devastating impacts of plastic waste (particularly single-use plastics) on the 

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UN: Global progress on affordable and clean energy must be accelerated in order to close energy gap.

Governments, businesses and civil society organizations have made tremendous strides in bringing affordable and clean energy to more people in recent years, but this progress has been largely uneven and must be accelerated in order to leave no one behind, says a new collection of policy briefs co

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Scientists say Chile's Southern Patagonia Ice Field has 'split in two'.

Chile's 12,000-square kilometre Southern Patagonia Ice Field has split in two and is likely to continue to fracture amid climate change, according to a team of Chilean scientists who were in the region in March.

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Africa Oil & Power 2019: How energy will generate jobs, economic growth in Africa.

CAPE TOWN – The Department of Energy’s flagship Africa Oil & Power (AOP) conference returns to Cape Town on October 9 to 11, with 20+ petroleum and power ministers to speak on the theme #MakeEnergyWork.

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UK seeks offshore integration solutions.

The Offshore Wind Industry Council has begun a programme to ensure the UK’s low-carbon energy system makes the best use of the growing proportion of power supplied by offshore wind and other renewables.

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The EU Parliament Elections & Why They Matter — EU Renewable Energy Politics,

Next week we have elections for the Parliament of the European Union. Many people think the EU is an autocratic busybody inferring in their lives and national autonomy. Many more people think the parliament does not matter and does not have any influence.

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How do we harness different renewable energy sources?

Experts agree that microgrids are the future of renewable energy, and technology companies are ramp

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Is climate change affecting our socio-economic classes differently?

Carbon tax has featured prominently during the EU election campaign. The key issue is whether poorer households will be expected to pay a CO2 tax, when they emit less than high earners.

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Για μια φορά στη ζωή μας ας ψηφίσουμε για τα παιδιά μας!

Σήμερα πάλι, όπως πολλές Παρασκευές (#fridayforfuture #climatestrike), τα παιδιά μας απεργούν από τα σχολεί

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EU's Overshoot Day – Let’s #MoveTheDate

May 10, 2019, marks the date by which humanity would have exhausted nature’s annual budget if all people lived like EU residents, according to a new report by WWF and Global Footprint Network

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Ethiopia to receive US $1.8bn to improve electricity transmission.

Ethiopia is set to receive US $1.8bn from the State Grid Corporation of China to improve  electricity transmission and distribution networks across the country.

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CSP with energy storage to ensure stable power supply.

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with thermal storage will bridge the dispatchable energy gap according to data and analytics company GlobalData.

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The cost of generating renewable energy has fallen - a lot.

It’s the moment the global sustainable energy market has been waiting for. Battery technology, the essential element in ensuring continuity of supply from weather-dependent sources such as wind and solar, has suddenly become cost competitive.

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Swedish Energy Agency eyes PV to achieve 100% renewables by 2040.

Though PV will remain in the shadow of wind and hydropower in the north of Europe, an ambitious solar deployment scenario in Sweden could lift the market into the gigawatt club through to 2040. Is there a new dawn ahead for Swedish solar?

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