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    China Tops Renewables Investment Rankings, U.S. Regains No. 2 Spot

    China Tops Renewables Investment Rankings, U.S. Regains No. 2 Spot

    For the third time in a row, China has placed first on a top 40 ranking of renewable energy markets around the world. The bi-annual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) was released Tuesday by London-based accountancy firm Ernst & Young. Despite being the world’s largest emitter and remaining heavily dependent on coal, China is […]

    Wind Energy’s Swift Growth, Explained

    Wind Energy’s Swift Growth, Explained

    By John Hall The wind industry is growing quickly around the world, especially in China and the U.S., where the total amount of electricity generated by wind turbines nearly doubled between 2011 and 2017. All told, about 25 percent of global electricity now comes from renewable sources like hydropower, wind and solar energy. As a […]

    95% of World’s Population Breathes Unsafe Air

    95% of World’s Population Breathes Unsafe Air

    A report released Tuesday found that 95 percent of the world’s population is exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, CNN reported. The Health Effects Institute’s (HEI) yearly State of Global Air report said that the outdoor air where 95 percent of humans live has particulate matter concentrations above the Word Health Organization’s (WHO) air […]

    Solar Capacity Exceeded All Other Fuel Sources Combined in 2017, Study Finds

    Solar Capacity Exceeded All Other Fuel Sources Combined in 2017, Study Finds

    In 2017, the world invested more in solar power than it did in any other energy technology and installed more new solar capacity than all other energy sources combined, including fossil fuels. Those are the bright findings of a UN-backed report Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018, published Thursday. The report, a collaboration between […]

    Why China’s Soybean Tariffs Matter

    Why China’s Soybean Tariffs Matter

    By Ian Sheldon China’s plan to levy a 25 percent tariff on imports of U.S. soybeans may come as something of a surprise to most Americans. But to a professor of agricultural economics who studies international commodity markets for a living, this was not at all unexpected. Even before the conclusion of the 2016 presidential […]

    Why EPA’s U-Turn on Auto Efficiency Rules Gives China the Upper Hand

    Why EPA’s U-Turn on Auto Efficiency Rules Gives China the Upper Hand

    By Greg Dotson The Trump administration is poised to ease pollution and efficiency rules for new passenger cars and trucks, giving automakers a reprieve from more stringent Obama-era standards. But in the process, it could yield global leadership in the auto sector to the Chinese. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected […]