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Students of Excellent Moral School attempt to answer a mathematics question on a blackboard inside a dimly lit classroom in Ibadan, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services

Half of Nigeria's population has insufficient access to electricity, and many rural communities are off the grid entirely.

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How to create jobs for First Nations Australians in the clean energy transition

The Conversation: Done well, the renewable energy transition should improve the lives of First Nations Australians.

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Analyzing the Policy Landscape for Supporting the Clean Energy Transition in Small and Medium Enterprises in India

If small and medium enterprises in India see that a shift to clean energy technology raises their company’s profitability ... then they will...

FILE PHOTO: Wind generators are seen on a farm in the countryside near the Sicilian town of Trapani, southern Italy September 29, 2009.    REUTERS/Giuseppe Piazza/File Photo
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EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects

Brussels is concerned that disputes over who should pay could hamper the build-out of these major new green energy hubs.

FILE - A view of the antennas of the Vatican Radio, which beams the Pope's words around the world, is seen in Santa Maria di Galeria, on the outskirts of Rome, on April 11, 2001. Pope Francis decreed Wednesday that an area of northern Rome, long the source of controversy because of electromagnetic waves emitted by Vatican Radio towers there, will now house solar panels to fuel Vatican City. (AP Photo/ Gregorio Borgia, File)
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A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm

In a decree, Pope Francis said the solar energy generated would be sufficient to fuel the Vatican City State itself.

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Floating solar panels could provide much of Africa’s energy – new research

The Conversation: New research has found that several countries could meet all their energy needs from solar panel systems floating on lakes.

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Analysis by Carbon Brief: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023

Carbon Brief analyzed the data in the Energy Institute's latest Statistical Review of World Energy. They found wind and solar combined added more...

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Who is investing in energy around the world, and who is financing it?

Commentary from the IEA: To understand the prospects for a rise in capital investment in the energy sector, one must understand who is...

Kate Forbes claimed there is confusion around how Labour’s GB Energy will operate (PA)
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Labour’s GB Energy plans will not tackle unfairness, claims Scottish minister Forbes

“The problem for developers and for government is actually having the clarity on what GB Energy will mean," Forbes told journalists.

FILE - A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site under construction near Milford, Utah, Nov. 26, 2023. Southern California Edison will purchase electricity from Fervo Energy, Fervo announced on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)
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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

Southern California Edison is backing a new geothermal power development in Utah.

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