Energy
Exxon, Shell and BP operating ‘internal carbon prices’
Oil and gas majors, together with Google, Walt Disney and Delta all preparing for roll-out of ambitious climate regulations
Space Odyssey: can moon power answer the earth’s energy needs?
Giant solar belt around moon could meet all of humanity’s energy needs by 2030, say Japanese inventors
Renewables make up 50% of China’s new electricity
Thursday’s top 5 – China’s renewables surge, Green Climate Fund launches, and IPCC’s sea level rise projections branded too conservative
Are cuts to UK renewable energy subsidies good news?
Changes to government support for wind and solar proves industries are competitive say industry insiders
Wind could generate 18% of global electricity by 2050
The International Energy Agency says $150 billion per year would be needed to achieve increase
World Coal: UN climate chief Figueres ‘ignoring reality’
Coal lobbyist Milton Catelin says Christiana Figueres is too focused on climate change and misunderstands energy sector
Chuck Hagel: clean energy capability makes US Army ‘stronger fighting force’
US defense chief says investments in wind, solar and energy efficiency will boost military’s ability to operate around the world
New York landfill site set for solar power transformation
A Staten Island park will host a solar energy system which will generate enough energy to power 2,000 homes
Poland’s coal unions protest outside UN climate summit
Row over coal and climate in Poland grows day after government sacks Environment Minister and COP19 President
Carbon capture vital for China’s emissions to peak in 2020s
Professor Jiang Kejun from Beijing’s Energy Research Institute outlines how China could lose its coal addiction
Coal set to be Poland’s main energy source until 2060
An energy strategy released by the Polish government claims coal is optimal fuel for Poland, but doesn’t take into account environmental cost
Google reveals new $80 million US solar farm investment
The projects located in Southern California and Arizona will power over 17,000 homes
World Bank chief condemned for backing 4000MW India coal plant
Dr Jim Yong Kim’s commitment to addressing climate change questioned in letter from 68 environmental groups
Fossil fuel subsidies equal $112 per adult in rich countries
Report from the Overseas Development Institute shows fossil fuel subsidies undermine EU carbon pricing
Is Poland’s coal and climate summit outrageous or irrelevant?
World Coal meeting set to discuss future, but has science already sealed the polluting fuel’s fate?
Nuclear “essential” in climate fight say leading scientists
James Hansen and Ken Caldeira say the world will have to use nuclear power as well as renewable energy to tackle global warming
Energy investors ignoring climate change – report
Transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is essential, but taking the first steps towards real change will make hugely challenging demands
Shale gas could be a “game changer”, says EU climate chief
Connie Hedegaard admits shale gas will be considered in 2030 climate package, but says it’s no ‘silver bullet’
Ethiopia introduces Africa’s largest wind farm
The Ashegoda 120MW wind farm near the capital will supply enough energy to over 100,000 homes
Polish environmental groups urge Prime Minister to reject coal plant
Writing in Polish newspaper, NGOs say extension to Opole coal-fired power station will be economically unprofitable