climate Archives - Page 29 of 31 - Renew Economy

Wind, solar energy driving electricity storage technology
Renewables are driving the development of energy storage systems worldwide, but before they are able to catch on the public perception must change.
Bobby Magill

Apr 10, 2014

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Utilities disagree on how EPA should regulate emissions
Government’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions may be pitting utilities that rely on coal-fired power plants against those that don’t.
Bobby Magill

Apr 9, 2014

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China leads world in renewables investments
Pew study shows China is the world leader in clean energy investment for the second year running, as global renewables investments continue to shrink.
Bobby Magill

Apr 4, 2014

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Climate change impacts in pictures: 8 stark IPCC images
The latest IPCC report is chock full of illustrative tables and diagrams, here are 8 of the most illuminating ones that help tell an important story.
Brian Kahn and Andrea Thompson

Apr 1, 2014

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IPCC says climate change is here, world needs to act
IPCC warns climate change impacts are here and will worsen, and more concerted efforts to adapt and prevent are needed to avoid the worst of them.
Andrea Thompson

Mar 31, 2014

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2013 is 6th warmest year; climate change contributes
Despite pockets of cold snaps, the world continued to warm and 2013 was the 6th warmest year on record.
Andrea Thompson

Mar 25, 2014

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US govt: Climate change threatens energy infrastructure
Infrastructure that Americans rely on to heat their homes and power their lights are all becoming more exposed to failure in a changing climate.
Bobby Magill

Mar 11, 2014

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Flurry of US coal power plant shutdowns expected by 2016
New US EPA standards mean that 90% of the power plants expected to shut down by 2020 will actually be shut down by 2016.
Bobby Magill

Feb 20, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Are we on the path to peak water?
Are we able to cut back on our usage as we edge nearer to the point of peak water?
Kylie Schultz

Feb 19, 2014

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Climate solutions best found in financial risk management
Climate change will crash head-on with our current investment framework, which biases short-term performance and return. It’s time to play the finance industry on its own turf.
Julian Poulter

Feb 14, 2014

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White roofs could offset summer warming by 2100
White roofs can help residents coping with rising temperatures. New York has mandated them, will others follow?
Brian Kahn

Feb 12, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Winter Olympics in a warming world
Most of the cities that have hosted the winter olympics would not be able to do so again in a warming world.
Climate Central

Feb 7, 2014

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