Originally published on Solar Love. The state of New York provides a handful of solar power incentives, depending on where the solar power system is to be installed. For example, if it is to be located in the Con Edison service area, the incentive for a residential system would be between 20¢ … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph.D., Erik G. Fowler, & Christa Owens Michelet The U.S. is going through a major energy revolution—clean-energy investments totaled a staggering $52 billion in 2014 alone—and communities are at the forefront. Citizens are increasingly asking their cities to develop and act on … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Bjorn Lomborg is at it again. The notorious climate contrarian – a favourite of Australia’s Coalition government – is writing a daily blog from the Paris climate talks and his bed-rock argument is a familiar one: that wind and solar energy are pretty much useless. In … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. PARIS: If coal is good for humanity, then someone has forgotten to tell the world’s poorest countries. In a strongly worded statement that came out on the first day of talks at the Paris climate summit, the leaders of 30 of the world’s poorest countries said … [continued]
Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa has boosted its involvement in North America by joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge and committing further to Mexico. One of the world’s leading wind energy manufacturers, Gamesa made two announcements on December 1 to coincide with the COP21 United Nations climate negotiations … [continued]
Internet megalith Google has made its largest ever renewable energy purchase by acquiring 842 MW of renewable energy capacity to power its data centers. The internet giant announced on Thursday that it had made the “largest, and most diverse” purchase of renewable energy projects “by a non-utility company,” putting the … [continued]
A new report has found that American businesses are installing more solar than ever before, with the numbers growing 183% over the last four years. According to a new study released earlier this week by the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), growth in the use of solar energy among … [continued]
From our correspondent on the spot, Jessica Langerman: The other night, over twenty Citizens Climate Lobby volunteers crammed into a small Paris apartment to absorb the extraordinary news of the day: President François Hollande of France had joined other heads of state as well as World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim … [continued]
More than 500 institutions have divested from fossil fuel investments totaling commitments of over $3.4 trillion, according to international climate campaign 350.org. In September 350.org announced that fossil fuel divestment pledges had surpassed $2.6 trillion, representing 430 institutions and 2,040 individuals spread out over 43 countries. The divestment campaign has … [continued]
The heads of state of African nations have launched the African Renewable Energy Initiative in an attempt to provide 300 GW of renewable energy. Launched on Tuesday at the COP21 United Nations climate talks in Paris, the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) was launched as the continent’s major contribution to … [continued]
