Queensland, Australia breaks ground on $3.5 billion solar farm
The massive 5100-acre solar farm will be built in three 500 MW sections with 500 MWh of battery storage.
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Spain approves target of 120 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030
The Spanish government approved the plan proposing that renewables make up 42% of the final energy consumption in 2030.
E.U. installs 8 GW of solar in 2018, up 36%
The European Union installed 8 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2018, according to the region’s solar trade body SolarPower Europe, an increase of 36% over 2017 figures.
Asia Pacific region installed 25 GW of onshore wind in 2018
The Asia Pacific region installed a total of 24.9 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind in 2018, bringing the region’s cumulative capacity up to an impressive 256 GW. 145 GW of new onshore capacity are expected to be brought online by 2023.
Amazon launches initiative to make all deliveries carbon neutral
The company just published a blog post about the initiative, which it’s calling Shipment Zero. The proposal is scarce on tangible details, but the retail giant did commit to making half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030.
Indian Railways pushes towards goal of full electrification by 2022 with new $42 million deal
Electrified rail technologies clean up the air around the rail lines and eliminate the point-of-use emissions stemming from rail altogether.
Australia is planting a billion trees to fight climate change
The government estimates that the project, which will run until 2050, will eventually remove 18 million tons of greenhouse gases per years.
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland signed a declaration, committing to step up climate ambition by 2020
In the declaration, the five countries commit to step up ambition by 2020, enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for the Sustainable Development Goals, and intensify their cooperation.
More than 8 million U.K. students to strike over climate change
Following in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg, school children across the U.K. have gone on strike for climate change. A new initiative called ‘Fridays for Future’ has been introduced, this will mean that students will strike every Friday until the government respond with an appropriate action.
Beijing will implement Stage 6 emissions rules in 2019 – reducing CO2 and NO2 emissions by 50%
Currently, Stage V rules, based primarily on regulations promulgated by the European Union, are in force. Stage VI rules will slash carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by 50% below those already strict Stage V level.