A handful of developing countries have surged ahead in providing electric power to their people, but others - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa - are lagging behind, report shows.

Megan Rowling · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 May 2019

Electricity

How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy

Japan could become a champion of climate action and environmental protection by committing to 100% renewable power for the 2020 games.

Niki J.P. Alsford · The Conversation 22 May 2019

Future of Energy

This is how Copenhagen plans to go carbon-neutral by 2025

The Danish capital has committed to completely removing the city's 2 million tons of carbon footprint, even as the city continues to grow, with 100,000 new inhabitants and 20,000 jobs.

Brian Vad Mathiesen, Ida Auken, and Jens Martin Skibsted 21 May 2019

Climate Change

Glasgow and Edinburgh race to become the UK’s first net-zero emissions city

Rival Scottish cities Glasgow and Edinburgh are competing to become the first city in the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Johnny Wood 20 May 2019

Future of Energy

How India is solving its cooling challenge

As the planet heats up, societies are looking for a way to cool the most vulnerable without adding to climate change. Nowhere is this double-headed problem more severe than India.

Radhika Lalit and Ankit Kalanki 15 May 2019

United States

Sunny side up: solar panel installation hits a record high in the U.S.

California still holds the vast majority of US solar installations, with almost half of all solar installations in the country.

Olivia Rosane · EcoWatch 15 May 2019

Future of Energy

Scientists just got closer to making nuclear fusion work

Realizing the long-held dream of clean, inexhaustible supplies of energy is proving far from easy. But recent scientific developments have reignited hopes that fusion power can be made fe...

Rosamond Hutt and Keith Breene 14 May 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

These are the surprising candidates to be the ‘solar superpowers’ in the 21st century

As the world continues to move toward renewables, the major energy exporting countries of the Arabian Gulf once again find themselves blessed by geography.

Dénes Csala · The Conversation 08 May 2019

Africa

Biodiesel from cotton waste – how Kenyan farmers are fighting drought

Erratic rainfall in Kenya makes the country susceptible to long droughts and food insecurity, but an innovative new biodiesel could help combat this.

Sanjoy Sanyal · World Resources Institute 08 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The cost of generating renewable energy has fallen - a lot

Two technologies vital to the transition to a low-carbon future have tumbled in price in the past year, opening the way for wind and solar power to dominate global electricity supply by t...

Douglas Broom 07 May 2019

Electricity

The growing cyber-risk to our electricity grids - and what to do about it

Smart grids offer the potential for cheaper electricity and lower emissions - but their very nature makes them susceptible to cyberattacks that could have devastating consequences. Here's...

Karime Kuri Tiscareno 30 Apr 2019

Climate Change

How electrification can supercharge the energy transition

Electrification is critical for decarbonization – and low-carbon electricity is the best candidate energy carrier to help us meet the terms of the Paris Agreement.

Davide Puglielli 25 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

South Korea steps up shift to cleaner energy, sets long-term renewable power targets

Renewable power currently makes up around 8 percent of South Korea's energy production.

Jane Chung · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Apr 2019

Climate Change

Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and free up roads – but not soon enough

According to a new study, flying cars could eventually be greener than even electric road cars, but gaps in technology and practical uncertainties mean that they may not arrive in time to...

Hugh Hunt · The Conversation 23 Apr 2019

Supply Chain and Transport

Norway’s electric car market has overtaken traditional vehicle sales

To meet the mobility demands of the future without increasing congestion and pollution calls for some major changes.

Charlotte Edmond 05 Apr 2019

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Electricity

650 million people will still have no access to electricity by 2030, according to a new report

How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy

This is how Copenhagen plans to go carbon-neutral by 2025

Glasgow and Edinburgh race to become the UK’s first net-zero emissions city

How India is solving its cooling challenge

Sunny side up: solar panel installation hits a record high in the U.S.

Scientists just got closer to making nuclear fusion work

These are the surprising candidates to be the ‘solar superpowers’ in the 21st century

Biodiesel from cotton waste – how Kenyan farmers are fighting drought

The cost of generating renewable energy has fallen - a lot

The growing cyber-risk to our electricity grids - and what to do about it

How electrification can supercharge the energy transition

South Korea steps up shift to cleaner energy, sets long-term renewable power targets

Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and free up roads – but not soon enough

Norway’s electric car market has overtaken traditional vehicle sales

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