Which Countries Use The Most Fossil Fuels?
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Watch platform, a platform which features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens.
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Watch platform, a platform which features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens.
Countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council are expected to install almost 7 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation capacity from renewable energy sources by the early 2020s, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Russia, the US, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait joined forces to disrupt the COP24 climate conference in Poland this week. The 4 nations opposed accepting the IPCC 6 climate assessment. They prefer to keep poisoning us all with the effluent formed by burning fossil fuels.
The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as COP24, currently underway in Katowice, Poland, is quickly beginning to devolve into chaos after two key aspects of negotiations have incensed participants and observers alike and left any potential unanimity more fragile than when we began.
New regional research by GTM Research focusing on the Middle East and Africa (MEA) has forecast solar installations to skyrocket by 170% this year and continue accelerating to install more than 83 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity between 2018 and 2023.
Middle East and North Africa remains a hotbed of solar power development with more than 5,700 megawatts of capacity under development.
A new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency shows scaling up renewable energy in the GCC could reap multiple benefits. The GCC, or Gulf Cooperation Council, represents Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — big hitters in the wider region. The new report, Renewable Energy … [continued]
Kuwait has taken a bold step towards realising its target to have 15% electricity generation from renewable energy projects by 2030. Kuwait recently signed a contract with Spain’s TSK Group to set up a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power project. The contract is worth $365 million and will see the … [continued]
Climate news in general captured press attention on Friday and Saturday alongside the goings-on at the Lima COP20 meeting. Here’s a roundup, including several research reports, carbon capture and storage schemes, commitments and funding developments, a recent retirement, and weather in the Philippines. More bad news about the environment broke. … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Kuwait will soon be home to a rather large, 280 MW solar thermal power plant — located in Al-Abdaliya, just southwest of the farming region of Kabad. The solar power plant will be Kuwait’s first. Current projections are that the project will end up costing … [continued]