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01 04 2021 | 10:44

U.S. solar industry predicts installations will quadruple by 2030.

Solar installations in the United States are expected to quadruple by 2030 thanks to the extension of a key industry subsidy late last year and booming demand for carbon-free power, an industry body…

01 04 2021 | 10:37

Biden Is Betting His Whole Climate Agenda on Infrastructure.

With the latest round of stimulus, clean energy advocates have been told yet again that it’s not their turn.

01 04 2021 | 10:28

Making sense of climate collaboration.

Investors are increasingly working together in response to climate change—this type of collaboration is extremely powerful. Investors are now recognised as critical players to catalyse global…

01 04 2021 | 10:20

Despite COVID, North and Latin America Install Record-Setting Wind Capacity

Last year set records for wind power growth in both North America and Latin America, with nearly 22 GW of capacity installed despite COVID-19 impacts, demonstrating the resilience of the wind…

01 04 2021 | 10:19

Goldman Sachs joins UN Principles for Responsible Banking with new net zero target.

Goldman Sachs will be joining the UN principles for Responsible Banking as it announces new net zero target. Last year, Goldman Sachs developed a framework to put climate transition and inclusive…

01 04 2021 | 10:09

UK Government announce funding for Women in Innovation scheme on International Women’s Day

Forty female innovators have been backed by the UK Government to drive forward their novel innovations and business ideas to help the UK build back better from the pandemic and meet its climate…

01 04 2021 | 10:03

Renewable energy growth must speed up to meet Paris goals, agency says

International Renewable Energy Agency says $131tn investment in renewables could be required over three decades. Renewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current…

01 04 2021 | 09:50

Tesla Is Building a Giant Battery in Texas to Back up Grid.

Almost a decade after moving into the electric vehicle industry, Elon Musk's Tesla is supersizing its plans to bring its battery technology into the power storage game.

01 04 2021 | 09:49

Road pollution affects 94% of Great Britain, study finds.

Exclusive: Roads make up 1% of the country but the pollution produced may harm wildlife everywhere. Pollution from roads affects virtually every part of Great Britain, with 94% of land having some…

01 04 2021 | 09:47

Russia, Turkey collaborate on nuclear reactor construction project.

ISTANBUL (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia remotely inaugurated the construction of a third nuclear reactor at the Akkuyu power plant in southern Turkey Wednesday, vowing to continue their…

01 04 2021 | 09:41

Running Hot: Accelerating Europe’s Path to Paris.

Oliver Wyman’s latest research with CDP Europe analyses data from nearly 1,000 of the largest companies in Europe, worth around 80% of the region's market capitalization. It looks at the progress…

01 04 2021 | 09:40

AI reveals 1,000 'dark discharges' of untreated sewage in England.

Paper says machine learning could prove crucial tool in efforts to improve quality of country’s rivers. Nearly 1,000 “dark discharges” of untreated sewage from two water company treatment plants in…

01 04 2021 | 09:33

Battery prices fell by 13 percent from 2019.

Battery pack prices cited below $100/kWh for the first time in 2020, while market average sits at $137/kw. Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,100 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have…

30 03 2021 | 10:09

Solar for Schools Community Project

The Solar for Schools Community Project was established under the Solar Up Nigeria (SUN) program of Glow Initiative for Economic Empowerment to provide access to solar power for rural electrification…

29 03 2021 | 11:54

Wind industry warns not building enough to curb global warming.

LONDON (Reuters) -The world’s wind power industry is falling far short of installing the capacity needed to limit global warming, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) showed. And the…

29 03 2021 | 11:40

Plastic particles pass from mothers into foetuses, rat study shows

Nanoparticles found in foetal brains and hearts, but impact on human health is as yet unknown. Tiny plastic particles in the lungs of pregnant rats pass rapidly into the hearts, brains and other…

29 03 2021 | 11:29

‘Colossal failure’: Government refuses to rule out new oil and gas licences in North Sea deal

Long-awaited deal between government and oil and gas sector a missed opportunity to ‘show climate leadership in the year of Cop26’, say campaigners. The government has refused to rule out the…

29 03 2021 | 11:11

Renewables plus batteries offer Australia the same energy security as coal, research finds.

Australia Institute calls for rule change to allow renewables to replace fossil fuels in underpinning grid reliability. Renewable energy and batteries can secure Australia’s electricity grid as…

29 03 2021 | 11:06

'Dimming the sun': $100m geoengineering research programme proposed.

All options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effects. The US should establish a multimillion-dollar research programme on solar geoengineering,…

29 03 2021 | 10:26

Joe Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual summit on climate crisis.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin among invitees as US heralds return to forefront of climate fight. Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on the climate crisis, the White House…