energy Archives - Page 15 of 20 - Renew Economy

Three decades until carbon budget is eaten through
If the planet’s carbon budget was a giant cake, then we’d all be running out of dessert — fast.
John Upton

Sep 22, 2014

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Coal power shows zero growth in 2014, report shows
The last year in which there were no additions to coal power generating capacity in the U.S. was 1998.
Bobby Magill

Sep 17, 2014

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A tale of 3 countries: water risks to global shale development
Unlocking shale gas comes with a significant environmental risk: access to freshwater for drinking, agriculture, and industrial use.
Andrew Maddocks and Paul Reig

Sep 9, 2014

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China may be ready to kick coal habit
Signs are hopeful that China, No.1 emitter of greenhouse gases, will be less reliant on polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise.
Kieren Cooke

Sep 8, 2014

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Coal plants lock in 300 billion tons of CO2 emissions
Coal-fired power plants are the largest contributors to atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
Bobby Magill

Aug 29, 2014

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Ross Garnaut: China to reach ‘peak coal’ for electricity by 2015
China’s use of coal for electricity could peak as early as next year, then decline until 2020 in a turnaround of “global importance”.
James Whitmore

Aug 26, 2014

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Rooftop solar: Grid parity coming in more than half of US states
For more than 120 years, homes and businesses have been buying electricity. Now rooftop solar is changing the way hundreds of thousands of homeowners get energy.
Mike Jacobs

Aug 22, 2014

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How climate friendly is bike sharing? It’s complicated
How many people have traded their car for a bike-share bike? That’s where the certainty ends about how bike-sharing programs benefit the climate.
Bobby Magill

Aug 19, 2014

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Steady increase in flights will outweigh carbon cuts
Whatever the industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions, they will be outweighed by the growth in air traffic
Alex Kirby

Aug 11, 2014

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Keystone XL will spike oil demand and CO2, study says
A new study says the State Department may have underestimated the Keystone XL pipeline’s CO2 emissions by as much as four times.
Bobby Magill

Aug 11, 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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Age, high costs and delays paint bleak future for nuclear power
World Nuclear Industry Status Report concludes nuclear industry is aging, plagued with high costs and construction delays, and generally on the decline.
Bobby Magill

Jul 31, 2014

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