Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
The Energy Department helped start a revolution
As the Obama administration prepares to leave office, it is seeking to underscore just how much has changed in the last eight years in the way we get energy — and to take some credit for it. Since 2008, costs for wind and solar have plunged by 40 and 60 percent, respectively, according to an Read More...
Emerging markets are deploying more renewables than developed nations
Climatescope, a new report from BNEF, was released last week, and while many news outlets highlighted the finding that solar is now cheaper than wind, the report contains numbers that signal another major shift in renewable energy. The report focuses on "clean energy market Read More...
More than $5 trillion worth in investments are selling off fossil fuel assets
A look at the numbers tells us that the end of fossil fuels is nearing. On Monday, it was revealed that investors worth more than $5 trillion have now committed to dumping their fossil fuel stocks. That means that in just over a year, the value of divestment has doubled, thanks in part to the many Read More...
Global coal demand drops for second year in a row
Coal demand fell in 2015 for the second year in a row and coal consumption is expected to stay below peak levels in 2016 as well, according to a new from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA also said that for all promises of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to put coal miners back to Read More...
You can paint this coating onto any surface to convert heat into electricity
Researchers in South Korea have created a type of paint that can capture and convert waste heat into electricity from objects of almost any shape. What they have created, is known as thermoelectric coating, and it can be painted on virtually any surface from cars to buildings in order to produce Read More...
Six places where renewable energy is showing how to beat fossil fuels
When the cost of renewable energy drops below the price of fossil fuels globally, the world will be able to cut off its reliance on polluting energy sources. Advancements in technology over the last few years have helped bring down the expense of renewable energy, but in most places, fossil fuels Read More...
India can leapfrog to a sustainable economy 2.0
Developing countries are, well, developing. And that comes with an advantage too. Countries like India don't have to make the same mistakes that, for instance, led to the climate change problems western countries are now facing. A new report from the United Nations Conference for Trade and Read More...
Wind power is cheapest electricity source in the U.S. and capacity is soaring
Thanks to a combination of improvements in technology and federal and state tax incentives, wind power has spread quickly across the U.S. From 2008 to 2013, the cost of wind energy dropped by about a third; in some parts of the country, it’s the cheapest electricity source available. For a better Read More...
Google to run on 100% renewable energy by 2017
Google and all its operations require a lot of power. Fortunately for the environment, the internet giant is set to run completely on renewable energy by 2017. The company already powers 44 percent of its operations through wind and solar farms, and next year the number will rise to 100 Read More...
The “Victory for the Sioux” could define the energy future of America
Something happened near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in Dakota as Obama administration has shut down the pipeline, for now. The battle is not over, activists say. But in this modern-day Indian war, so far, the Indians are winning. A historic growing movement for Indigenous rights is a key to Read More...