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The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) finances two renewable projects in Sierra Leone and Kenya.

Two renewable energy projects in Africa are receiving funding from the

Energy

Flexible solar cells a step closer to reality.

Solar cells that use mixtures of organic molecules to absorb sunlight and convert it to electricity, that can be applied to curved surfaces such as the body of a car, could be a step closer thanks to a discovery that challenges conventional thinking about one of the key components of these device

Technology Solutions

2019’s Biggest Renewable Energy Trends Includes Microgrids.

According to new findings from Infiniti Research, 2019 looks extremely promising for the renewable energy sector.

Energy

What Drove Solar PV Price Reductions?

A new book explores the precipitous decline.

Energy

Naomi Klein: The link between climate crisis and white supremacy.

Author and social activist Naomi Klein has written a new book On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal. Here she talks to Guardian assistant editor Natalie Hanman about the Green New Deal, Greta Thunberg and the links between the rise of white supremacy and the climate crisis.

Climate

The clean-energy fast track.

The global transition from carbon-intensive fossil fuels to cleaner, more reliable renewables like wind and solar is already well underway. But the big question – for the 2020s and beyond – is how fast it will happen.

Energy

Oilsands Face Deep Trouble As ‘Death Toll’ Rings For Gasoline.

Oil production costs will have to come way down to be competitive with renewables a decade from now, a new study says. The age of gasoline could be over sooner than many people think, a recent report from one of the world’s largest banks predicts.

Energy

In climate fight, energy efficiency is our best weapon, PSEG president says.

Climate change headlines have grown increasingly dire. While many associate global warming with this summer’s melting glaciers, forest fires and disastrous flooding, it is higher winter temperatures that have made New Jersey and Rhode Island the fastest-warming of the Lower 48 states.

Energy

Renewable Energy to Overtake Natural Gas in the U.S. by 2035, Say New Studies.

The reports reveal that 2019 represents a tipping point for renewables.

Energy

IRENA, UN Use Renewables To Deal With Desertification.

A memorandum of understanding signed by the institutions was not solar specific but the use of PV modules for shading, especially in agriculture, can reduce water consumption and help halt the expansion of deserts. Renewable energy plants can do more than provide cheap, emission-free en

Energy

"Own fossil fuels and you own climate change" – a possible future crime against humanity.

Amid growing international calls for the burning of fossil fuels to be made a crime against humanity, South Africans have been reminded how much public and private funds still prop up carbon polluters.

Energy

Thousands of climate change activists block entrance to Frankfurt auto show.

Thousands of climate-change activists formed a human roadblock on Sunday to the Frankfurt auto show, one of the largest car industry showcases in the world.

Climate

Greater wildfire risks prompt growth of electrical ‘microgrids’ to rely less on PG&E.

In his standard blue jeans and unbuttoned flannel shirt, David Liebman could blend in with many of the young students walking to and from classes at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Energy

Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark.

Worldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology.

Energy

Universal electricity access goal set to be missed, new report reveals.

The international community is falling well short of providing the cash needed to ensure universal access to electricity by 2030, according to a report released on Monday (12 November 2018).

Energy

'It can kill you in seconds': the deadly algae on Brittany's beaches.

Activists say stinking sludge is linked to nitrates in fertilisers from intensive farming.

Environment

Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save hundreds of lives.

Report predicts radical scheme could cut air pollution by a quarter as other cities including Seattle prepare to follow suit.

Energy Environment

Deforestation damage goes far beyond the Amazon.

West Africa and Congo basin are hotspots for forest loss but receive lower global attention.

The battle against wildlife poachers is increasingly high-tech.

As conservation groups get smarter about technology, so do the poachers they are fighting to stop.

Environment

Climate Adaptation is About People.

Around the world, climate change is already impacting lives and livelihoods, especially in the world’s poorest countries. Good adaptation can deliver good development. It can help improve lives, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and enhance resilience around the world.

Climate