Originally published on WRI. By Jennifer Morgan This December, negotiators from nearly 200 countries will convene in Paris with the aim of forging a legally-binding international climate agreement. The new pact will incorporate more ambitious national commitments to address climate change than ever before. What is the proper yardstick for … [continued]
Scotland’s renewable energy industry displaced a record 12.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions during 2014. According to data released in response to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Scottish MP Callum McCaig and answered by the UK Energy Minister, Andrea Leadsom, Scotland’s renewable energy industry prevented more than one million tonnes … [continued]
As Chevrolet prepares to make the much-anticipated 2016 Volt available in several lucky states (and Canada), we’re all anxious to see how the new model looks compared to earlier versions of the Volt. At the 2016 Chevy Volt media drive this week in San Francisco, I was fortunate to see many of … [continued]
G20 energy ministers wrapped up their first ever conference with a bang, endorsing renewable energy as the path to reducing “energy poverty.”
Originally published on the ECOreport British Columbia doesn’t have anything like the PACE program, which allows Californians to finance solar panels, energy-saving windows, and other energy efficiency projects through their property taxes. A new study from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), at the University of Victoria, shows that … [continued]
New Jersey is finally getting its hands on offshore wind energy despite a seemingly tight relationship between its Governor and the notorious Koch brothers.
Billions of euro of public finance are being committed to energy efficiency. According to the International Energy Agency, private investors and lenders are also ‘increasingly interested’ in investing in energy efficiency. Key drivers include ever-tightening legislation along with a host of well-established co-benefits – increased energy security, better air quality, reduced fuel poverty, … [continued]
Originally published in Global Island News by Energy Excelerator’s Director, Dawn Lippert The grid has never changed faster, and this sea of change has its own navigators. We are experiencing this sea of change first, here in Hawaii. I recently attended the 2015 Aspen-Institute Clean Energy Innovation Forum, an impressive … [continued]
Alberta is Stephen Harper’s home province, home to the oil sands, and uses more coal-fired electricity than all the rest of Canada combined. With oil prices dropping to $40 a barrel, people in Calgary and Fort McMurray are losing their jobs. This is not where one would expect much support for … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The largest utility company in the Sunshine State, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), has revealed that 3 of the solar photovoltaic (PV) projects that the company is currently having developed in the state are on track to be completed in 2016. Once completed, these 3 … [continued]
