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In numbers: Solar and batteries are quickly displacing gas in California’s power grid
Solar will soon overtake gas as California’s largest source of power, based on recent growth rates.
Europe’s shift to electric cars accelerates thanks to tighter pollution rules
Including traditional hybrids, cars with batteries comprised 57.3% of all vehicles sold in the EU in January 2025.
Why China is leading the global switch to electricity
In 2024, electricity made up 28% of China’s total final energy consumption. That’s comfortably ahead of the US (22%) and the EU (21%).
Free from Russia’s grid, Lithuania advances towards 100% renewable power by 2030
Lithuania plans to procure at least 800MWh of energy storage to help it achieve its goal of reaching 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
These car brands have the cleanest supply chains
Automakers have made some improvements to their supply chains, but the industry “still has an unacceptably long way to go”.
How these Tanzanian communities are tapping carbon markets for conservation, developmental funding
In 2024, the Makame Savannah project, which includes five Maasai communities, earned $1.3 million in carbon revenues.
In Oslo, construction projects are now clean and quiet
As of January 2025, all contractors providing work to Oslo’s government have to use clean and quiet machinery.
UK ‘sets example for the world’ with bold climate action targets
However, a planned expansion of Heathrow airport is seen as incompatible with the otherwise commendable plan, experts say.
Wave of renewable energy projects granted priority status in the Philippines
The island nation, which is threatened by climate change, aims to reach 35% renewable electricity by 2030, up from 22% in 2023.
These major Swedish banks have stopped lending to the fossil fuel industry
The country’s largest bank by assets, Handelsbanken, has not approved any new loans or underwriting to fossil fuel companies since 2019.