China’s wind and solar industry is projected to expand fivefold by 2030.
China’s wind and solar industry is projected to expand fivefold by 2030, displacing fossil energy sources by the equivalent of 300 million tonnes of standard coal and saving enough water for the needs of 200 million people, according to a new report. But China’s energy transition is already well underway. Coal consumption has fallen for three
The dramatic energy change in China has helped halt the rise of global CO2 emissions for the first time since the first climate change treaty was signed almost three decades ago.
Carbon emissions from China’s energy sector stalled last year for the third year running — as coal use fell again and solar deployment nearly doubled. The newly released government figures, analyzed by Greenpeace, also suggest that emissions are on track to fall this year by around 1%. That would make it the longest stretch of stable or
The new initiative, Akon Lighting Africa, reflects the growing appeal of solar energy on the continent, where access to electricity can be unreliable but sun is abundant.
MINNEAPOLIS --- In late May, R&B singer Akon announced a new initiative to provide solar power to 600 million residents of Africa. The Senegalese-American celebrity is the latest participant in what some have deemed a “solar revolution” that’s bringing the alternative energy source to the impoverished but sun-rich continent. The Akon
Marianne, a trawler just launched from Sweden, will be joined by other vessels en route to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza and deliver lifesaving supplies to Palestinians.
MINNEAPOLIS --- Marianne, a trawler owned by Swedish and Norwegian activists, is the first ship in the newest Freedom Flotilla. Carrying supplies, activists and important international dignitaries, the activists hope to end Israel’s deadly blockade on the Port of Gaza. The blockade of the Port of Gaza, maintained by the Israeli navy with
Developments show how booming demand and support for solar is shaking up energy paradigm
Jon Kirkpatrick, bottom, and Bevan Walker install a solar panel in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo) Move over dirty fossil fuels, the solar revolution is coming. That, at least, is the buried headline contained in new reporting from Reuters on Sunday which looks at the ability of the solar industry to upend the world's energy system in ways
By installing solar panels on the country’s mosques, Jordan may be answering more than a few prayers uttered in response to rising electricity costs and a need to diversify the kingdom’s energy portfolio.
The sun sets behind Al-hussein Mosque in Amman, Jordan. AMMAN, Jordan --- Like most countries throughout the Middle East and around the world, Jordan relies heavily on crude oil and products. Yet a new initiative announced by Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will see all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques go solar by the end of
