Volkswagen says its new electric car will be carbon neutral through its entire lifecycle if recharged with renewable energy.The German car manufacturer says the ID.’s supply chain, manufacturing processes and charging infrastructure...

Ingka Group, a company which owns most of the IKEA stores, has bought a 25% stake in an offshore wind farm in Germany. It has paid more than €200 million (£174m) for the...

Banning single-use plastics could lead to higher carbon emissions.That’s according to a new report published by BP, which says a worldwide ban on the use of plastics for packaging and other single-use...

Costa Rica is getting something right. The Central American country of stunning beaches, rainforests, and biodiversity, is also known for its stable democracy and educated population.Its president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said at...

Germany has agreed to end its reliance on polluting coal power stations by 2038, in a long-awaited decision that will have major ramifications for Europe’s attempts to meet its Paris climate change...

A new solar plant in Hawaii relies on a flock of sheep to keep vegetation from growing over its panels. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s new 28MW facility in Lawai has employed the...

Ukraine is to build its largest ever wind farm. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a loan of €150 million (£130m) to the country for the construction. Upon completion, the...

Rotterdam's skyline will soon feature the world's largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine.GE Renewable Energy announced on Wednesday it will install the first 12-megawatt Haliade-X prototype in the Dutch city this...

Japanese giant unable to agree deal with UK as fears grow for Anglesey atomic plant.Hitachi has scrapped plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales, becoming the second firm in two months to...

As the 116th Congress commences, in the wake of dire reports from climate scientists, the debate over U.S. climate policies has taken a welcome turn towards bold solutions. Spurred on by grassroots pressure from Indigenous communities, the...

During the 2016 campaign and in various postelection rallies, President Trump promised to save America's flagging coal industry and put the nation's coal miners "back to work." While Trump continues to labor under the delusion that...

On Thursday more than 600 environmental groups called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue ambitious climate legislation that matches the scale and urgency of the climate crisis.The groups' letter calls for a thoughtful...

Hawaii has a new, game-changing tool in its renewable energy arsenal. Power producer AES Corporation and the not-for-profit Kaua'i island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) unveiled what's claimed to be the world's largest solar-plus-storage peaker on the island of Kauai on Tuesday, the...

The $25 million Kabulasoke Solar Power Park has completed vital critical commissioning tests.Uganda is celebrating the completion of a new 24MW solar farm in the south of the sub-Saharan nation. The $25 million (£19.6m)...

Global coal generation is plunging into a ‘death spiral’.That’s the verdict from environmental think-tank Carbon Tracker, which has published a new report suggesting 42% of the world’s operating coal fleets are already...

AB InBev has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Lightsource BP.The brewer of Budweiser in the UK has signed a deal to purchase 100% renewable electricity from solar business Lightsource. Through the 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA), AB...