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    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace.  In May 2025 alone, the country added 93 gigawatts of solar capacity, or nearly 100 solar panels per second, and 26 gigawatts of wind capacity, or about 5,300 wind turbines. This breaks down to about one turbine […]

    EV and Heat Pump Sales in the UK Are Higher Than Ever: CCC Report

    EV and Heat Pump Sales in the UK Are Higher Than Ever: CCC Report

    According to a new assessment from the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK is making strong progress on reducing emissions, particularly with higher electric vehicle and heat pump sales. However, these trends will need to continue to ramp up for the UK to meet climate goals, and the government will need to work toward […]

    Largest Floating Solar Farm in Europe Begins Operations

    Largest Floating Solar Farm in Europe Begins Operations

    A new solar farm is operational as of June 20 in Perthes, France and is currently the largest floating solar farm in Europe. “On an area of former gravel pits, Q Energy is realising Europe’s largest floating solar power plant to date with 74.3 MW. And many more will follow,” Q Energy said on its […]

    ‘Powerful Actors’ Are Spreading False Information About the Climate Crisis, Making It Harder to Address: Report

    ‘Powerful Actors’ Are Spreading False Information About the Climate Crisis, Making It Harder to Address: Report

    Unchecked climate misinformation has been turning crisis into catastrophe, according to a new report from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). In its review of 300 studies, the report — Information Integrity about Climate Science — found that climate action was being delayed and obstructed by misleading information from fossil fuel companies, some […]

    3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

    3 Years Could Be Left to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Scientists Warn

    Leading climate scientists are warning that the timeframe to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is shrinking, and the world could have just three years left to prevent breaching this limit. Experts warn the threshold could be passed within the next few years, with Piers Forster, director at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures […]

    A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

    A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

    The United States Senate Committee on Finance has released draft legislation that would quickly end or scale back most major tax credits for clean energy, solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and other benefits provided by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The plan would get rid of a $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers within […]