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Rooftop solar boosts household finances in low-income communities, US study shows
The study looked at 500,000 residential solar adopters and found the median customer saw net savings of $691 a year.
EU passes historic nature restoration law. Here’s what it entails
The law requires member states to put measures in place to restore at least 20% of the bloc’s land and sea areas by 2030.
China is leading the way in electrification, too
The world’s second-largest economy is rapidly transforming itself into “the first major electrostate.”
Europe has significantly reduced inequality in recent years. Here’s how
In 2021, the combined income of the richest 20% of the EU’s population was 4.74 times higher than that of the poorest 20%. That’s down from 5.22 in 2013.
Canadian province of Alberta quits coal power six years ahead of schedule
Coal’s share of Alberta’s electricity mix peaked at 80% in March 2001.
The pace of the global energy transition has been vastly underestimated, RMI analysis shows
Fossil fuel use has peaked in most industries, and that probably includes electricity generation.
Poland’s energy transition is now in full swing, new data shows
Renewables produced a record 27% of the nation’s electricity in 2023. That’s up from 12.8% just five years before.
Renewables comprise nearly 60% of Germany’s electricity output in first quarter of 2024
Wind cemented its position as Germany’s main source of electricity, increasing its share from 31.8% to 38.5%.
Guinness’ main brewery is replacing fossil fuels with heat pumps
Fossil fuels have long been relied on to produce the electricity, heat, and steam the beer-making process requires.
China’s emissions now ‘in a structural decline’, data suggests
China’s wind and solar boom pushed the share of fossil fuels in electricity generation to 63.6% in March, from 67.4% a year earlier.