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How clean energy can meet most of Paris Agreement’s energy-related goals

Ahead of the G20 meeting which starts in Hamburg, Germany at the end of the week, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published...

Michael Simire - July 5, 2017

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US mayors commit to 100% renewable energy by 2035

Over 250 US mayors have committed to procure 100% renewable energy for their cities by 2035, thereby providing a significant boost to climate action. Interest...

admin - June 28, 2017

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CEM8: Clean energy challenge demands global leadership

Energy ministers and high-level representatives from 24 countries and the European Commission who met in Beijing, China from Tuesday, June 6 to Thursday, June...

admin - June 27, 2017

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Chile’s largest metro network to be powered by solar, wind

Santiago’s metro system – which transports approximately 2.4 million passengers each day – will become one of the first subways in the world to...

admin - June 26, 2017

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China unveils largest floating solar plant

China has announced that the largest floating photovoltaic (PV) facility on earth has finally been completed and connected to the local power grid. Long reviled...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2017

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Apple issues second Green Bond to finance clean energy

Apple Inc., which issued the biggest green bond ever sold by a U.S. corporation last year to finance projects fighting global warming, is doing...

admin - June 14, 2017

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Global coal production shows 2016 record low

Is it the end of an era for coal? Production of the fossil fuel dropped by a record amount in 2016, according to BP Plc’s annual...

admin - June 14, 2017

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UN, GCF, support Ghana, Tonga’s clean energy, drought resilience drive

In what looks like the first collaboration of its kind, the Governments of Ghana and Tonga will receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the...