Jobs, Mpumalanga & death of coal: Switch to renewables will ensure future for the embattled province.
Mpumalanga is not alone in facing a dicey future: Coal regions around the world are in a similar predicament and some governments have already taken steps to compensate coal workers where mines are to close. With the world moving away from coal, the future
Read MoreHow green is green gas?
Green gas is being talked up of late as one new way forward for decarbonisation. So what exactly is green gas? It could, in fact, be a lot of different things, some of which are far from green. In general, that depends on the sources and the counterfactuals of using/not using them.
Read MoreSolar PV prices fall to record lows in tender for 900MW solar park in Dubai.
A consortium led by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power had reportedly lodged a world record low price bid of $16.953 ($A25) a megawatt hour for a 900MW solar park in Dubai.
Read MoreGermany’s Bet on Solar Power May Get Lost in the Wind.
As Germany prepares to pass its climate protection plan through 2030, the government is trying to decide whether to prioritize solar or wind energy.
Read MoreAs UN climate talks near, host Chile charges up electric transport.
Electric and diesel buses pass in turn along one of the main avenues in Chile’s capital Santiago, sweeping past the national football stadium and up towards the Andean mountains.
Read MoreBreathing new life into renewable energy.
Green technology has come a long way. The next challenge for the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory is to develop ways to recycle the recycling infrastructure.
Read MoreNational Renewable Energy Lab Studies Plants In Twin Falls Solar Field.
Over a dozen rows of blue solar panels stand in a grassy lot. This is the new solar field opened by Clif Bar. The panels will produce about a third of the energy needs for the company’s manufacturing plant in Twin Falls.
Read MoreBest time for thermal plants to upgrade for renewable energy: GE Steam Power’s Kevin Cogo and GE Power India’s Prashant Jain.
With the rising share of renewable energy, questions are being raised regarding the future of coal-based power plants.
Read MoreThe Green New Deal: Jeremy Rifkin And The Coming Collapse.
A seismic shift is under way. According to author and futurist, Jeremy Rifkin(The Third Industrial Revolution, The Zero Marginal Cost Society), we are in the final phases of the fossil fuel era.
Read MoreUN fund gets behind plan to unlock finance for South African renewables.
UN money will help South African PV players underpin project revenues without the need to resort to the government, after a year when Eskom’s woes have cast doubts on the state-offtaker route.
Read MoreA clear, credible climate protection law is good for business, German expert says.
In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Karsten Neuhoff, a climate expert and professor, spoke about Germany’s hotly-de
Read More'Things are getting unstable': global heating and the rise of rockfalls in Swiss Alps.
As Switzerland’s glaciers melt, dangerous rockfalls become more likely and towns are forced to live under an existential threat
Read MoreΣυνεδρίασε η διυπουργική επιτροπή για το ΕΣΕΚ - Απολιγνιτοποίηση ως το 2028, 35% ΑΠΕ, περισσότερη εξοικονόμηση οι τρείς άξονες
Συνεδρίασε σήμερα υπό την προεδρία του υφυπουργού Ενέργειας κ. Γεράσιμου Θωμά η Διυπουργική Επιτροπή που θα εκπονήσει το νέο Εθνικό Σχέδιο για την Ενέργεια και το Κλίμα (ΕΣΕΚ).
Read MoreΌπως θα έλεγε και ο Κλιντ Ίστγουντ η κλιματική αλλαγή δεν είναι άποψη.
Ενθυμούμενος την όχι τόσο κομψή αλλά ακριβέστατη ρήση του μοναδικού Κλιντ Ίστγουντ για την «άποψη», αυτήν που όλοι έχουμε επί παντός επιστητού, ξεκινάω από το τέλος του άρθρου λέγοντας ότι «η κλιματική αλλαγή δεν είναι άποψη».
Read MoreUK Universities announce £50m green energy deal.
Twenty Universities in the UK have struck a deal to buy renewable energy directly from British wind farms.
Read MoreDevelopment banks reducing investment in renewables despite claiming to tackle climate crisis – new report.
New report shows that multilateral development banks funding for renewables fell by half a billion dollars last year. This despite need for clean energy investment to rapidly increase to tackle climate change and reduce poverty Report shows none of the MDBs are compatib
Read MoreJoin us at Qatar Sustainability Summit – October 27 & 28.
Business leaders, practitioners, policy makers, researchers and scholars are gathering in Doha to attend Qatar Sustainability Summit (QSS) on October 27 & 28. THE AGENDA IS SIMPLE – drive climate actions and find ways forward to a sustainable future.
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