How China Won the Clean-Energy Race
NEW YORK – In the coming weeks, the US Congress could cement China’s lead in the clean-energy race by passing the Republican Party’s “big, beautiful bill,” which, among other things,…
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Murdering Eagles to Save the Climate? The Downside of Wyoming’s Wind Energy Boom
Like many roads that cut through Wyoming, the highway into the town of Rawlins is a long, winding one surrounded by rolling hills, barbed wire fences, and cattle ranches. I’d…
Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home
AMSTERDAM – Ever since Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023 and told the world that Brazil is “back on the world stage,” the government…
China’s Lightning-Fast Renewable Triumphs
A few years ago, China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry shook hands on a pledge to triple renewable energy by 2030. China took the challenge…
Eco-Camouflage and the Fossil Fuel Lobby: The War against Wind Farms
The fossil fuel lobby has had a busy year on the eco-camouflage front. Earlier this year, interest started to rumble and rage against the stranding of humpback whales on the…
UK Wind Generated More Electricity Than Coal In 2016
The milestone is a first for the UK and reflects a collapse in coal generation, which contributed just 9.2% of UK electricity last year, with 11.5% from wind. The coal decline…
Demonising Wind Energy In Australia: The South Australian Blackout
From the time when energy became a state ambition and the central, almost paranoid platform of security, its messiness became apparent. Energy reserves needed to be controlled; corrupt regimes with…
Renewable Electricity: Falling Costs, Variability, And Scaling Challenges
Costs to utility companies from the introduction of distributed solar PV are somewhat balanced by the fact that added solar capacity helps reduce the strain on electric grids on summer…
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