WATCH: Policies for the Planet conference 2024
Hear from the policymakers behind Uruguay, Chile and South Australia’s rapid energy transitions, among others.
Three things the world’s energy transition leaders have in common
China, Brazil, and the Netherlands are achieving rapid power sector transformations thanks to these three traits.
Lessons from Denver’s wildly popular e-bike voucher programme
The vouchers are saving 170,000 miles in car trips a week and 3,300 tonnes of emissions annually.
Fossil fuels generated just 23% of the EU’s electricity in April — a new low
Renewables accounted for 54% of the bloc’s electrical output in April — up from 45.5% a year before.
Portugal is averaging 91% renewable electricity in 2024, with Europe’s lowest power prices
In April, renewable energy generation covered 95% of the nation’s electricity demand.
Group-buying schemes are slashing solar installation costs for households in the UK
In Liverpool, average installation costs were reduced by 26%.
Andrew Middleton: A call for clear, uniform rooftop solar policy in South Africa
The country needs a national policy framework that is consistent across provinces – and which is fixed.
No rooftop? No problem: Inside Germany’s ‘balcony solar’ boom
More than 400,000 households across the country have installed mini solar systems on their balconies.
The world now gets more than 30% of its electricity from renewables
The brisk renewables build out means that fossil generation will likely start to decline from 2024.
G7 countries agree to shut all their coal power plants within the next 10 years
“This is big step for Japan, the only G7 country without a domestic coal phase-out commitment.”