Research published Monday in Nature Communications raised concerns about how economic shifts in the developing world might impact global efforts to reduce carbon emissions and fight climate change. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and partners in China and the U.S. identified a “new phase of globalization” as trade between developing countries, which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The number of pollution sources in China has gone up by more than 50 percent since 2010, Reuters reported Thursday, indicating that the country still has a lot of work to do in its efforts to clean up its environment. The announcement was made Thursday in the first regular press briefing given by the Ministry […]
By Jeremy Deaton President Trump‘s proposed 2019 budget would slash funding for NASA’s Earth Science Division, and while his budget hasn’t gained traction in Congress, it is an important statement of the administration’s priorities. In a nod to his allies in the fossil fuel industry, Trump is calling for the elimination of vital programs that […]
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 […]