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Climate Change, Conflict Leave 224 Million Undernourished in Africa
An official with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that climate change and conflict are leading to food insecurity for millions of people living in Africa.
"Undernourishment appears to have...
Singapore to Bring in Carbon Tax from 2019
Singapore yesterday revealed plans to introduce a carbon tax that will see large emitters charged for the pollution they release into the atmosphere.
The tax rate will start in 2019 at S$5 (US$3.79)...
Climate Change To Lead To More Frequent UK Flooding, Warns Environment Agency
5.2 million properties in England are at risk of flooding, and increases in the frequency of intense bouts of flooding are expected across England due to changes in the country’s climate, warns...
Energy Taxes Too Low To Avoid Extreme Anthropogenic Climate Change, OECD Study Finds
The energy taxes that are currently in place in the world’s top economies aren’t extensive enough to aid in the mitigation of anthropogenic climate change to a large degree, according to a...
Germany Considers Free Public Transport to Fight Air Pollution
In car-obsessed Germany, the government is considering free public transportation in some of its most polluted cities to reduce road traffic and emissions from private vehicles.
"We are considering public transport free of...
KiWi Power on 4GW Battery in South Wales
Multi million pound 4GW battery officially unveiled at Parc Stormy in Bridgend to provide balancing services to onsite solar, AD, wind turbine and cement facilities.
A 4GW battery facility designed to provide grid...
City of London Switches on Energy Efficient Lighting Strategy
A set of innovative proposals to deliver more energy efficient use of lighting for buildings across the Square Mile are being drawn up by the City of London Corporation.
The local authority claims...
IKEA Urges Clean Energy Switch with Customer Tariff Offer
IKEA is urging customers to switch to clean energy by offering a 100 per cent renewables tariff deal it claims could potentially save households more than £300 a year on their electricity...
Australia’s First Solar Farm Co-Located With Wind Formally Opened
Australia’s first large-scale solar farm co-located with a wind farm was formally opened this month, the first of more than a dozen projects likely to follow suit within the next few years.
Wind...
US Renewables Account For 18% Of Energy Mix, Hot On The Heels Of Nuclear
Renewable energy deployment grew at a near-record pace in 2017, increasing by 14% to account for 18% of total US electricity generation, double its contribution a decade ago, and bringing it hot...
Arizona Could Implement Huge Energy Storage Mandate, Aim For 80% Renewables By 2050
As US president Donald Trump throws his support behind “beautiful clean coal,” the American state of Arizona — a Republican Party stronghold — is poised to take the lead on energy storage...
In Kenya, An Entrepreneur Is Using Biodiesel To Fight Climate Change
The story began in 1935, when Taher Zavery’s grandfather emigrated to Kitui, Kenya, all the way from Gujarat, India, to set up a cotton ginning factory. There was no trace of electricity...
MidAmerican Energy Completes Beaver Creek & Prairie Wind Farms In Iowa Totaling 338 Megawatts
MidAmerican Energy Company announced this week that it had completed two new wind farms in the state of Iowa totalling 338 megawatts, both of which are part of the mammoth 2 gigawatt...
Siemens Gamesa Signs 160 Megawatt Solar Deal In India
Siemens Gamesa, the world’s second-largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced this week that it is expanding its solar business, after successfully securing an order to provide a complete turnkey EPC solution for 160...
AT&T Announces Mammoth 520 Megawatt Corporate PPA From Oklahoma & Texas Wind Farms
AT&T, one of America’s leading telecoms, announced this past weekend one of the largest corporate renewable energy purchases in the United States, which will see it purchase 520 megawatts of wind energy...
University Of Edinburgh Will Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels Within 3 Years
The University of Edinburgh in Scotland has announced that it will completely divest from all investments in fossil fuels within three years in a move that goes a long way toward achieving...
