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Keystone XL threatens true American ‘energy independence’
The impending Keystone XL decision will signal whether the US is ready to move from quick profits to investments in renewable technology.
John Mathews

May 29, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Energy transformation falling short
IEA report card on the global Sustainable Energy for All challenge shows we could be – and should be – doing a whole lot better.
Sophie Vorrath

May 29, 2013

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Who’s leading – and who’s lagging – in the global renewables race?
Renewable energy penetration survey shows renewables still play a small role in some countries; in others, they provide 100% of the electricity – today.
Paul Gipe

May 16, 2013

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Renewables investment set to triple by 2030 as costs plunge: report
BNEF report finds falling renewables costs will see clean energy account for up to 74% of new global capacity by 2030, despite current market glut.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 23, 2013

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Renewable Germany: The very model of a new energy order
Germany’s energy turnaround offers proof that an industrialised, politically pluralistic market economy can run well on efficiency and renewables.
Amory B Lovins

Apr 18, 2013

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US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2013

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How Portugal reached 70 per cent renewable energy
A boost in wind and hydro – and a fall in consumption – helped Portugal set a new record in renewable energy.
Ryan Koronowski

Apr 15, 2013

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Another myth busted on the road to 100% renewable electricity
We now know that renewables can not only supply all of Australia’s electricity, but do it cheaper than coal and gas. Will policymakers catch on?
Mark Diesendorf

Apr 4, 2013

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100% renewables and higher: The new trend in energy targets
As more countries and regions adopt what was once unthinkable – 100% renewable electricity targets – many are taking steps to go even further.
Paul Gipe

Apr 3, 2013

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Mixed Greens: EU talks climate targets as fossil subsidies hit $2tn
EU proposes 40% CO2 cut by 2030, 30% renewables; IMF says $2tn/yr fossil fuel subsidies a ‘major global problem;’ US renewables up, coal, nuclear down.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2013

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Solar-loving Australians want more action on renewables: survey
Survey finds 87% of Australians think more should be done to make us a top-10 renewables producer, and hints at a renewed rooftop solar boom.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2013

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Abandoned turbines: Another Madigan wind energy myth debunked
The latest quotable claim by anti-wind lobbyists is that 1 in 20 wind turbines worldwide are permanently inactive. It’s wrong, as usual.
Michael Barnard

Mar 6, 2013

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