Renewable Energy
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Coal-dependent Poland pivots toward green energy
Poland on Friday set a deadline of 2049 to abandon coal mining — part of a green shift that’s delighting many in…
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We know that climate change is caused by human activity, but pinning down exactly who is responsible is trickier than it might seem.
With every passing year of inaction, the emissions cuts needed to limit global warming to relatively safe levels grow steeper…
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Extreme temperature events in Dublin up 20% in eight years
Analysis of 40 years of Dublin’s temperature records shows extreme temperature events have increased by up to 20 per cent…
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Environmental disaster or key to a clean energy future? A new twist on hydropower
The pit was a bustling iron mine once, churning out ore that was shipped by rail to a nearby Kaiser…
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The EU’s China moment
Talk of a federal state has long fallen out of fashion in Brussels — but the Green Deal climate program could change…
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Ross Garnaut: three policies will set Australia on a path to 100% renewable energy
Australia could set a path to 100% renewable electricity, a highly reliable grid and significantly cheaper wholesale prices than today…
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Activists urge tobacco-style curbs on oil and gas lobbying in EU
Activists are calling on the EU to place curbs on lobbying by the oil and gas industry similar to those…
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Germany Is Closing 84 Coal Plants to Save the Planet
(Updated October 6, 2019) Germany will close all 84 of its coal power plants. The nation — one of the…
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Renewable Energy: An Ethical Decision or Simple Economics
Our collective conscience is often pricked by the media in particular the campaigning of celebrities and high profile figures in…
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John Kerry says we can’t leave climate emergency to ‘neanderthals’ in power
The former US secretary of state John Kerry has warned that humanity risks marching off a cliff unless governments take…
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Melbourne’s tram network is now offset entirely by solar power
Catching a tram in Melbourne just became more sustainable thanks to a new solar farm. The Numurkah Solar Farm was…
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There’s a looming waste crisis from Australia’s solar energy boom
As Australians seek to control rising energy costs and tackle the damaging impacts of climate change, rooftop solar has boomed.…
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World Environment Day: How we can reduce air pollution
This year the theme for World Environment Day, June 5, is #BeatAirPollution. Air pollution not only impacts our health –…
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Global inequality is 25% higher than it would have been in a climate-stable world
Those least responsible for global warming will suffer the most. Poorer countries – those that have contributed far less to…
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Regulations Rescue: How to Save Natural Gas
Natural gas is one of the great energy success stories, but if it is to sustain that success, then it…
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A draft plan from Puerto Rico’s utility reveals a huge shift towards solar power
The island’s future is slowly bending towards renewables, with ambitious plans for the future. Ε. Α. Crunden Think Progress A…
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