Climate Action Tracker Outlines 10 Most Important Short-Term Steps To Limit Warming To 1.5°C
The Climate Action Tracker outlined the ten most important short-term steps the world must take in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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Building Sector Energy Demand To Double By 2050, According To Climate Action Tracker
With the building sector already accounting for around 20% of climate change emissions, a new analysis published this week has warned that its energy demand is likely to double by mid-century if actions are not taken now to make buildings more sustainable.
No Matter How Efficient, Coal Is Incompatible With Global Climate Goals
A new report has concluded that even the most efficient coal plants are incompatible with global climate change goals. With world leaders heading to New York to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, a new report conducted by Ecofys and commissioned by WWF has concluded that any level of coal-fired … [continued]
Al Gore’s Green Investment Firm Partners With Ecofys On Carbon Pricing
A newly announced partnership between Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management and Ecofys aims to investigate how carbon pricing can contribute to global sustainable economic growth. Announced on Tuesday, Ecofys revealed that it had partnered with The Generation Foundation, the advocacy initiative of Generation Investment Management, which itself was co-founded by … [continued]
Four Major South American Governments Could Take Greater Climate Action
The four major South American countries — Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina — can all take greater climate action, according to Climate Action Tracker. The Climate Action Tracker is an independent science-based assessment of the emission commitments and actions of countries, tracking individual national pledges, targets, INDCs, and currently implemented … [continued]
EU Study Highlights Onshore Wind As Pre-Eminent Energy Choice
A report released by the European Commission on Monday in Brussels highlighted the relative cost of onshore wind versus fossil fuel technologies like coal and gas, proving it to be the cheaper form of electricity generation in the region “when externalities are stacked with the levelised cost of energy and … [continued]
Fully Sustainable Global Energy Supply By 2050 (VIDEO)
Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here’s another plan to power the world 100% with renewable energy — wind, water, sunlight, and biomass:
Ecofys Bets on a Wind Power and Seaweed Biofuel Mashup
The Dutch company Ecofys has just launched a new offshore wind farm and seaweed cultivation pilot project in a renewable energy twofer that could yield a big boost for biofuel production while harvesting wind power, too. Ecofys is betting that areas reserved for offshore wind production will provide seaweed with … [continued]
