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Chris Stark has said the UK will not be carpeted in wind farm and pylons (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Energy tsar: We will not carpet UK with windfarms and pylons for clean power

Head of UK's green power plans downplays fears of pylon construction while ruling out laying underground cables as part of the grid.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light to a number of large-scale solar farms (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Individual solar farms do not threaten national food security – farming leader

British farming union president says there are more demands competing for land use than just solar farms as he pushes for government to...

A street light is seen during a sunrise in Dili, East Timor Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Diesel-dependent East Timor remains slow on energy transition

In one of the world's youngest countries, pledges to develop renewable power have yet to be met while East Timor's gas fields start...

Wind turbines at Makara Beach, Wellington, New Zealand. Photo by Nate Watson on Unsplash
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NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as NZ decarbonises – can renewable generation keep up?

New Zealand will need more generation capacity to decarbonise the economy. The question is, can New Zealand do it?

Residental solar panels installed on rooftops.
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Seeing is believing: your neighbour’s choice to go solar might have influenced you more than you think

While we normally think of Australia’s embrace of solar as an economic choice, it’s more than that – it’s also about the choices...

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Stuck in the slow lane: McKinsey warns pace of clean tech deployment risks missing 2050 net-zero targets

Despite some progress in renewable energy like solar and wind, there remains a significant gap in deploying newer, crucial technologies such as carbon...

The coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in Zhangjiakou, as seen in November 2021 (AFP)
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China nears peak emissions as climate envoy meets US counterpart

As China continues to install renewable energy capacity at record speeds, analysts say the country could hit peak emissions sooner than expected.

FILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Picture taken October 14, 2016.       REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

Rural electric cooperatives get a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act as 16 projects funded to bring down costs and increase reliability.

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If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path

While Australian governments could place climate action above all else sa the EU is doing, long-term progress requires securing local support.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, near Paris, France September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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TotalEnergies deepens ties with India’s Adani Green in $444M joint venture

The electricity will be sold on the wholesale market and through power purchase agreements signed with the federal government agency, Solar Energy Corporation...

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