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Global new clean energy investment totaled $282 billion last year: research

Global investment in new clean energy capacity rose 1% last year to $282.2 billion, research by UNEP, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Frankfurt School-UNEP…

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Kazakhstan Plans To Convert Solid Waste To Energy

As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asia’s largest country is planning to launch the ‘‘Waste-to-energy’’ project to tackle the growing…

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Weak demand pushing oil, gas toward ’terminal decline’: report

Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by two thirds, sending shock…

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Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years

Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time in over 130 years, with…

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Germany sets new 2040 targets for offshore wind capacity

Germany’s government has set a target to expand offshore wind power capacity by 2040 to 40 gigawatts (GW) from 15 GW currently, Economy Minister Peter…

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Energy Institute pledges to reach net zero emissions ’well before’ 2050

Professional body has promised to eliminate its head office and staff business travel emissions by mid-century without relying on carbon offsetting. The Energy Institute, the…

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Energy Institute pledges to reach net zero emissions ’well before’ 2050

The Energy Institute, the membership organisation for the energy sector, has committed to achieving net zero emissions ”well before” mid-century. The group announced on Friday…

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Energy Institute sets science-based targets to reach net-zero emissions

The Energy Institute (EI) has announced a new ambition to become a net-zero organisation, agreeing to science-based targets to reducing emissions by almost 68% by…

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UK energy from waste capacity increased by 1.6Mt in 2019, new Tolvik report finds

Tolvik has published today (27 May) its annual UK Energy from Waste Statistics report which provides a comprehensive overview of data on the UK energy…

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IEA: Coronavirus to cause largest ever drop in global energy investment

The world is on course to witness the largest ever drop in investment in global energy, with the coronavirus pandemic set to restrict spending across…

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’Deeply troubling’: Covid-19 to spur record drop in global energy investment

A sobering report published today by the IEA predicts that global energy investment will plummet by $400bn in 2020, in a major turnaround from the…

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Spain to join group of first movers off oil and gas

On May 19, 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a Draft Bill on Climate Change and Energy Transition which sets out the country’s overarching…

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Germany leads globally in energy security levels, thanks to renewables – study

Germany boasts the highest energy security level in the world, due in large part to the wide spread use of renewable energy sources in the…

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Spain readies law on clean energy, hails potential economic boost

Spain’s cabinet is set to approve a bill setting out a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 on Tuesday, putting it…

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Legal case launched over UK’s ’outdated’ energy policies

The government faces a legal challenge over a set of “outdated” energy policies which are being used to approve fossil fuel projects even after it…

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Clean energy has shed nearly 600,000 U.S. jobs due to pandemic: report

The U.S. clean energy sector has lost 17% of its work force, or nearly 600,000 jobs, as stay-at-home orders halt production of components from solar…

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Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected

Across Europe, countries are making strides toward a fossil-free future. In April, Austria and Sweden closed their last coal plants—the latter nearly two years ahead…

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South Australia increases target to 100% renewables by 2030

“Let me say I’m always cautioned by everybody I deal with in government to say by the 2030s, but I’ll be really clear with you,…

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NSW and Queensland coal industry uses as much water as all Sydney households, report finds

The coal industry in New South Wales and Queensland is using as much water as all of Sydney’s households, according to new research. A new…

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Covid-19 crisis will wipe out demand for fossil fuels, says IEA

Renewable electricity may be only source to withstand biggest shock in 70 years. Renewable electricity will be the only source resilient to the biggest global…

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