The United Kingdom's grid operator just announced an incredible prediction—April 21 is probably going to be the country's first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution.
"Great Britain has never had a continuous 24...
Online handmade items marketplace Etsy has announced plans to secure 'zero waste' status across its global operations, following news it has achieved Living Building Challenge sustainability certification for its new headquarters in...
The planet, as we know it, has been given a deadline: 10 years. According to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, if humans don't reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically and maintain...
The city of Portland and Multnomah County in Oregon are joining the growing list of communities transitioning entirely to renewable energy.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury made the...
A UK clean tech developer has launched a £3.5bn funding scheme to help local authorities and businesses install street lighting powered entirely by renewable energy.
Solar Street Lighting announced yesterday it is offering...
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt called the Paris agreement a "bad deal." He claimed China has made no significant efforts to curb carbon pollution, while the...
Australia is well-known for its abundance of sunshine. But while the county has largely relied on its coal reserves to generate electricity for decades, solar energy is often described as an untapped...
With strong policy leadership, Japan can reach a 35 per cent renewable power share by 2030 – according to a new report.
The report “Japan: Greater Energy Security Through Renewables: Electricity Transformation in...
El Salvador’s power distributors have this week signed contracts for the winning projects in the country’s renewable energy auction, which was held by the government in January. Among the projects are four...
Poland has large untapped potential for utilising geothermal energy. The country estimates that up to 30% of its heating demand could be covered by geothermal heating.
According to estimates, geothermal resources in Poland....
A partnership of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, NGOs, and energy trade bodies have called on EU member states to rapidly accelerate the roll out of electric car and rail infrastructure in order...
US scientists are set to send aerosol injections 20km up into the earth's stratosphere in the world's biggest solar geoengineering programme to date, to study the potential of a future tech-fix for...
When St. Patrick’s Day revelers parade past St. Patrick’s Cathedral on NYC’s 5th Avenue this coming Friday, they will be celebrating not just the patron saint of Ireland, but also a renewable...
India’s solar power generation capacity, that stood at 3000 megawatts (MW) in 2014, has registered a three fold rise in just three years. The country now has an installed capacity of generating...
New York investors Mariner Investment Group have this week purchased a "first-of-a-kind" Green Capital Note from French Bank Crédit Agricole CIB, taking on the portfolio risk of a range of the bank's...
UK carbon emissions last year reached their lowest level since the general strikes and the Wall Street Crash of the 1920s pushed emissions to a record low.
That is the conclusion of a...
