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From an appalling environmental scorecard 20 years ago, China has pioneered a “global green shift” towards renewable energy and recycling. The country’s drive to dominate renewables manufacturing…

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Flooding along the Mississippi River is the worst it’s been since 1927. More than 50 tornadoes touched down during the Memorial Day weekend. In Denver, it snowed more than three inches last week. …

With Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global’s cessation of investment into oil and gas exploration and production came some questions for the sector and those countries reliant on a profitable…

As ever, BP’s annual Energy Outlook has renewable energy making only a small primary energy contribution – around 4 billion tonnes of oil equivalent by 2040, i.e. 15% or, including hydro, 22%…

This month, the Bank of Canada released its 2019 Financial System Review. For the first time, it listed climate change as one of six major vulnerabilities facing Canada’s economy. It’s significant…

Experts agree that microgrids are the future of renewable energy, and technology companies are ramping up their efforts to perfect these innovative systems.

The theme for World Environment Day celebrations in 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution.” There has been a big focus on the devastating impacts of plastic waste (particularly single-use plastics) on the …

For the past two decades, the primary investors in domestic renewable projects have been independent power producers (IPPs) — unregulated wholesale generators that sell their power to utilities,…

Carbon tax has featured prominently during the EU election campaign. The key issue is whether poorer households will be expected to pay a CO2 tax, when they emit less than high earners. In an …

Next week we have elections for the Parliament of the European Union. Many people think the EU is an autocratic busybody inferring in their lives and national autonomy. Many more people think the…

Σήμερα πάλι, όπως πολλές Παρασκευές (#fridayforfuture #climatestrike), τα παιδιά μας απεργούν από τα σχολεία τους και διαδηλώνουν, ζητώντας από τους ενήλικες (εμάς δηλαδή) την λήψη μέτρων για να…

There’s a new working paper that was covered by Axios this week which makes some rather bold claims about the high cost of policies that require a certain percentage of power to be generated from…

Εξειδίκευση προτάσεων για την ενεργειακή πολιτική του ΚΙΝΑΛ   Ευρωπαϊκό και Διεθνές Πλαίσιο Βασικός άξονας του Σχεδίου Ελλάδα, που έχει προτείνει το Κίνημα Αλλαγής, είναι ένα νέο κοινωνικό…

The world isn’t putting its money where its mouth is to fight climate change.

A fight for climate justice is a fight for gender justice. Climate change has always been a political issue. At its root are huge imbalances of power and inequality, which were on display at the…

The amount of renewable energy needed to clean up the chemical industry is dramatic. When we think about climate change, we most often think about emissions from two sectors: energy and…

There are real obstacles to environmental progress, but we must focus on what we are for, not just what we are against.

Blockchain has been touted as the next big technological advance - impacting everything from online transactions to e-government. But what does it mean for renewable energy?