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Should we be using the words “renewable energy”? Or do we need a term that’s more accurate?

Bill Gates says that addressing climate change means reinventing the fundamental way our lives are run, which ultimately means the entire global economy. Chad Frischmann offers 100 solutions to reverse global warming. An article in Wired declares that the “roughest head-knocking has been between the energy wonks who think we should use whatever power sources necessary to eliminate emissions — nuclear, biofuels, carbon-capture […]

February 27th

Evan as oil companies give lip service to climate goals, they pursue “Drill, baby, drill”

At the same time that oil and gas majors around the world are announcing plans to tie company climate action to employee remuneration, these same companies are still rewarding executives for pursuing traditional growth that will inevitably lead to stranded assets and financial loss for investors. By Joshua S Hill Cleantechnica These are the findings […]

February 15th

BP takes baby steps toward aligning with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement

Oil and gas major BP has announced it will support a resolution put forward by a group of institutional investors which calls for the company “broaden its corporate reporting to describe how its strategy is consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” By Joshua S Hill Cleantechnica A group of leading institutional investors in […]

February 7th

Australia near approving largest windfarm

What could end up being one of Australia’s largest wind energy installations, the Golden Plains Wind Farm, received planning approval from the Victorian Government last week, and now awaits approval by the federal government. Set to be built near the small township of Rokewood in the Golden Plains Shire, close to the second largest city in […]

January 16th

Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy

Rapid progress towards clean energy is needed to meet the global ambition to limit warming to no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures. But how are countries doing so far? In our Energy Revolution Global Outlook report, written with colleagues at Imperial College London and E4tech – and published by Drax– we rank progress in 25 major world economies.   Dr Iain Staffell Carbon Brief […]

January 10th

Making Australia a renewable energy exporting superpower

Politicians around Australia are proposing ambitious plans to export renewable energy from Australia, using high-voltage power lines laid under the oceans. But will this work? Our research is investigating the economic and environmental case for Australia to become an Asian energy superpower. By Roger Dargaville, Monash University; Changlong Wang, University of Melbourne, and Scott Hamilton The […]

January 6th

Sunday Train: Hydrogen may have a future on the rails

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis was refueling his hydrogen fuel-cell car at one of the 50-plus refueling stations scattered around Germany when a Tesla driver, who was recharging his own car, approached. The man was excited to see a hydrogen-powered car in action, and was brimming with questions. Chatzimarkakis, who is secretary general of Hydrogen Europe, was happy to answer them, and […]

January 6th

Why the heck doesn’t Australia have any offshore wind energy development?

As the year draws to a close and Australia’s renewable energy industry celebrates a surprisingly strong year — surprising, especially considering the general lack of support from the Federal Government — one could be forgiven for wondering why a literal “island nation” as big as Australia hasn’t turned its eyes offshore for its electricity generation. […]

December 29th

2018 Year In Review: Germany hits 38% renewable energy. If they can, so can we!

Renewable energy is expected to cover approximately 38% of German electricity consumption this year, an increase of 2% over 2017, according to the latest figures. Almost 229 billion kilowatt-hours kWh) will be generated from German renewable energy sources in 2018. Further, some months — January, April, May, and likely December — will have seen renewable […]

December 29th