Sunday, 4 May 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are pictured at a solar energy park in Saelices, Spain, May 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Guillermo Martinez/File Photo
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Europe’s solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs

Mismatch between demand and supply as solar power generation soars could shift investment to much needed storage solutions

FILE PHOTO: A private security guard walks between rows of photovoltaic solar panels inside a solar power plant at Raisan village near Gandhinagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says

LONDON – The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day...

Decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid could lead to a significant uptick in merger and acquisition activity in the renewable energy sector, a new report says. Power transmission lines and wind turbines as seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Net-zero grid could spark flurry of deal-making in renewables sector: report

Decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid could lead to a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy sector, a new report says

The sun sets behind overhead power lines in Kuwait City as the government requested citizens to ration their electricity usage amid soaring temperatures (AFP)
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Four in five people want more climate action: UN survey

Four in five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll published on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023: Statistical Review of World Energy

LONDON – Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels’ share of the global energy...

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Justice for disadvantaged communities in New York’s cap-trade-and-invest

Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by emissions from fossil fuel combustion in New York. Resources for the Future considers policy options for reducing...

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Australia’s Energy Future: Consumer Energy Resources

The Australian Energy Council has published a discussion paper on the growing role of consumers in the energy transition and how to better...

FILE PHOTO: A survey vessel sails past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FILE PHOTO
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Analysis-Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy

Wind farms like this one in New Brighton could face CO2 fees from 2026 even though they don't produce emissions.

Residents use rock to reinforce the shore line due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion in parts of Lennox Island, P.E.I., on April 25, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaugh
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Immersive video game by P.E.I. researchers reveals vulnerability to flooding, erosion

The video game has become an important tool in helping P.E.I. residents understand the impact of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads as near Calgary, Alta., on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report by a leading Canadian climate policy think tank, or otherwise risk leaving ratepayers and governments on the hook for billions of dollars in underused and overbuilt gas infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Stop gas expansion for home heating or risk leaving ratepayers on the hook: report

Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, says a new report from the...