China and India have both surpassed the United States in EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index, pushing the US down for the first time since 2015 in the ranking of the top 40 countries.
One of the key differences between Clinton and Trump was their stances on climate change. Clinton had a strong plan to continue the USA’s leadership position, and Trump disputes its existence. However, a Trump presidency isn’t a disaster for climate action globally or in the US. In fact, he might actually reduce US emissions, however unintentionally.
There are many places in China that are “worst-case scenarios” of the Industrial Age and its wastes. It is no wonder that many Chinese citizens are wide awake to solutions. A new survey (by Ipsos) shows that 96% of Chinese urbanites believe “green power” could help. Of course, it will. Renewable … [continued]
Originally published on The Asia-Pacific Journal. By John A. Mathews China has made strategic choices favouring renewables over fossil fuels that are still not widely understood or appreciated. Hao Tan and I have been making these arguments for several years now, and in particular in our article in Nature in … [continued]
Alongside my climate news, bicycling + transit news, electric vehicle news, and other green news roundups, here’s a roundup of top solar energy, wind energy, and energy storage news from around the interwebs. Solar Prices How To Calculate Solar LCOE — And Understand Its Values Solar PV Prices Will Fall Below $1.00 per Watt by 2020 … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. China is aiming to triple its solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity by the year 2020, bringing it up to 143 gigawatts (GW), as newly revealed by the country’s National Energy Administration. The plan is to add between 15 GW and 20 GW of new solar PV … [continued]
China’s solar and wind energy capacity increased by 74% and 34%, respectively, in 2015, while coal consumption dropped by 3.7%. China’s National Bureau of Statistics released figures for 2015 this week, and officials believe that the country’s current growth path will allow them to soon surpass their carbon emissions targets. … [continued]
Check ’em out: Vice President Biden – Give Oil Industry’s Tax Credits to Clean Energy Vice President Joe Biden says the oil industry no longer needs the $5 billion in annual tax credits that the government has doled out for years. Instead, he recommended applying half of those credits to … [continued]
China must reduce its dependence on coal, and shift its attention to a variety of energy sources, if the country is to have long-term energy security. These are the primary findings from new research published by the University of East Anglia in England. The new study was published in the journal Technological … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. While I’m sure it does not match up to the glory of 8 on the luckiness index, the number 13 is considered quite lucky in China. In Mandarin, “13” is pronounced as “shisan,” which can mean “definitely vibrant” or “assured growth.” And vibrant is exactly … [continued]
