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Published last week in collaboration with the Initiative for Energy Justice and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors, the report outlines the benefits of a proposal to offer solar power to 30-million homes …
Solar Power Buildout Would Generate Billions in Economic Benefits Read More
The huge amount of money poured into the pandemic recovery—around $16 trillion, by the latest count—could have helped launch the world on a path to cut emissions quickly enough to …
Only 2% of the pandemic recovery goes to clean energy Read More
For decades, rich and poor countries were trapped in a stalemate over how to deal with the carbon-dioxide coated, rapidly overheating planet. The United States and other developed countries — …
A $100 billion promise holds the Paris Agreement together. Now, it’s coming apart. Read More
There is widespread coverage across the UK newspapers of the latest annual report by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), in which the UK fiscal watchdog focuses on both the …
Funding net-zero could cost UK less than pandemic Read More
‘This Is the Climate Emergency’: Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits Record 121°F Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be …
Sudden Deaths Reported in Canada Heatwave Read More
The recent G-7 summit reaffirmed two priorities of leading democratic nations: addressing climate change and combating forced labor. Based on a new report examining evidence that links solar panel manufacturing to forced labor …
Forced labour in the solar supply chain Read More
The UK government has once again failed to come forward with sufficient policies to meet the ambition of its climate goals, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Across nearly …
UK will miss climate goals by without new policies Read More
How can the EU set a carbon tax at a rate that contributes to net zero? The European Commission is holding a meeting in June that is, on the face …
New EU Carbon Tax – Choosing the right rate Read More
Spain aims to achieve a circular and carbon-neutral economy by 2050, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced. By 2050, Spain will be “more arid and unpredictable”, as 70% of its territory …
Circular Economy for 2050 Spain Read More
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, finds that droughts currently drive around €9bn in annual economic losses across the EU and UK – mainly from damage to the …
Increasing droughts will drive ‘billions’ in economic losses in Europe Read More