climate Archives - Page 20 of 31 - Renew Economy

Number of U.S. coal mines falls to lowest on record
The number of new coal mines opening each year in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest point in at least a decade.
Bobby Magill

Sep 25, 2015

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US government adds $US100 million to solar power research
Researchers developing new solar technology to get more than $100 million in grants from the US government as a way to expand access to low-carbon energy.
Bobby Magill

Sep 17, 2015

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How strong are the world’s new climate targets? Here are four things to consider
The best way to ensure emissions reductions are permanent is to transform the energy sector.
Pep Canadell

Sep 11, 2015

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Policy & Planning

‘I fear we will see radicalisation’ if Paris climate talks flop, says chair of 2009 Copenhagen summit
Connie Hedegaard says political leaders could stop coming to climate summits unless Paris delivers significant progress.
Nick Rowley

Sep 10, 2015

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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.
Sandy Dechert

Sep 1, 2015

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As 2015 smashes temperature records, it’s hotter than you think
There is an El Nino in full swing which helps push average global temperatures higher, and records are being broken, but just how hot is it?
David Spratt

Aug 24, 2015

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2015 edges closer to warmest year on record after hottest July
If you’re a betting person, it would be close to a sure bet to go all-in on 2015 taking the title of warmest year on record.
Andrea Thompson

Aug 21, 2015

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Study: China may have overestimated carbon emissions since 2000
Carbon dioxide emissions in China may have been overestimated since 2000.
Bobby Magill

Aug 20, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Pacific island calls for end to coal, as Abbott’s Australia digs in
A letter from the climate change front line – the Pacific island nation of Kiribati – is calling for a global moratorium on new coal mine development. Meanwhile, in Australia, we have a government that champions coal, and an electricity market that’s still wedded to fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2015

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US view: Australia offers lacklustre 2030 climate target
Australia’s proposal would mean that other countries will have to do more to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees C.
Rhys Gerholdt and Mengpin Ge

Aug 13, 2015

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Wind and solar surge sends EU emissions tumbling
Many countries that promised to cut GHG emissions under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol are now exceeding their targets, bringing new hope for success at Paris.
Paul Brown

Aug 13, 2015

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Shell leaves ALEC, improves consistency on climate lobbying
According to Shell, ALEC’s stance on climate change “is clearly inconsistent with our own.”
Aaron Huertas

Aug 10, 2015

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