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Wind Farms Deliver all Scotland’s Power for Four Straight Days
The recent flurry of UK wind power records continued today, as analysts confirmed Scotland generated power equivalent to the country's entire electricity demand on four consecutive days late last year.
WWF Scotland, drawing...
Germans Get Almost One-Third of Electricity from Renewables in 2016
In another shining example of renewable energy leadership, in 2016, Germany used more renewable electricity than ever before, receiving 32 percent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in the country from...
Paris Mayor Unveils Plan to Restrict Traffic and Pedestrianise City Centre
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has unveiled plans to restrict traffic in the French capital and pedestrianise the city centre in an attempt to halve the number of private cars on...
Diesel Cars are 10 Times More Toxic than Trucks and Buses, Data Shows
Modern diesel cars produce 10 times more toxic air pollution than heavy trucks and buses, new European data has revealed.
The stark difference in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is due to the...
France Submits 2050 Emission Reduction Plan to the UN
France has become the fifth country to submit plans to the United Nations detailing how it plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions through to 2050, setting a 75 per cent emissions reduction...
Green Infrastructure Investment Set to Plummet 95 Per Cent by 2020
UK investment in renewables looks set to plummet by up to 95 per cent over the next three years, the think tank Green Alliance has warned in a new analysis of the...
Scotland Should Power Ahead with 50 Per Cent Clean Energy Target, Say Campaigners
Green groups have called on Scottish ministers to set an ambitious new target to source half of Scotland's energy needs for electricity, heat and transport from renewable sources by 2030.
In October WWF...
Taxi GPS Data Could Unsnarl Traffic in Developing Regions, World Bank Says
In most cities, some portion of that traffic has typically been made up of taxis and, more recently, cars linked to ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. But could these cars help...
Indonesia’s steady progress in tackling fossil fuel subsidies
Many countries use fossil-fuel subsidies to advance particular goals – whether political, economic, social and environmental. Common justifications range from reducing energy poverty, redistributing wealth, or protecting jobs.
But in many cases, the...
First US Petcoke-To-Methanol Plant With Carbon Capture Tech Gets DOE Loan Guarantees
On the shortest day of 2016, the US Department of Energy announced that it has made the “first ever offer for a conditional commitment” of loan guarantees under its Advanced Fossil Energy...
Colorado, Nevada, & Utah to Develop Interstate EV Charging Network
An electric vehicle charging network covering the major travel corridors of the states of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah will be developed by a coalition of the governors of the states in question,...
Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2016
The International Energy Agency said today that it was significantly increasing its five-year growth forecast for renewables thanks to strong policy support in key countries and sharp cost reductions. Renewables have surpassed...
Australian Government Says New Efficiency Standards Could Cut Fuel Spending by $28bn
New standards could reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 65m tonnes by 2030, government claims.
The Turnbull government has opened discussions on new fuel efficiency standards for vehicles which it says...
Gazprom’s Positions Remaining Stable Amid Changing External Environment
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about the impacts caused by the events of 2016 on the long-term outlook for the global energy market.
It was highlighted that a...
IEA Welcomes Italy’s Plan to Revisit Energy Strategy and Further Decarbonize Economy
In its latest country review of energy policies, the International Energy Agency praised Italy’s comprehensive long-term energy strategy and the acceleration of its efforts to comply with 2020 goals on renewable energy,...
New Global Database Will Help Scientists Track Role of Lakes in Earth’s Ecology
The total shoreline of the world's lakes is more than four times longer than the global ocean coastline. And if all the water in those lakes were spread over the Earth's landmass,...