Europe

EU Fossil Fuel Usage for Electricity Falls to Record Low

Molly Lempriere / Carbon Brief Aug 30, 2023 EU’s use of fossil fuels for electricity falls 17% to ‘record low’ in first half of 2023. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Politics

Renewable Energy Could Power the World by 2050

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Mar 15, 2020 Wind, water and solar sources − the renewable energy trio − could meet almost all the needs of our power-hungry society in 30 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The New Industrial Revolution Will Be Undeniably Green

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 28, 2020 The tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry as countries and companies recognize the green business boom of alternative energy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Blackouts Throw Spotlight on Disparity

CATHY BUSSEWITZ / The Associated Press Oct 13, 2019 The power outages reveal a divide in a region where access to electricity is increasingly available to those who can afford to pay. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal Is the Hail Mary Our Planet Needs

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 25, 2019 The presidential candidate's breathtaking plan aims to create 20 million jobs and pay for itself over 15 years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Solar-Powered Future Is Finally Upon Us

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jul 15, 2019 Progress across the globe shows an increasingly positive solar future as fuel from the sun grows cheaper and more abundant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Latest Signs We Are Cooking the Planet and Ourselves

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 3, 2019 Things are getting noticeably harder and hotter due to climate change, and the worst part is, we are doing this to ourselves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EPA Defies Climate Warnings, Gives Coal Plants a Reprieve

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Jun 19, 2019 On Wednesday, the Trump administration completes one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

India Could Pull Off a Green Energy Miracle

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 19, 2019 For the first time in history, India is investing more in solar energy than in coal and could soon catch up with the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Renewables Have Reached a Critical Tipping Point

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 6, 2019 For the first time in U.S. history, the country produces more electricity with renewables than with coal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland’s Green Energy Strides Are Leaving Us in the Dust

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 31, 2019 Nearly 75 percent of the British nation's 2018 gross electricity consumption came from renewables, and that's far from its only green success. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

2 Reasons 2019 Could Be the Planet’s Worst Year Yet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 4, 2019 Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )