At least 165 countries—three times the number required for ratification, and over 85% of the entire United Nations—are signing the historic Paris climate change agreement today at a special ceremony in New York initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. All 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change acclaimed the Paris … [continued]
A record number of countries are set to descend upon New York today to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, today’s signing “signals the next step towards the Agreement coming into force and a critical juncture in a global … [continued]
After months of rumors and over a year of catastrophic business dealings, SunEdison has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. A Brief and Torrid History It’s been a long road since SunEdison announced its acquisition of First Wind back in November, 2014, in a deal worth $2.4 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s a somewhat common industry practice for automakers to purchase the offerings of rival automakers in order to tear them down, to try to get an idea of things that can be stolen, etc. While it probably comes as no surprise that industry giants have been purchasing … [continued]
Tesla Model 3 Buyers Ask, “Will I Get the Federal EV Tax Credit/Rebate?” And We Answer With all the excitement about the upcoming “affordable Tesla” — the Model 3 — one of the questions we’re hearing from many of our readers is, “Will I be able to take advantage of … [continued]
Last week, the Washington-based Center for International Environmental Law released a raft of public documents showing that the toxic oil and gas/carbon dioxide relationship was known decades earlier than the previously documents revealed. The first news about the massive coverup surfaced last year, when InsideClimate News put out a special report that … [continued]
Originally published on WRI. By Ranping Song and Cynthia Elliott Last December, 196 countries adopted the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, creating the first universal pact to put the world on a path towards a zero-carbon, resilient future. Since then, some concrete steps have been made while examples of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. SolarCity’s total installed solar photovoltaic system network produced enough electricity on March 22 to power all of Tesla’s current fleet of more than 107,000 electric vehicles, according to a recent blog post on SolarCity’s website. To be more specific, the blog post stated that the … [continued]
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. These 10 states are leading the US in harnessing the power of the sun. Talk about an energy revolution. In 2007, there were no utility-scale solar power plants in the US. Today, there are hundreds.It’s not just what this growth means for cutting … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The solar revolution is upon us, and yet many still don’t get it. Yes, they say, solar will play an increasing role in the world’s energy systems, but they still fail to comprehend to what extent solar will become the dominant energy provider in the decades … [continued]
