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US energy emissions fall to 25-year low
Mild weather, booming renewable energy and massive declines in coal consumption contribute to falling greenhouse gas pollution
As the world hails Paris, Africa’s energy plans are stagnating
Despite bold promises of the UN’s first comprehensive global warming deal, African governments feel their demands for energy equity are being ignored
11 global energy graphs that may surprise you
Love data? Care about the energy transition? Robert Wilson at the University of Strathclyde has a twitter feed for that
Electric Avenue: UK energy mix faces seismic shift
The idea renewables are not competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear power has lost all basis in fact: it’s time to wake up to the energy revolution
The clean energy companies way outperforming fossil fuels
Clean200 index guides investors towards climate-friendly firms like Philips, Tesla and Xinjiang, which collectively provided annual returns of 22% over the past decade
Europe needs a greener investment plan for its energy union
Gas and motorway projects offer poor value for money and could be stranded as climate regulations kick in, say E3G researchers
EU invests €62 million in wind and solar projects
Climate analysts welcome renewables funding, but warn European Commission still supports low value, polluting projects
Can Brazil green its energy without mega dams?
Human rights violations, drought risk and now corruption are undermining the case for hydropower. Environment minister José Sarney Filho is making the case for change
Offshore wind sees EU building boom
Falling costs mean that power generated by offshore wind farms is becoming increasingly competitive with other fuels – and that’s good news for the climate
Carbon capture axe casts shadow over UK energy plans
Decision to scrap technology funds will hike the cost of meeting UK 2050 climate target, warns spending watchdog amid Brexit uncertainty
Offshore wind costs hit record low
Two 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power at €87/MWh, beating the next cheapest project by miles
Mind the gap: Financing Africa’s energy boom
A solar entrepreneur struggles to get finance, while a minister defends a superfluous LNG terminal at London’s Africa Energy Forum
Scientists: Window for avoiding 1.5C global warming ‘closed’
World is almost certain to breach danger threshold for millions of vulnerable people, study finds
EU energy chiefs favouring fossil fuel lobbyists, says report
Big energy gets the most facetime with commissioners Miguel Arias Canete and Maros Sefcovic, finds Corporate Europe Observatory
10 EU countries ink offshore wind power agreement
Pact will slash costs of clean power source, say industry chiefs, making it competitive with new conventional plant within a decade
Gas v Google: Information, not fuel is driving the energy transition
The future energy system has more in common with an iPhone than a coal mine, fossil fuel incumbents are warned
Energy ministers gather in San Francisco to reboot climate ‘moon-shot’
Bill Gates and officials from over 20 governments will meet to discuss plans for a vast hike in clean-tech funding by 2020
Exxon, Shell, Total, Statoil renew clean energy drive
Is green the new black? Faced by falling oil prices and plunging profits, big oil companies are investing in renewables and clean energy
Seven signs a clean energy revolution is under way
From Portugal to Pakistan, small farmers to major corporations, renewables are gaining momentum in the market
India’s energy revolution accelerates, as solar costs near coal
Recent energy auctions suggest solar prices are falling fast in India, but we need to see whether these projects are actually delivered on time, at such low prices