Sandy Dechert, Author at Renew Economy

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Will Bonn meeting this week speed UN climate action?
The official climate talks of the UN’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform (ADP) restarted in Bonn, Germany, today.
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Sep 1, 2015

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US government raises $4bn from private sector for clean energy
US government attracts double the amount targeted for private investments in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Sandy Dechert

Jun 18, 2015

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G7 urgency on climate raises hopes for Paris
Ahead of December’s Paris climate conference, energy ministers from the Group of Seven industrial nations have agreed on the critical need to corral climate change.
Sandy Dechert

May 14, 2015

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California raises US climate bar with unprecedented emissions goal
California Governor issues executive order to reduce state’s emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 – on par with EU.
Sandy Dechert

Apr 30, 2015

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EU power plant rules mostly written by industry lobbyists
New rules intended to combat air pollution from EU power plants could be weaker than coal standards currently in place in China.
Sandy Dechert

Mar 19, 2015

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The top 10 energy storage countries are…
As renewable technologies begin to mature, more and more attention is focusing on energy storage.
Sandy Dechert

Mar 16, 2015

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Florida utility looks to buy coal plant, so it can shut it down
Florida Power & Light filed last week for approval to purchase the 250MW coal-fired Cedar Bay Generating Plant for $520.5 million. It wants to close it.
Sandy Dechert

Mar 13, 2015

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Prominent climate change denier got $1.2m from fossil fuel industry
We now know that Dr. Soon is at the center of a massive and unreported conflict of interest.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 24, 2015

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Japan focuses on zero-energy buildings
Japan is aggressively pushing forward with renewable power options.
Sandy Dechert

Oct 3, 2014

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MIT turns solar steam into cheaper energy, clean water
A new twist on phase-changing renewable technology combines the sun, and a new graphite-based collection system.
Sandy Dechert

Aug 5, 2014

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Wind share of electricity will more than double by 2018
Wind power now supplies about 3% of the world’s electricity, and the signs are good for the next several years.
Sandy Dechert

Jul 24, 2014

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Running on clean energy: “Question of social and political will”
US has technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if it can manage to exercise necessary social and political will.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 26, 2014

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