New York has approved a massive $7.6 billion subsidy to keep four ageing upstate plants open on the false promise that they provide 'clean and renewable energy', writes Karl Grossman. Campaigners for genuine clean energy fear that other pro-nuclear states may follow NY Governor Cuomo's dubious lead.
$7.6 billion 'clean energy' bailout for New York nuclear plants Karl Grossman | 3rd August 2016 News Energy Nuclear Renewables USA Politics Economics ginna-cut.jpg New York has approved a massive …
In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth's climate, President Trump's new executive order ends the Interior Department's moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan, writes Trip Van Noppen. But this reckless move will not pass unchallenged - the Supreme Court has ruled that the EPA must tackle climate pollution, and clean energy policies can still be defended and advanced at state level.
Executive Order removes climate safeguards - now, the fightback Trip Van Noppen EarthJustice | 29th March 2017 Comment Energy Climate Change Politics USA Fossil Fuels Coal Renewables …
The EPA's plan for 'clean power' are welcome, writes Tim Judson - except for its inclusion of nuclear, and economic distortions and serious omissions that favour the technology. In this open letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, he and co-signatories call on her to ditch the 'false and irrational assumptions' used to justify both new and existing nuclear power.
There's no place for nuclear in the 'Clean Power Plan' Tim Judson NIRS | 28th November 2014 Comment Energy USA Nuclear Renewables Climate Change 3-mile-island-cut.jpg The EPA's plan for 'clean power' …
A breakdown of how major countries compare on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year
Revealed: how your country compares on renewable investment Tom Antebi | 29th March 2011 News Renewables Energy Wind Solar Biomass Biofuels News pewreportgraphic.jpg China made the biggest …
President Trump comes into office determined to discard huge swathes of his predecessor's legacy on day one, writes Mark Barteau. But he will struggle to undo Obama's clean energy regulations. It's not just that they are legally robust, it's also that energy markets in the US and the wider world have shifted firmly, and irreversibly, towards efficiency and renewables. Sorry, Mr Trump.
Obama's clean energy legacy - how long can it last? Mark Barteau University of Michigan | 20th January 2017 News Politics Energy USA Renewables Fossil Fuels obama-cut.jpg President Trump comes into …
The US's fossil fuel industry is scared at the growth of solar power, and its ever-declining market cost. So it's fighting back, reports Trip Van Noppen, doing its best to quash solar growth by imposing new costs and restrictions.
America's corporate revolt against clean energy Trip Van Noppen | 3rd March 2014 Comment Renewables Solar Power USA Fossil Fuels solar-hawaai.png The US's fossil fuel industry is scared at the growth …
Britain has a huge role in effecting the global energy transition to renewables, new shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy told the Labour Party Conference. But that will mean a complete reversal of Tory policies to attack wind and solar, lock us into polluting fossil fuels and overpriced nuclear power, and maintain 'big six' profits at consumers' expense.
Clean, affordable, secure, democratic: our green energy future Lisa Nandy | 30th September 2015 Comment Politics Energy Renewables UK Climate Change COP21 Corporations westmill-solar-cut.jpg Britain …
Japan is the world's biggest financier of coal development, setting developing countries on a dirty, coal fired energy track. As President Obama visits Japan, Nicole Ghio urges Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to re-apply its coal billions to build a clean, renewable energy future.
Japan must stop financing coal Nicole Ghio | 23rd April 2014 Comment Renewables Energy Politics Japan coal-workers-shizuishan.jpg Japan is the world's biggest financier of coal development, setting …
The attempt by the US Supreme Court to stall the White House Clean Power Plan is being thwarted on the ground, writes Linda Pentz Gunter. The numbers show that new renewable energy installation around the US is outpacing even natural gas - leaving coal in the dust, and new nuclear at a big round zero.
Supreme Court can't hold back the renewable energy revolution! Linda Pentz Gunter | 19th February 2016 Comment Energy Climate Change Renewables Fossil Fuels Nuclear Gas Coal USA wind-us-cut.jpg The …
New reports show the huge potential of renewables in Southern Europe to rekindle prosperity, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson, using clean, low cost energy from wind, solar and geothermal sources backed up with pumped storage hydro, displacing dirty lignite and oil fired generation.
Renewables offer clean prosperity for Southern Europe Helle Abelvik-Lawson Greenpeace Energydesk | 17th November 2015 News Renewables Energy EU Spain Greece Italy solar-canary-islands-cut.jpg New …
The cyclists of the Tour de France may not set off until next week but in Kenya a group of young people have taken to their bikes to raise awareness about the power of sustainable energy ahead of the country's general election on August 8.
JOE WARE reports
Kick-starting an African clean energy revolution - one pedal at a time Joe Ware | 27th June 2017 News Renewables Energy Kenya Cycling Fossil Fuels cycling3.jpg The cyclists of the Tour de France may …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… the tune of £77 billion, despite the cost of cleaning up the existing nuclear waste …
A Spending Bill now under debate in Congress would cut over $100 million from renewable energy, grant extra funds for dumping nuclear waste and fossil fuel research, exempt 'mountain top removal' coal from regulation, and limit the EPA's power to enforce clean water laws.
