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Solar Energy Powers Ahead in Ouarzazate
The Noor Ouarzazate solar power complex harnesses the potential of the most abundant source of energy in North Africa – the sun. Thanks to the support of the EU and the EIB, among others, Morocco has started its own path…
Your Carbon Footprint Destroys 30 Square Metres of Arctic Sea Ice a Year
The average westerner’s carbon emissions destroy 30 square metres of Arctic sea ice every year, according to new research. The work indicates that, even with current efforts to cut emissions, the Arctic will lose all its ice in summer within…
Paris Climate Change Agreement Enters Into Force
The Paris agreement on climate change enters into force on Friday, marking the first time that governments have agreed legally binding limits to global temperature rises. The passage of the accord – the fruit of more than two decades of…
UK Coal-Powered Electricity Projected to Fall by Record Amount
The amount of electricity generated from UK coal power stations is on track to fall by two-thirds this year, a decline which analysts said was so steep and fast it was unprecedented globally. Climate change thinktank Sandbag said the drop…
Global Carbon Intensity Falls as Coal Use Declines
The amount of carbon needed to power the global economy fell to record lows in 2015, as coal consumption in major economies plummeted. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) annual Low Carbon Economy Index report has found that the global carbon intensity (emissions per…
Make Central London Diesel-Free to Solve Air Pollution Crisis – Report
Ridding inner London of virtually all diesel vehicles would solve the capital’s air pollution crisis, according to research published as the high court is due to rule on the government’s air quality plan. Illegal levels of air pollution cause about…
$75m Loan for Country’s Largest Wind Farm in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank announced on Monday its approval of a $75 million loan to support the development of the largest wind farm in Pakistan. The deal with Triconboston Consulting Corporation (TBCC) is ADB’s third wind energy investment in Pakistan’s…