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May 17, 2020 0

It’s a bigger threat than coronavirus, but for decades, we’ve done very little to fight it

I can’t tell you what I was doing on June 23, 1988, though I can take a guess. I was a week or so from finishing my journalism course and […]

May 15, 2020 0

US Interior department approves plan for the largest solar project in U.S. history

The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the approval of a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar project in U.S. history. […]

May 15, 2020 0

General Motors to purchase 100 MW of solar energy to power Spring Hill

General Motors’ (GM) Spring Hill Manufacturing plant is expected to be powered by 100% solar energy by late 2022. The green tariff agreement with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will supply […]

May 14, 2020 0

Risk management for energy efficiency investments

Here, we discover that the EFFECT4buildings project provides a set of financial tools and instruments for lowering the risks of energy efficiency investments 40% of energy consumption and 36% of […]

May 13, 2020 0

COVID-19 recovery and climate action: In interview with Energy Cities

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vulnerabilities in our society. As decision-makers worldwide decide exactly which changes to implement, we spoke to REN21 member Alix Bolle of Energy Cities, to […]

April 30, 2020 0

IEEFA Asia: Asian financial institutions also beginning to exit coal financing

Asia’s gradual exodus away from coal will eventually lead to a landslide 29 April 2020 (IEEFA Asia): Under the cover of COVID-19, Asian financial institutions and corporations have been stepping […]

April 30, 2020 0

Analysis: Coronavirus has cut CO2 from Europe’s electricity system by 39%

The coronavirus pandemic has seen entire countries locked down, with businesses, industry and travel all curtailed in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19. My analysis for Carbon Brief […]

April 29, 2020 0

New UK statistics reveal biofuels boost

The UK government has announced that 2,351 million litres of liquid biofuels were used in transport last year, which was an increase of 24% on the year before. In 2018, […]

April 22, 2020 0

U.N. chief says there’s a bigger threat than coronavirus

The U.S. is the world’s second-biggest fossil fuel subsidizer, according to a 2019 International Monetary Fund report. Guterres is expected to say: “Fossil fuel subsidies must end, and polluters must […]

April 22, 2020 0

IEEFA update: Coal finance is heading to its logical terminal conclusion

Governments, corporates and financial institutions accelerate their coal restriction policies in 2020 Financial institutions have been accelerating their exit from coal financing. After a decade of deflation in renewable energy […]