Scotland is on the cusp of electric car ‘revolution’
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has increased by 43 per cent in a year.
Climate crisis
France is awarding ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ grants to U.S.-based climate scientists
Macron unveiled the Make our Planet Great Again grants after President Donald Trump in June said he was pulling the United States out of an international accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that was brokered in Paris in 2015.
The National Australia Bank will no longer lend to new thermal coal projects
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is officially the country’s first bank to begin to phase out coal support.
Australia’s Newcastle Port, the world’s biggest coal export port, announces shift away from coal
The new chair of Newcastle Ports in Australia says there’s an urgent need to diversify the regional economy and the port’s business.
E.U. approves Poland’s $11 billion program to develop clean energy
The European Union has approved Poland’s 9.4 billion euro ($11 billion) plan for developing renewable energy sources, the EU’s executive body said Wednesday.
Exxon agrees to disclose climate risks under pressure from investors
Under pressure from investors, prosecutors and global regulators, ExxonMobil Corp. agreed on Monday to strengthen its analysis and disclosure of the risks its core oil business faces from climate change and from government efforts to rein in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.
The World Bank will stop fossil fuel financing beginning in 2019
The World Bank announced its plan to discontinue its financing of upstream oil and gas projects in 2019. The announcement came at the One Planet summit and on the two-year anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Canada and China agree to work together to advance climate action and clean growth
Canada’s Prime Minister and China’s Premier committed to champion the transition to a competitive, low-carbon economy and society, recognizing that the environment and the economy go hand-in-hand.
European utilities commit to 100% carbon-neutral electricity “well before” 2050
The members of Eurelectric have unanimously agreed to a Vision Declaration that commits them to an ambitious program of making all electricity generated in Europe carbon neutral by 2050.
Boise moves toward 100 percent clean energy
As Burgos and Falconer see it, the city of Boise, Idaho Power and the Sierra Club are all on the same page when it comes to supporting clean energy.