Solar energy. Image credit to Collin Key, found on Flickr. By Katie Morrey The use of renewable energy has gained real momentum in Nigeria where a new law has passed mandating electricity […]
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US Elections: Sanders calls out climate deniers and corporate fossil fuel interests
Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail. Photo credit: Phil Roeder via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Just days before the crucial New Hampshire Primary, the outsider for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination, Bernie […]
Trudeau’s national climate meeting seen as opportunity to advance clean energy economy
Photo credit: PMO Photo Gallery. By Derek Leahy Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Wednesday the federal government will meet with Indigenous leaders and premiers in Vancouver in early March in the […]
Norway manifests their position as European leader on the electric car market
The Norwegian electric car industry reached a milestone last year with 50,000 electric cars now registered in the Scandinavian country. By Anders Lorenzen While electric cars struggle to take off in many […]
US Elections: Trump, Cruz and wind power in Iowa
Poto credit: Sebastian Celis. By Anders Lorenzen Unexpectedly, the Republican frontrunner, controversial billionaire, Donald Trump, failed to win in the Iowa Republican Caucus. He ended up in the second position behind Texas […]
Davos 2016: The Fourth Industrial Revolution signals new climate for energy
Photo credit: The Climate Group. By Alexander Lewis-Jones At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month – the first gathering of global leaders since the successful COP21 climate talks in […]
Obama receives fairytale letter from green leaders, urging him to do more on climate change
Some green groups wants Obama to do much more on climate change: Photo credit: Pete Souza / The White House via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Barack Obama is the US President credited […]
Leonardo DiCaprio under fire for his climate change message
Leonardo DiCaprio addresses the audience after picking up an award at the Annual Crystal Awards. Photo credit: Reuters / Ruben Sprich. By Anders Lorenzen Hollywood superstar, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, has been criticised for […]
Opinion: Development without coal
Photo credit: Surukai via Flickr. By Sebastian H. Strumann When the Paris climate talks (and the mutual back-patting) came to a close, politicians and environmentalists around the globe celebrated the historic deal […]
As the oil price crumbles, renewables march on
Photo credit: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) By Anders Lorenzen Solar and wind attracted a record amount of investment in 2015 while fossil fuel projects were cancelled due to the low oil […]