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UK CO2 emissions halved since 1990: study
Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)
Carbon Brief said the 51 percent drop, which has largely been driven by a move away from coal for power generation, was hastened by a record 11 percent drop in ...
Germany hits climate target thanks to pandemic
Mar 16, 2021 (AFP)
Greenhouse gas emissions last year were around 41 percent lower than 1990 levels, the biggest yearly decline in more than three decades, the environment ministe...
When green energy is the 'default' choice consumers stay loyal to renewables
Mar 11, 2021 (UPI)
The strategy -- dubbed the "green default" and described Thursday in the journal nature Human Behavior -- could help policy makers speed up the transition from ...
UK banks face climate conflicts of interest: study
Mar 09, 2021 (AFP)
DeSmog, an investigative climate campaign group, revealed the main finding of its research into UK banks' management. A majority of 50 out of the top 64 directo...
UK green strategy under fire before COP26 climate meet
Mar 05, 2021 (AFP)
The UK, which has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, will lead the next UN climate gathering in Glasgow in November. Conservative Prime Mi...
Texas power grid operator fires CEO after winter storm chaos
Mar 04, 2021 (AFP)
The staggering cost of last month's storm, which killed dozens, left millions without electricity and water, and caused billions of dollars in damage has prompt...
Carbon emission decreases must grow tenfold to avoid climate disaster
Mar 03, 2021 (UPI)
Current rates of greenhouse gas emissions reductions won't be enough to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. According to a new study, published...
Texas utility files for bankruptcy after $2.1 bn power bill
Mar 02, 2021 (AFP)
Bitterly cold weather in mid-February left millions without electricity across Texas as the Arctic conditions overwhelmed local utility companies ill-prepared f...
Texas power board members resign over mass outages
Feb 24, 2021 (AFP)
The board chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Sally Talberg, vice chairman Peter Cramton, finance and audit committee chair Terry Bulger...
Mexico lawmakers advance controversial energy reforms
Feb 24, 2021 (AFP)
Opposition parties and campaigners see the changes as a setback to efforts to tackle climate change and say they go against Mexico's international commitments. ...
Anger over huge power bills in 'preventable' Texas weather crisis
Feb 21, 2021 (AFP)
The frigid air mass that paralyzed parts of the southern and central United States early in the week claimed more than 70 lives, left millions temporarily witho...
Maine policymakers make bold push for publicly owned power
Feb 21, 2021 (UPI)
In Maine, public power advocates agree. But the key to a modern, sustainable and resilient electrical grid, they argue, isn't a regulatory tweak or leadership c...
Texas restores power but still struggling with water
Feb 20, 2021 (AFP)
"Due to lack of power, frozen pipes, high use at certain times, we've seen the number of systems go up that are reporting (water) issues," Toby Baker, executive...
How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold
Feb 19, 2021 (The Conversation)
From my research on the structure of the U.S. electricity industry, I know that rules set by entities like ERCOT have major effects on Americans' energy choices...
Maersk to launch first carbon neutral ship within two years
Feb 17, 2021 (AFP)
Originally scheduled for 2030, the company said in a statement that the launch had been "fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand f...
Power outages leave millions shivering in deadly US cold snap
Feb 17, 2021 (AFP)
The Arctic weather system -- which has seen temperatures plummet to record-setting lows in places ill-prepared for such conditions -- has overwhelmed local util...
Getting to net zero and even negative is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
Jan 28, 2021 (SPX)
The researchers created a detailed model of the entire U.S. energy and industrial system to produce the first detailed, peer-reviewed study of how to achieve ca...
BlackRock pushes companies to set more ambitious climate targets
Jan 26, 2021 (AFP)
"I believe that the pandemic has presented such an existential crisis -- such a stark reminder of our fragility -- that it has driven us to confront the global ...
Rich nations 'hugely exaggerate' climate finance: study
Jan 20, 2021 (AFP)
Under the 2015 Paris climate deal, countries are required to boost funding to hard-hit governments, evenly split between cash to mitigate global warming and to ...
China to launch carbon emissions trading scheme next month
Jan 06, 2021 (AFP)
The ministry issued rules on Tuesday allowing provincial governments to set pollution caps for big power businesses for the first time. Firms can buy the right ...
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