The predominantly Inuit town of Kugaaruk, Nunavut in Canada’s far North pays more than a dollar per kWh for electricity — nearly ten times the cost of power in southern Canada. Like many of its…
Commission president hopeful Ursula von der Leyen tried her hand at a spot of climate diplomacy on Wednesday (10 July) but her efforts fell flat. Finland’s EU presidency showed her how it’s done…
Let’s face it, when it comes to the environment, there isn’t much to rejoice about. So to spare you a long summer of eco-anxiety, we looked for some glimmers of hope. Here are five reasons to be…
Bids to build utility-scale solar projects in the country have come in as low as €20/MWh, which would deliver some of the lowest priced power in the world to date
Record low bids for solar PV…
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 29 2019 (IPS) - On the outer edges of Buenos Aires proper, where the paved streets end and the narrow alleyways of one of Argentina’s largest shantytowns begin, visitors can find…
The European Commission should create an EU-wide market for hydrogen “as soon as possible” rather than wait for renewable energy-based varieties to be commercially available, a top Dutch ministerial…
America’s decision to pull out from the Paris Agreement has put European diplomats in an awkward position, EURACTIV’s media partner Climate Home News reports.
Who does Xi Jinping call when he wants…
Tunisia produces about 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day, down from about 110,000 barrels per day in 2010.
The Tunisian government has acknowledged the risks faced by the country’s economy because…
With the passage of one of the nation’s most ambitious climate policies earlier this year, D.C. has sparked an important conversation — how can all this new clean power be used to lower housing costs…
The rise of decentralized renewable energy as a solution to electrification rates across Africa—the slowest growing globally—is also bringing with it a solution to high unemployment.
As startups in…
Πολύ σημαντική εξέλιξη Τα ΜΜ Επικοινωνίας υιοθέτησαν το θέμα της κλιματικής αλλαγής και το αναπαράγουν καθημερινά πλέον. Μπορεί να γίνονται λάθη αλλά περνάει ένα μήνυμα και διαμορφώνεται ένα κλίμα…
Πυρκαγιά στο Μάτι, πλημμύρες στη Μάνδρα, υπερκύτταρο (η μεγαλύτερη διαβάθμιση καταιγίδας) στη Χαλκιδική, «Ωκεανίδα» (το όνομα του κύματος κακοκαιρίας του Φεβρουαρίου) στην Κρήτη. Ο κοινός…
China is set to become the single biggest energy storage market in the Asia Pacific region by 2024, according to new reporting by British data analysis and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.
With an average age of 27 and projected 7.5 percent economic growth rate, jobs are a key priority in India. Growth in the renewable energy market is a major opportunity to achieve India’s goals of…
The U.S. military's carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks, and cargo planes to supply its operations with…
While high temperatures get most of the attention during a heat wave, it's the nighttime lows that can be a hidden danger because overnight heat can have a profound effect on human health.
The…
As part of our Stormproofing the City series, Klaus Jacob, who predicted the devastation wrought by 2012 storm, tells Lilah Raptopoulos why city planners could be making things worse, not better, for…