47 of the world’s poorest countries pledge to generate energy with 100% renewables
At the United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum pledged to have fully green economies between 2030 and 2050.
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Denmark commits to ending its reliance on coal for electricity by 2030
This year, at the annual COP23 climate conference, Denmark renewed its pledge to end its reliance on coal for the purposes of producing electricity by 2030.
U.K. and Canada lead global alliance against coal
The U.K. and Canada have launched a global alliance of 20 countries committed to phasing out coal for energy production.
Wells Fargo global operations now powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that 100 percent of its global electricity consumption for 2017 will be met with renewable energy.
India’s Tata Power doubles profit from renewable energy division to $27 million
One of India’s leading private power generation companies, Tata Power, has reported a huge jump in profit from its renewable energy division.
New poll finds 81% of New Yorkers want to choose clean energy
A new report published earlier this month has revealed that New Yorkers overwhelmingly want the ability to choose their energy supplier, clean energy, and want more renewable energy in New York’s electricity mix.
E.U. reaches deal to overhaul world’s largest emissions market
European Union negotiators agreed to overhaul the region’s cap-and-trade program, approving a plan to bolster carbon prices and adjust the emissions market to more ambitious climate goals in the next decade.
Worldwide emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide have flattened out in the past three years
The study, published in the journal Earth System Science Data, said global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry were projected to grow by just 0.2 per cent this year. That would mean emissions have levelled off at about 36 billion metric tons in the past three years, even though the world economy has expanded, suggesting the historical bonds between economic gains and emissions growth may have been severed.
Syria signs Paris climate agreement
Syria’s decision brings to 197 the number of nations signed up to the landmark 2015 pact on global warming, the first in more than 20 years of UN negotiations to bind both developed and developing countries to a clear limit on temperature rises.
U.S. report says humans cause climate change, contradicting top Trump officials
Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration’s position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report that says humans are the dominant cause of the global temperature rise.