Nilima Choudhury
UK publishes plans to drive investment in clean energy
Energy Minister Michael Fallon hopes guarantees will help leverage up to £110 billion of private sector investment to 2020
UK opens world’s second largest offshore wind farm
Greater Gabbard wind farm cost £1.3 billion to construct, and will supply power to 500,000 homes
‘Artificial photosynthesis’ can create hydrogen from solar energy
Scientists have developed a simple system which allows solar energy to be stored in the form of hydrogen
Blenheim Palace to host micro-hydropower system
Winston Churchill’s former home says hydro plant will power 18 homes, adding to current solar PV array
Poisonous trees planted in desert could mitigate climate change
Scientists say the carbon farming of trees in dry parts of the world could soak up vast quantities of greenhouse gases linked to global warming
Peru aims to deliver solar to 95% of country by 2016
Government plans what analysts say is ‘most ambitious’ rural electrification programme in whole of Latin America
UK outlines strategy to be ‘world leader’ in offshore wind
Government says developing wind is a strategic priority for country, which can currently power two million homes
Tasmanian island achieves 100% renewable energy generation
Hydro Tasmania has achieved a sustained period of zero diesel operation on King Island
Graphene breakthrough could unlock renewable energy’s potential
Graphene-based energy storage device which lasts as long as a conventional battery developed by researchers in Australia
Marshall Islands facing ‘climate catastrophe’
Morning summary: Marshall Islands minister warns that the next 12 months are critical to save it from getting wiped off the map
Australia to develop solar plant ‘four times’ size of Sydney
Two projects costing A$450 million and generating 155MW will see around two million solar panels erected in Australian outback
NYSE joins UN stock exchange sustainability initiative
World’s largest stock exchange makes historic step in joining UN sustainability drive in financial sector
BMW unveils first 100% i3 electric car
New i3 range will costs around US$41,350 but BMW says it will cost less than conventional vehicles to maintain
Bloomberg tells New York residents to “recycle everything”
Mayor wants to double the recycling rate to 30% by 2017 to divert 50,000 tons of plastic waste from reaching landfills
New York, Miami and Boston at risk of rising sea levels
Morning summary: More than 1,700 American cities and towns are at risk from rising sea levels, according to a study which says the fate of some cities is already sealed
Saudi Arabia ‘committed’ to green revolution
Country has laid plans to procure 54GW of renewable energy by 2032 with an investment of US$109 billion from the government
Sainsbury’s seals position as EU’s leading solar operator
UK retail giant claims its panels generate enough power for almost 2,000 houses, which could cover 35 football pitches
EU and China reach “amicable” solution to solar trade dispute
The EU will impose a minimum price on Chinese solar exports, which Commission says will ensure market operates at a “sustainable level”
Delhi could break 2GW for solar generation – Greenpeace
Greenpeace and Bridge to India claim this figure can be achieved without any government support
US natural gas guzzling ‘must peak’ by 2030 – report
Influential Center for American Progress think tank says USA will blow 2030 emission target if use of natural gas does not peak in 17 years