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Indian Solar Floats to the Top with New Deal
ReNew Power has secured a tender to build a new 3MW facility in Visakhapatnam An Indian renewable energy company has won a proposal to develop a 3MW floating solar farmin Visakhapatnam. The facility to be installed by ReNew Power will be…
UN-Backed Fund Pledges $1bn for 19 Climate Action Projects
It was set up to respond to climate change by investing in low-emission and climate-resilient development A UN-backed fund has pledged to invest more than $1 billion (£0.77bn) in climate mitigationprojects in developing countries. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved…
28,000 Jobs at Risk in North of England over Low-Carbon Economy
As many as 28,000 jobs will be lost in the north of England in the next 12 years under the government’s drive towards a low-carbon economy, a thinktank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said in its…
Taxing Carbon May Sound Like a Good Idea But Does It Work?
Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all Americans. It’s also giving a group urging Washington to enact a tax on…
A Short Guide to Building a Sustainable Shelter in Nature
Imagine you are on a desert island. You are trying to invoke the image of Bear Grylls in hope for some hint on survival technique, but with no success whatsoever. You have nobody else to rely on, only yourself and…
Solar Power ‘Will Help Europe Avoid Blackouts’
Sun Investment Group says photovoltaic panels can prove highly effective in covering gaps in supply. Solar power will prove an important technology in stopping power outages across Europe in coming years. That’s the verdict from Sun Investment Group, which uses the island…
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
We’ve already warmed the world about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times—with disastrous effects. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, species are going extinct and extreme weather is on the increase. A new report by the…