Solar energy in Africa will meet the needs of 600 million people
Solar energy in Africa meets the annual electricity needs of off-grid households for as little as 56 dollars per year, thanks to cost reduction and technology improvements.
Pacific island nations are planning to phase out fossil fuels
Addio al carbone e stop ai sussidi ai combustibili fossili per gli stati isola del Pacifico, ma l’Australia fa resistenza.
Oslo will be the first city to ban cars by 2019
Oslo no longer wants to deal with cars. After the main political parties have reached an agreement to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2025, the municipality of Norway’s capital has launched a new campaign against cars. The aim is to ban all cars from the city centre by 2019. Hybrid and electric
Hydrogen-powered trains are a reality. Here is the new Coradia iLint
Unveiled in Berlin by Alstom, this sustainable hydrogen-powered train that produces zero emissions will replace diesel-burning ones.
Corn ethanol, how it harms the climate and destroys the American Great Plains
Ethanol, the biofuel made from corn and other plant materials, was once acclaimed as the solution to the United States’ dependence on foreign oil. Yet growing evidence, including a recent study from the University of Michigan, shows how the fuel is not reducing CO2 emissions as previously thought, but is instead contributing to the environmental demise of the American Great Plains,
Offshore wind power finally arrives in the United States
Thanks to the National Offshore Wind Strategy, the US will build 86 GW of offshore wind by 2050, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 1.8 percent.
Obama blocks the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would have threatened the Sioux
Dopo aver perso la battaglia legale contro l’oleodotto Dakota access pipeline, i sioux ottengono ail sostegno di Barack Obama che blocca la costruzione.
United States, the Sioux are fighting to save their lands from the Dakota Access Pipeline
MIgliaia di nativi americani protestano contro un oleodotto nel Dakota del Nord che minaccia le terre sioux e il fiume Missouri.
Shell wants to decommission oil platforms in the North Sea
Shell raises the white flag and starts dismantling its oil platforms in the North Sea in 2017. A good piece of news that hides a sad environmental lagacy.
Costa Rica has used 100% renewable energy for 150 days in a row, so far
Costa Rica is setting more and more records. Renewable energy supplied almost all the energy produced in 2015 in the Central American country, while in 2016 solar power will prevail. For about two months in a row, to be more precise 76 days, the country hasn’t burnt any fossil fuels. The National Centre for Energy Control wrote in a public