House Spending Bill's huge dirty energy giveaway Farron Cousins | 24th June 2014 News US Law Politics Fossil Fuels Nuclear Energy Renewables mtr-wva-cut.jpg A Spending Bill now under debate in …
Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, threatening communities, ecosystems and a just transition to clean energy.
Brexit and the global race for raw materials Dawn Stevenson | 12th April 2019 News Mining Brexit UK Extractivism Mineral Extraction Europe Climate Change Renewables Uk Mine Mining for minerals and …
The UK government kicked away one of the main financial supports for renewable energy in yesterday's budget. The surprise move will cost the sector £3.9 billion over the next five years and undermines any prospect of the country meeting its EU renewable energy targets.
Osborne's £3.9bn stealth attack on renewables Oliver Tickell | 9th July 2015 News UK Energy Renewables Biomass Politics Finance osborne-cut.jpg The UK government kicked away one of the main financial …
Onshore wind power is effective, hugely popular, and the UK's cheapest form of new power generation, writes Max Wakefield, already competing against gas turbines in prime locations. So why did Cameron's Government ban it? And what will it take to get Chancellor Philip Hammond to reverse that decision next week?
Bring back onshore wind, UK's cheapest green power source! Max Wakefield | 18th November 2016 Comment Renewables Wind Politics UK pinwheels-cut.jpg Onshore wind power is effective, hugely popular, …
Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets
Carbon traders quit emissions market amid drop in demand Tim Webb | 25th January 2010 News Carbon Trading Carbon Offsetting Renewables Energy gen_logo_hi-res.jpg Banks are pulling out of the …
What's not to like about the promise of billions of dollars for clean energy R&D? It's that we need to get the global energy transition moving right now, writes Ambuj D Sagar, not ten years hence. The billions should go into the immediate global deployment of the renewable technologies we have already got.
World needs energy transition now! Not breakthroughs in ten years time Ambuj D Sagar Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 11th December 2015 Comment COP21 Energy Renewables Un solar-india-cut.jpg …
Never mind government inaction (or worse) on climate change, writes Assaad W Razzouk. Solar power costs just keep on falling, and it's already providing the lowest cost electricity across much of the world. With $7 trillion of investment piling into the sector, the momentum is now unstoppable.
The $7 trillion solar tsunami in our midst Assaad W Razzouk | 31st July 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Solar Finance Climate Change Politics sandia-solar-us.jpg Never mind government inaction (or …
The world could soon be generating all its electricity from renewable sources, writes Dave Elliott, by harnessing diverse technologies for generation, grid balancing and energy storage. Add to that the use of power surpluses to make fuels, and it could even be feasible to make all our energy - not just electricity - renewable. A clean green future beckons.
A clean, green energy future beckons! Dave Elliott | 5th November 2015 Comment Energy Renewables UK Nuclear solar-future-cut.jpg The world could soon be generating all its electricity from renewable …
New York has approved a major expansion of the state's 'NY-Sun' initiative - a program that is boosting solar power across the state. The program has been extended through 2023 and aims to deliver a tenfold increase in the clean energy source.
Tenfold solar expansion approved for New York state The Ecologist | 25th April 2014 News USA Solar Power Renewables Energy dykelumber-rooftop-solar.jpg New York has approved a major expansion of the …
Ecotricity boss Dale Vince has accused the government of rigging the electricity market, writes Alex Kirby, by showering fossil fuels and nuclear power with huge subsidies, while taxing renewables and insisting they must 'stand on their own two feet'.
UK rigging power market against clean energy Alex Kirby | 7th October 2015 News UK Energy Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables wind-rainbow-cut.jpg Ecotricity boss Dale Vince has accused the government of …
The green washing of Theresa May’s Conservative government appears to have reached its end following a week of environmentally regressive policy announcements and the collapse of UK renewable energy investment, writes JOSEPH DUTTON
UK government greenwash fades as environmental policy goes backwards Joseph Dutton | 18th May 2018 News UK Fracking Brexit Renewables Theresa May Environment 17709961569_5a3a6daf4e_b.jpg The green …
The Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe may have scared most of the world off nuclear power, write Jan Haverkamp & Iryna Holovko. But mysteriously, not Ukraine, where the reactor meltdown actually took place. Thirty years on more than half of Ukraine's electricity is still nuclear, while the power sector is dominated by powerful oligarchs. So what are the chances of a post-nuclear Ukraine?
Thirty years after Chernobyl, what chance of a post-nuclear Ukraine? Jan Haverkamp Iryna Holovko | 26th April 2016 Comment Ukraine Nuclear Energy Renewables Solar Russia Belarus Corporations …