Energy

Leaders From Key Countries Will Not Attend COP29 Climate Talks

Leaders From Key Countries Will Not Attend COP29 Climate Talks

Leaders from some of the world’s major economies, including the European Union, the United States and Brazil, will not be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month. COP29, which will convene from November 11 to 22, is expected to have more than 40,000 delegates in attendance. European Commission Ursula […]

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    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    Yet again, global greenhouse gas emission concentrations have risen to record highs for 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In particular, atmospheric carbon dioxide is reaching a record pace as it soars to new highs, with the amount of carbon dioxide emissions accumulating in the atmosphere reaching an 11.4% […]

    Planet Will Warm as Much as 3.1°C Under Current Policies: UN Report

    Planet Will Warm as Much as 3.1°C Under Current Policies: UN Report

    Without greater action, the planet will warm as much as 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to the latest United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report: No more hot air … please!. In the coming round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), countries must commit to slashing their collective yearly greenhouse […]

    Utility-Scale Battery Storage in U.S. Increasing Rapidly, EIA Finds

    Utility-Scale Battery Storage in U.S. Increasing Rapidly, EIA Finds

    According to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), utility-scale battery storage capacity is quickly growing, with capacity reaching 20.7 gigawatts by July 2024 and 21.4 gigawatts as of August 2024. In 2010, the U.S. had just 4 megawatts of battery storage capacity, and that number remained relatively unchanged until 2020. But […]

    Transition to EVs Will Lead to ‘Fundamental Transformation’ of Global Auto Industry, IMF Says

    Transition to EVs Will Lead to ‘Fundamental Transformation’ of Global Auto Industry, IMF Says

    As part of its most recent World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the transition to electric vehicles will have “far-reaching” effects on production, investment, global trade and employment. The new analysis was released in tandem with annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF this week, where efforts to finance the […]

    Energy Company Converts Old Wind Turbine Into a Tiny Home

    Energy Company Converts Old Wind Turbine Into a Tiny Home

    Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, and Superuse, an international design studio based in Rotterdam, have teamed up to repurpose an old, decommissioned wind turbine into a tiny home. In a new project on display for Dutch Design Week running from October 19-27, Vattenfall set out to showcase circular solutions in the wind energy sector. It […]

    Biden-Harris Admin Announces $428M for Former Coal Communities to Expand Clean Energy Manufacturing

    Biden-Harris Admin Announces $428M for Former Coal Communities to Expand Clean Energy Manufacturing

    The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday $428 million in grant funding for the building and expansion of green energy manufacturing in communities where coal mines have recently been decommissioned. The 14 projects in 15 United States coal communities were chosen by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) and […]