renewable energy
Low-Carbon Energy Makes Majority of UK Electricity for First Time
Low-carbon energy was used to generate more than half of the electricity used in the UK for the first time last year, according to official data. A rapid rise in renewable energy, combined with low-carbon electricity from nuclear reactors, made…
The Belgian Way – High Ambitions and a Search for Compromise
Belgium has a well-developed institutional and legal system in place to protect the environment. Overlapping responsibilities in environmental matters between the federal and federated authorities are unavoidable given the distribution of competences to the different layers of authority in the…
AD Climate Summit: IRENA Urges for More Climate Ambition Through Renewables
IRENA presents renewable energy roadmap to address climate change and deliver jobs, economic growth and sustainable development at high-level UN Climate Meeting. The tools required to meet the decarbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement exist today, and are technically feasible…
Brazil’s Clean Capacity to Top 60GW in 2030?
Renewable energy capacity in Brazil is forecast to exceed 60GW by 2030. That’s the prediction from analytics firm GlobalData, which expects the nation’s overall renewable power capacity, excluding small hydropower, will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6%…
Will Burberry Set a Green Trend with New 2022 Emissions Goal?
Burberry has committed to slash its direct emissions by 95% in the next three years. The luxury fashion brand set the target against a 2016 baseline and has had the ambition independently assessed and approved by the Science-Based Targets Initiative…
Renewable Jobs Around the World Topped 11 Million in 2018
Renewable jobs around the world topped 11 million in 2018. That’s according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – this figure compares with 10.3 million clean energy jobs in 2017, the increase being driven by…
US Defense Operations ‘Create More Emissions Than Sweden’
The defense operations of the US create more greenhouse gas emissions than Sweden and Portugal. That’s the conclusion reached in a new study published by Brown University in Rhode Island, which states the Pentagon, which oversees the US military, was…