Report: Green Energy Boasts Global Workforce of 9.8 Million
More than 9.8 million people around the world were working in clean energy in 2016, according to the latest data from the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA). A combination of falling costs and more stringent climate policies have led to…
Shell Investors Dismiss Climate Resolution to Set Carbon Reduction Targets
Shareholders in Shell rejected proposals for the oil giant to set public emission reduction targets at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Netherlands yesterday. The proposals were rejected by 94 per cent of shareholders on Tuesday, despite a sustained…
Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency Commits $20 Million To Boosting Solar PV R&D
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced this week that it is committing $20 million in funding to boost the growth of solar PV research and development in an effort to make solar PV more affordable, efficient, and competitive. On Tuesday,…
McDonald’s and L’Oreal Join CDP’s Latest Green Supply Chain Push
CDP has announced that its forest supply chain initiative has expanded with the addition of eight new corporates, including global brands L’Oréal and Johnson & Johnson. The investor-backed environmental disclosure group said the companies would work with it to gather…
NATO Members Warn of ‘Serious Security Implications’ From Climate Change
A series of draft reports released by NATO member politicians today warns of the growing threat from climate change to peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, and urges all nations to stick to their Paris Agreement commitments.…
Vattenfall Powers Up Plans for Batteries at Welsh Wind Farm
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has confirmed plans to create Wales’ largest wind-plus-storage energy site at the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd wind farm. Later this year the 76-turbine wind farm, the largest onshore wind farm in Wales, will take delivery of…
Unilever Confirms UK Sites Now 100 Per Cent Renewable Powered
Unilever has today become the latest high profile firm to confirm its operations are being run using renewable power, after confirming all its UK sites are sourcing 100 per cent of their power from renewable sources. The company said that…