The climate crisis demands action — and action is happening. This archive tracks real progress: policy wins, clean-energy milestones, community resilience, and scientific advances that show meaningful change is possible. Stories here come from every corner of the world.
In 2019, nearly three-quarters of all new energy sources were renewable, the most ever since data collection began in 2001, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The Court found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it affirmed federal permits for the pipeline originally issued in 2016.
Wind power had a banner year in 2019, with the world adding 60.4 gigawatts of new capacity — a 19% jump over the year before. Offshore wind was the real breakthrough, making up a tenth of all new installations for the first time ever as turbines moved from niche projects into mainstream infrastructure. The U.S. and China together drove nearly two-thirds of the growth, while falling costs — wind is now more than 70% cheaper than a decade ago — keep pulling new countries into the market. Industry leaders are clear that even this record pace needs to roughly double to meet Paris climate goals, but the momentum is unmistakable: wind is becoming one of the cheapest, most scalable ways to power a livable future.
Up until about 2000 it had been moving southwards towards the Antarctic, affecting storm tracks and rainfall over South America, east Africa and Australia.
Around 1.75 million off-grid solar pumps shall be set up while 1 million operational grid-connected irrigation pumps shall be fitted with solar panels.
By 2040, the country intends all short-haul flights leaving its airports to be on aircraft powered by electricity.
In addition to this announcement, the investment bank has achieved its sustainable investment goal three years early, increasing its core sustainable investments by more than 56% to USD $488 billion.
The Washington Post reports that the Clean Economy Act will create many new employment opportunities in wind and solar industries as the state’s utility companies are now mandated to use only carbon-free electricity by 2050.
The Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approved the SolarTogether program, which will ensure the development of 1,490 MW of solar over the next two years making it the largest community solar program in the US.
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo will no longer fund oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The announcements come on the heels of similar commitments made by Goldman Sachs and BlackRock.
