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Nationwide power outage leaves 18M Ecuadorians in the dark
Jun 19, 2024 (UPI)
"There is no energy service on a national scale," Public Works Minister Roberto Luque posted on X. "We are concentrating all our efforts on resolving the proble...
Power demand peaks in northern India heatwave
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
Much of northern India has been gripped by a brutal month-long heatwave, with temperatures regularly soaring above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). ...
UN climate chief laments lack of progress at key talks
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
Simon Stiell said "modest steps" were taken at the talks in Bonn, Germany, but much was left undone as the world's most important climate summit looms in Novemb...
Swiss vote on renewable energy plan for 2050 carbon neutrality
Jun 09, 2024 (AFP)
According to the final opinion polls published in May, 73 percent of voters are set to approve the law on "a secure electricity supply based on renewable energi...
Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generation
Jun 09, 2024 (AFP)
Official results showed that just under 69 percent of Swiss voters backed the law on "a secure electricity supply based on renewable energies", confirming polli...
Pakistan power crisis deepened by mountain tourism
Jun 07, 2024 (AFP)
Load shedding is typical across much of fuel-short Pakistan, but few areas consistently suffer the same prolonged outages as Skardu city. A surge in mountain to...
Swiss renewable energy battle moves to the ballots
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
The wealthy Alpine country has said it wants to rapidly accelerate the development of renewable energy sources as it strives to meet its target of carbon neutra...
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up
Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)
Dramatic climate shifts have already begun taking a heavy toll worldwide, fuelling extreme weather events, flooding and drought, while glaciers are melting away...
World falling short on 2030 renewables goal: IEA
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
An IEA analysis of policies, plans and estimates from nearly 150 countries found that they could reach 8,000 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in six years....
Australia's first 'green bond' a $4.8 bn hit with markets
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
Canberra said it had sold US$4.8 billion-worth of 10-year bonds, which are designed to finance projects that promise to be more environmentally friendly. Austra...
Power demand peaks in heatwave-hit Delhi, but temperature readings may be 'error'
May 29, 2024 (AFP)
But India's government-run weather bureau said a station reading showing a potentially record-breaking temperature in the capital may have been due to an "error...
Rich nations met $100 bn climate finance goal two years late: OECD
May 29, 2024 (AFP)
The failure to raise the money on time has eroded trust in climate negotiations and the OECD report comes as nations race to set a more ambitious fundraising go...
White House to unveil 'unprecedented' 21-state initiative to modernize U.S. power grid
May 28, 2024 (UPI)
Ali Zaidi, the national climate adviser, called it "unprecedented," saying that it will "drive grid adaptation quickly and cost-effectively." The "Federal-State...
China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: report
May 28, 2024 (AFP)
The March drop was the result of expanding renewable capacity, which covered almost all the growth in electricity demand, and a major slump in construction acti...
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
May 22, 2024 (AFP)
France's climate change monitoring association Citepa had predicted in March a yearly fall of 4.8 percent. "We have had the definitive 2023 CO2 emissions figure...
Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor says
May 16, 2024 (AFP)
"This year, more than half the world's population will be voting, whether it's the USA, whether it's India, whether it's the UK," Khan told AFP on the sidelines...
Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming 'renewable superpower'
May 14, 2024 (AFP)
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the country was on track to bank a budget surplus of US$6 billion (Aus$9 billion) this year, a windfall propped-up in part by surgin...
Activists warn against EU 'tearing up' green policies
May 14, 2024 (AFP)
European parliament elections are in early June and a key battleground has been the EU's Green Deal, an ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon emission...
$2.2b pledged to end deadly planet-heating cooking methods
May 14, 2024 (AFP)
More than two billion people cook on basic stoves or over open fires and exposure to this smoke is a leading cause of early death around the world. These cookin...
Biden's clean energy tax credits likely to remain 'law of the land': Brainard
May 10, 2024 (AFP)
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) -- one of Biden's most significant policy achievements as president -- contains tax credits, subsidies and grants worth h...
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