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Emissions Must Fall By Mid-Century to Meet Paris Temperature Goals, Study Finds
With the exception of the U.S., every country in the world has now expressed an intention to honor the Paris agreement, which means they have all committed to limiting global warming to...
‘Repowering’ Older Onshore Wind Turbines Could Save Billpayers Millions, Analysis Finds
Upgrading the UK's existing onshore wind farms as they reach the end of their operational lives would provide a highly cost-effective way to boost cheap, low carbon electricity generation for years to...
This College Could Become the First 100% Renewable Campus in U.S.
As a growing number of U.S. cities make pledges towards 100 percent renewables, it's easy to forget that the entire state of Hawaii set this important benchmark three years ago when it...
Methane Meltdown: Thawing Permafrost Could Release More Potent Greenhouse Gas Than Expected
A study published in Nature Climate Change Monday shows that thawing permafrost in the Arctic might produce more methane than previously thought. Methane has 28 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of...
UK Offshore Wind Targets Sector Deal That Could Spur £48 Billion In Investments & 30 Gigawatts By 2030
The UK offshore wind industry has this week committed to working with the Government on a “transformative” sector deal that could spur £48 billion in new investments in the country’s infrastructure and...
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...
Vattenfall Awarded Two Subsidy-Free 350 Megawatt Offshore Wind Farms In Netherlands
Swedish power company Vattenfall has been awarded the contract to build two 350 megawatt offshore wind farms in the Netherlands which, upon completion in 2022, will be the first offshore wind farms...
Anchovies and Chips: WWF Warns of Climate Threat to Iconic Dishes
Many of the UK's most popular dishes could become much more expensive, or even disappear altogether, over the coming decades as a result of climate impacts.
That is the stark warning contained in...
Facebook & Adobe Sign PPAs For Electricity From Enel’s 320 Megawatt Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America announced on Monday that it had signed two Power Purchase Agreements with Facebook and Adobe for the electricity generated from its soon-to-be-completed 320 megawatt Rattlesnake Creek wind...
St. Patrick’s Cathedral In New York City Goes Green With $35 Million Geothermal Installation
St. Patrick’s Cathedral on New York’s Fifth Avenue is undergoing a $200 million renovation. Part of that upgrade is a new $35 million geothermal heating and cooling system that replaces the steam...
UK and Saudi Arabia Ink Clean Energy Partnership, as France Backs Global Solar Push
The controversial UK visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman culminated in a new clean energy agreement between the two countries, as the UK sought to underline the role it...
Nitrogen Oxides Kill 6,000 People A Year In Germany, Federal Environmental Agency Reports
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), a form of pollution closely associated with diesel fuel combustion in diesel cars and trucks, cause the early death of around 6,000 people a year in Germany, the country’s...
Not in da Club: Deltic Group Declares ‘No Straw Attached’
The notice displayed in night clubs informing you of which substances are banned is going to need to be updated to include another item of contraband: the plastic straw.
The Deltic Group, the...
Temperature Rise over 2° Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit) Possible in 13 Global Cities in 2020s, Study Finds
Over just the next decade or so, 13 large global cities are facing temperature rises that could exceed 2° degrees Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit), according to a new report from the Urban Climate...
Fifth Third Bank Commits & Succeeds In Going 100% Renewable With Single Solar PPA
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank has become the first Fortune 500 company, the first bank, and the first RE100 member to achieve its goal of securing 100% of its power consumption with renewables...
Thomas LUBECK, IFC: Tailwinds to the Financial Market
International Finance Corporation - IFC, one of the five members of the World Bank Group, is the world's largest institution that encourages economic development by investing in the private sector in emerging...
