Originally published on RMIOutlet On Monday and Tuesday this week, more than 75 Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, renewable energy project developers, utilities, and other organizations are gathered in San Francisco for a corporate renewable energy workshop. Co-hosted by Rocky Mountain Institute, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), World Resources Institute (WRI), and BSR, … [continued]
The European Union reprised its trendsetting role in world climate negotiations on Thursday by committing the first Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to the planned Paris climate agreement at the end of this year. Also on Thursday, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the official “Paris Accord” negotiating text from … [continued]
Countries are preparing climate action pledges for the post-2020 period. Here’s a look at what INDCs are and why they’re important to curb climate change.
The big news we’re hearing about Barack Obama this weekend has nothing to do with climate change: it’s that he’s cutting short his trip to India to pay final respects from the United States to Saudi Arabian King Abdullah. He’ll also meet with Salman, the late monarch’s brother and former … [continued]
Today’s publication of the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance by the World Resources Institute will go a long way toward helping the business sector apply and advance its use of renewable energy. Investments in that sector, largely driven by offshore wind in Europe, and solar in China and the US, quintupled over … [continued]
Offering $4 million in prize money, the Zayed Future Energy Prize* is the largest renewable energy and sustainability prize in the world. I call it the “Oscars of Cleantech.” And I’m probably not the first to make that comparison. In its 7th year, this year’s competition is very fierce. The … [continued]
By Vince Van Son of Facebook, and Letha Tawney of the World Resources Institute (WRI) Facebook is committed to powering all of its operations with cost-competitive clean and renewable energy and has an intermediary goal for its global data centers of 25% in 2015. In November 2014 Facebook’s newest data center in Altoona, Iowa, came … [continued]
A finance policy tweak in Karnataka could unlock the India solar energy market, help the country decarbonize, and cut energy poverty for millions.
In case you were getting bored, here’s a massive list of solar energy stories that I think are worth a read. For more, see our own solar news. Top Pick: Hey, Hippie — Get A Job! (In The Solar Energy Industry) General Solar Stories Choosing Solar Power Influenced By Neighbors More … [continued]
In Friday’s wee hours, the 28-nation European Union committed itself to fight climate change by rolling back dangerous carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 to at least 40% less than their benchmark 1990 levels. The EU has already almost met its existing goal of a 20% cut by 2020. The unanimous move … [continued]
