So what does a smart city really look like?
Smart city expert Lean Doody says the technology should be a tool to deliver a sustainable city. Rapid urbanisation is one of the most important…
Renewables
Investment in renewable power in India topped fossil fuels for the first time in 2017, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
This is one of the most striking insights contained within the IEA’s annual update of global energy investment, which was published today. It gives an…
China and EU can lead on climate action
Special Representative for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua, China (L) EU Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action Miguel Arias Canete (R) attend the second Ministerial on…
How land under solar panels can contribute to food security
At a recent solar energy conference in Minneapolis, attendees unwound at happy hour tasting free pints of a local honey-based India Pale Ale called “Solarama…
India’s enormous solar power plan: Is it for real?
The Indian government has eyes on the solar prize (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) The Indian government has a habit of making ambitious promises and…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Brazil
In the first of a new series explaining how key emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out Brazil’s key policy developments,…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey
In the second article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Turkey’s rising emissions and its…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Japan
In the third article of a new series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Japan’s gradually falling emissions…
The world at a tipping point (Solar: Part 3)
This is part 3 of a three part series. See here for part 1 and part 2. Looking for belief in the history of technology…
How solar progress progresses (Solar: Part 2)
This is part 2 of a three part series. See here for part 1 and part 3. We have one really good tool for predicting…
Experts have massively underestimated solar. Why? (Solar: Part 1)
This is part 1 of a three part series. In 2016 the joists undergirding our carbon-fueled energy system shuddered and flexed. But in the US,…
Morocco is building a giant thermosolar farm in the Sahara Desert
An amazing transformation has taken place on the dunes below Morocco’s sun-blasted High Atlas mountains. Against the yellow sand thousands of curved mirrors, each taller…
Is this a new golden-age for energy communities?
More than two years have passed since the COP21 climate change conference in Paris. Two years of opinions, investments, initiatives, and lots of ups and downs. Two…
Community Power Offers Fukushima a Brighter, Cleaner Future
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima prefecture, in the Tohoku region of Japan’s main island of Honshu. The natural…
Power Giant AEP Talks Up Clean Energy, but Coal Is Still King in Its Portfolio
The utility has won praise for its wind and solar plans, but it’s still fighting to keep old, coal-fired power plants on the grid. BY…
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How…