Green Energy

Scotland is also doing groundbreaking research and development on wave and tidal energy

Why Critics of the Green New Deal are Just Plain Wrong

Carbon pricing isn’t the only game in town

Spain’s Socialists aim for 75% Renewables in Ten Years (at 40% Today)

Spain is already getting 40% of its electricity from renewables, but its Socialist government hopes to nearly double that proportion in a little over a decade. Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez and his cabinet have approved a draft proposal to get t 74% of the country’s electricity from renewables by 2030, a little over […]

Green Energy

The Green New Deal puts Climate Back on the Agenda

Tan Copsey

Ocasio-Cortez upends climate politics in the United States

European Union

Morocco Produced 35% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2018

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Morocco produced 35% of its electricity last year from wind, solar, and hydroelectric sources, putting it on track to its goal of getting 42% from green sources by 2020. It had a further goal of 52% renewables by 2030, but now hopes to go even faster. In contrast, the US […]

Green Energy

“Sun is Setting on Dirty Energy:” Green New Deal Resolution’s New Era of Climate Action

Common Dreams

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – “When we look back on today, this will be the moment we will be able to say that the political tide has turned on the rising seas.” “Today is a good day for the country, for the climate movement, and for all humanity.” After years of […]

Coal

Germany to End its Coal Industry, Go Green, within 20 Years

Clean Energy Wire

( Clean Energy Wire) – Energy transition home country Germany eyes a phase-out of coal power by 2038 at the very latest, as the country tries to get back on track to create a climate-friendly economy. In its highly anticipated phase-out proposal, the country’s coal commission said the world’s fourth largest economy could also wean […]

Green Energy

No More Wars for Oil? Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

contributors

Political power will get more decentralised and diffused

Climate Change

Solar and Wind Good news Stories Today

Juan Cole

Scotland is now getting 70% of its electricity from renewables (wind, solar, wave and hydro) and plans to be at 100% in 2020. In some months in 2018 Scotland’s renewables generated more 100% of the electricity the country uses. Scotland is innovating in tidal power, driven by the powerful currents in its seas, but onshore […]