German diesel car sales plunge steepens in March
A decline in diesel-car sales in Germany accelerated in March, the first month after a court ruled that cities can ban vehicles to tackle pollution.
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Portugal entirely powered by renewable energy for the month of March
Renewable energy accounted for 103.6% of Portugal’s electricity consumption last month.
Saudi Arabia and SoftBank plan $200 billion solar project, the world’s largest
The plan envisions 200GW of solar capacity in Saudi Arabia by 2030. The venture may cost $200 billion and add 100,000 jobs.
China meets 2020 carbon target ahead of schedule
China, the world’s biggest energy consumer, cut its 2005 carbon intensity level, or the amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide it produces per unit of economic growth, by 46 percent in 2017, Xie told a forum in Shanghai on Tuesday.
“Love, Simon” becomes first studio teen film to feature gay protagonist
The new film from director Greg Berlanti – showrunner of The Flash and Riverdale – has outpaced expectation in the US where Variety reports it’s expected to take approximately $10-12m (£7-8.6m) on its opening weekend alone against a budget of $17m (£12m).
Fossil fuels squeezed by plunge in cost of renewables, BNEF says
The economics of generating electricity from fossil fuels are deteriorating rapidly as renewable energy technology plunges in costs.
French state-owned utility EDF to invest 8 billion euros in power storage business
“With storage we can smooth out the intermittence of renewable energy and guarantee the balancing of power grids,” EDF chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy told reporters.
Marvia Malik becomes Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
Malik says she had to work hard to break taboos and finally be accepted by a society that discriminates against transgender people.
European Investment Bank commits $25 million to strengthen African off-grid solar access
The $25 million in financing from the EIB will enable d.light design to develop the installation of solar kits in sub-Saharan Africa and aim to hit its goal of reaching 10 million solar installations within 5 years.
Over 100 global cities powered by 70% renewable energy
A recently published data by the CDP researchers disclosed that of the 570 cities in its book, 101 cities now use renewable energy to source for 70% of their electricity, a figure that was previously 42 cities in 2015.