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New Renewables Cheaper Than Old Coal in Southeast Asia
A new analysis from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that it would be cheaper to build new solar PV and onshore wind capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines...
50% of Industrial Climate Change Emissions Tied to Fossil Fuel Companies
The Rocky Mountain Institute recently released a report titled Decarbonization Pathways for Mines: A Headlamp in the Darkness, in which it was stated that in 2015, half of worldwide industrial greenhouse gas...
Community Solar Project Means All Maryland Homes Can Make the Most of the Sun
A pilot programme has launched to allow people in the US state of Maryland to get involved with solar energy – even if they have no roof space or live in the...
What Is ‘Hothouse Earth’, and How Bad Would Such a Climate Catastrophe Be?
Oceans engulfing coastal cities, coral reefs eliminated and vast swathes of the Earth left completely uninhabitable.
This is what we have to look forward to in a future “Hothouse Earth” – a planet...
What’s Worse Than Palm Oil for the Environment? Other Vegetable Oils, IUCN Study Finds
Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, a new report says.
The report by the International Union for the...
Major Coal-Fired Power Plant in Washington to Go Solar
It was once Washington state's largest coal pit, a terraced, open-to-the-sky strip mine, five miles from the city of Centralia and halfway between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Today, the coal beds are...
Zeleni and Obilicev venac
Two important landmarks of the Serbian capital are becoming truly greener.It is expected in the future that the first green building rises on the site of the former Beobank building at Zeleni...
Government Floats Proposals to Phase Out Coal and Oil Heating from 2020s
The government has launched a Call for Evidence on its plans to phase out high-carbon fossil fuel heating systems, such as coal fires and oil burners, over the next decade.
In a document...
Solar Will Dominate New Electricity Generation In US By 2022, Yuri Horwitz States
Yuri Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Sol Systems, says he and his company expect solar power to be the dominant form of new electricity generation by 2022. In a report dated February...
Turning Beer into Fuel
It is commonly accepted that there is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation to replace diesel and petrol. One of the most widely used sustainable alternatives to...
Rural Africa Could Be Powered Using Genetically Modified Algae
Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists at the University of Cambridge. It is thought they could one day...
Jovana Mehandžić Đurđić: Free Charging of Electric Cars at IKEA
We have all heard of the Swedish giant IKEA - the world's leading retail chain with a wide range of home decor products. The main concept of IKEA involves developing products that...
National Climate Report Finds Virtually ALL Global Temperature Rise Since 1950 Caused By Human Activity
The National Climate Report is an annual assessment mandated by Congress. This year’s report has just been released and it contains this stunning finding — virtually all of the observed increase in...
Report: EVs Greener than Diesel Even when Refuelled with Electricity from Coal-Fired Power Stations
Electric vehicles are far greener than their diesel and petrol alternatives over their entire lifetime, even when powered using electricity generated with the dirtiest fossil fuels, according to a new report released...
Europe Could Attract $417 Billion With Higher Wind-Power Target
Europe’s wind power industry may attract 351 billion euros ($417 billion) of investment by 2030 if countries adopt reforms and targets for their energy systems in the next year, trade association WindEurope...
What Is The Future For Nuclear Power Plants?
With an ever-growing need for power, countries across the globe are constantly looking for the most economical, logical and sustainable solutions to meet demand. At the same time specialist recruiters such as...
