Originally published on RenewEconomy. The head of the Australian Solar Council has hailed the apparent victory of the Labor party in Queensland, saying it would also target the NSW Coalition government if it chose to side with vested interests rather than consumers. ASC chief executive John Grimes said the solar … [continued]
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global revealed those companies it divested from in 2014, judging “there to be high levels of uncertainty about the sustainability” of these companies’ business models. Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, the Norwegian bank which manages the country’s Government Pension Fund Global, commented on … [continued]
In this critical year for climate, the United States has just obtained a superior information and action tool in UNPRECEDENTED: Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis? David Ray Griffin spent almost three years researching and compiling this excellent summary of climate disruption and what people can do about it. Read UNPRECEDENTED, and you will discover the … [continued]
The first-ever announcement of a national divestment move — the government of Norway’s decision to divest from coal — represents a giant step in the fossil fuel shutoff movement. Last June, the UN urged Norway to shut down its coal mining operations on the Svalbard Arctic archipelago. The nation has just trumped that request. … [continued]
Farms in Indiana could save up to 92% by using solar energy rather than traditional grid-sourced electricity, whereas homes in the same state would only save approximately 50%. This, according to a new study conducted by economists at Purdue University and published in the journal Energy Policy. According to the study, … [continued]
Danish wind energy juggernaut DONG Energy has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2014, and it’s a case of good news and bad news: The company reported EBITDA of DKK 16.4 billion in 2014, but a net profit loss of DKK 5.3 billion. The … [continued]
The future looks black for “clean coal,” as the Energy Department pulls a $1 billion rug out from under the infamous FutureGen clean coal project.
Originally published on IEEFA. By Karl Cates Judging by press coverage both mainstream and marginal, there’s one epic fight—and pretty much one epic fight only—going on in America’s utility-energy industry: The “war on coal.” A Google News search today turns up 6,160 articles that use that exact phrase, which has … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Elias Hinckley Most analysts believe Saudi Arabia refuses to cut production because it wants to shake out its higher-cost competitors or because it wants to punish Iran and Russia. There may be some truth in those theories, writes Elias Hinckley, strategic advisor and head of … [continued]
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released its third annual “Sustainable Energy in America Factbook,” which shows that the United States saw continued growth throughout the renewable energy, natural gas, and energy efficiency sectors throughout 2014. Additionally, US deployment of sustainable energy increased over the year, as prices fell and investment … [continued]
