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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…