47 Scientists: World Should Go 100% Renewable Electricity By 2030
And 100% renewable energy no later than 2035.
And 100% renewable energy no later than 2035.
A global 100% renewables system will create 15 million additional jobs.
From Paris to Berlin and Brussels: The standardization of conflicts of interest on public decision making.
The era of oil is coming to an end, with global oil production set to halve in the next five to six years. To avoid a global economic slump, the transition to 100% renewables worldwide needs to be accelerated. It is feasible and cheaper than the current system, research shows.
A study has shown a strong political framework would facilitate a shift to 100% renewable energy even before 2050.
A first of its kind study simulating a global electricity system based entirely on renewable energy on an hourly basis throughout a whole year shows that the existing renewable energy potential and technologies, including storage, are able to generate sufficient and secure power supply worldwide by 2050.
Despite more than €20 billion being spent on the country’s green energy sector every year, coal still accounts for around 40% of Germany’s energy mix — that represents an only ~10% drop since 2000, despite all of the money and PR since then.
We continue to line up wonderful, world-leading speakers for our coming Cleantech Revolution Tour conference in Berlin and Wrocław. We have 5 new blockbuster presenters to announce today.
This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Hans-Josef Fell, previous member of the German Parliament, and current President of the Energy Watch Group.
As Hans-Josef Fell points out, renewable sources provided 186 TWh in 2016. That’s not bad, but only 3 TWh over the result of 2015. That’s stagnation. And it shows that the move to an auction model from 2014 on is a policy failure.