Papua New Guinea First to Finalize Climate Plan Under Paris Agreement
Papua New Guinea recently became the first country to formally submit the final version of its national climate action plan (called a “Nationally Determined Contribution,” or NDC) under the Paris Agreement. The small Pacific nation’s plan to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 is no…
How Crowdfunding is Going to Save the Planet
Clean, renewable energy is the single most needed technology by the millennial generation. Not only is it the key to slowing global warming and climate change, but it also solves a host of other problems, such as respiratory diseases and national security.
Financing Sustainable Business with Biomass Technology
As a carbon-neutral energy source, biomass technology is helping organizations generate electricity and heat while reducing their carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.
UK sees 40% rise in power from on-site biogas
The UK increased its power generation from on-site biogas plants by 40% in 2014, according to a survey by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Solar power growth impacting UK electricity sector
Q2 of 2015 saw a large increase in the generation of electricity from solar PV in the UK, with the growth having a significant impact on electricity market prices and other supply factors.
German onshore wind growth slows
Germany has installed about one-third less onshore wind power capacity so far this year than during the same period in 2014, new analysis shows.
Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage, Decrease Carbon Footprint
Executives from 13 major U.S. corporations are announcing at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints as part of a White House initiative to recruit private commitments ahead of a United Nations climate-change summit later this year in Paris. Companies including…
Climate Talks Nearing Consensus in Behind-the-Scenes Meetings
Publicly, the United Nations climate-change talks look mired in disputes over everything from money to the length of the proposed agreement.
The Latest Sign That Coal Is Getting Killed
Coal is having a hard time lately. U.S. power plants are switching to natural gas, environmental restrictions are kicking in, and the industry is being derided as the world's No. 1 climate criminal. Prices have crashed, sure, but for a real sense of coal's diminishing prospects, check out what's…
Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Out
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said 13 percent of power stations burning lignite, a cheap form of coal, would be phased out by 2021 under a program to cut power industry pollution. The government abandoned talks on proposals to impose a climate-change fee that the industry said would have…