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07 02 2020 | 10:54

Americas install over 13.4GW wind capacity in 2019, tripling the region’s total capacity over past decade.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its latest wind energy capacity figures for the Americas region as part of its annual statistical release in the lead up to the Global Wind Report…

07 02 2020 | 10:19

UK taxpayers funding African fossil fuel projects worth $750m.

Watchdog reveals huge sum ploughed into ‘world’s dirtiest fossil fuels’ despite climate vow

07 02 2020 | 09:51

Big Tim, one of Kenya's last giant 'tusker' elephants, dies at 50.

Dubbed a 'national treasure' in Kenya, Big Tim died in a national park from natural causes, wildlife officials say. One of Africa's last remaining giant "tusker" elephants has died in Kenya aged 50…

07 02 2020 | 08:28

Post Davos: The Elite’s New Climate Narrative Has Dangerous Flaw.

We’re living in a real life experiment of ‘wealth gone wild’ and it’s destroying our planet. As the Davos conference came to an end, the jet flying plutocrats seemed to unite around a new climate…

07 02 2020 | 08:22

Animals' body sizes shrinking from climate change, study finds.

University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have collected clear evidence—over a 23 year period between 1976 and 1999—that climate change is shrinking animals' body sizes.   Associate Professor Res…

07 02 2020 | 08:21

The eco gender gap: why is saving the planet seen as women’s work?

It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to use your own shopping bag. These days, the eco-minded shopper is…

07 02 2020 | 07:46

When it comes to climate hypocrisy, Canada's leaders have reached a new low.

A territory that has 0.5% of the Earth’s population plans to use up nearly a third of the planet’s remaining carbon budget. Americans elected Donald Trump, who insisted climate change was a hoax –…

06 02 2020 | 11:08

Europe installs a record 3.6 GW of offshore wind in 2019.

Europe installed 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, according to statistics released today by WindEurope. This is a new record in annual installations. 10 new offshore wind farms came…

06 02 2020 | 08:30

Leveraging microgrid advances to extend rural electrification in Southeast Asia: 22-23 April 2020

Southeast Asian countries will invest $9.8 billion in smart grid infrastructure between 2018 and 2027.*  By 2027, the largest markets will be Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines…

06 02 2020 | 08:20

Financial Times: The $900bn cost of ‘stranded energy assets’

Climate targets may force energy groups to leave huge reserves of coal, oil and gas in the ground

06 02 2020 | 07:58

Greta Thunberg on Averting a Climate Apocalypse | DAVOS 2020.

Global emissions of carbon dioxide remain on course to rise above 1.5°C despite clear and present risks. How can business and government work together to accelerate the fast and far-reaching changes…

05 02 2020 | 16:14

Energy and the Green New Deal.

Nothing happens without energy. Literally. Lacking energy, there can be no heat, food, motion, information, or life. Commonly defined as ‘the capacity to do work’, energy has always been central to…

05 02 2020 | 16:09

A quick breakdown of the EU's transition to alternative energy.

To achieve its aim of becoming the first climate-neutral continent, EU countries have been trying to increase their energy production from renewable resources. With the European Green Deal, the EU…

05 02 2020 | 07:44

Ofgem sets out nine-point plan to prioritise climate crisis.

Regulator aims to support investment in low-carbon technology while protecting households from price rises. Britain’s energy regulator has said it will change how it governs the industry to help…

05 02 2020 | 07:33

China to optimize subsidy policies on renewable energy generation.

BEIJING -- China will promote the stable development of non-water renewable energy generation by optimizing subsidy policies, according to a guideline made public Monday. The quota of new subsidies…

05 02 2020 | 07:28

Costa Rica Is At Nearly 100% Renewable Energy For Electricity.

Costa Rica is blessed with an abundance of free-flowing water which it uses to generate more than 78% of the electricity it needs. But it is committed to getting to 100% renewables as soon as the end…

05 02 2020 | 07:14

Shedding climate-friendly light on energy services in Africa.

Analysis: an Irish energy project is providing renewables-based power to a rural village in Botswana   More than 80% of Africa's electricity is generated from fossil fuels, which means the effects…

04 02 2020 | 16:21

Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks.

Just beyond the windows of Satsuki Kanno’s apartment overlooking Tokyo Bay, a behemoth from a bygone era will soon rise: a coal-burning power plant, part of a buildup of coal power that is unheard-of…

04 02 2020 | 16:01

Energy efficiency slows climate change, saves money. Why haven’t we embraced it more?

The choices we make in the next decade will either lock us into a future of fossil fuel dependence or transition us toward a clean energy future. Energy efficiency has the power to replace dirty…

04 02 2020 | 15:56

Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night.

What if solar cells worked at night? That's no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis. In fact, a specially designed…