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Al Gore says climate’s best hope lies in cities and solar power In the early 2000s Al Gore emerged from a devastating presidential election defeat with a new quest: to warn the world about global warming. Although some may think his climate work peaked with his 2005 film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” he has taken his mission far beyond the silver screen. ... Read More »

It’s Official: Nuclear Power Can’t Compete With Renewables The nuclear revival the global industry has been hoping for took another hammer blow this week when two reactors under construction in South Carolina were abandoned, only 40 percent complete. The plan had been to build two Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactors to lead the nuclear revival in the U.S., but cost ... Read More »

Over 37 per cent of schools in India have no electricity In an indicator of the state of school infrastructure in the country, Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that over 37% of schools did not have electricity connections till March 2017. While only 62.81% schools in the country have electricity connections, Jharkhand is at the bottom of the ... Read More »

This U.S. City Now Requires Solar Panels on all New Homes From mid-September onward, solar panels will be mandatory for new homes in South Miami, Florida. The law — which was passed with a four-to-one majority — states that builders must install 16 m² (175 ft²) of solar panel per 93 m² (1000 ft²) of sunlit roof area, or one panel ... Read More »

India’s Response To The Paris Agreement: Plant 66 Million Trees In Just 12 Hours India was able to plant 66 million trees in just 12 hours Triggered by India’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, 1.5 million people gathered in India last Sunday and planted 66 million trees in just 12 hours. That’s the equivalent of the entire city population of Philadelphia ... Read More »

Need for an alliance to reap the solar potential Despite the significant potential and opportunities for reaping the solar energy potential, and the geographic and socio-economic advantages, there exists an anomaly amongst countries in harnessing solar power. This situation runs the risk of a ‘solar divide’, where developing and less developed countries are not able to participate in the fruits ... Read More »

Solar Energy, A Cash Crop For Gujarat Farmers “Even if my crops fail, I still can survive by selling solar energy to the state grid,” says a relaxed Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer. Phodabhai has broken free of his dependence just on agriculture for livelihood, since becoming a member of India’s first ‘solar cooperative society’ set up in the small ... Read More »

Rajasthan to train youth for green jobs National Occupational Standards (NOS) are being developed in Rajasthan for sectors such as renewable energy, green construction and water management, with an emphasis on skill development of youths. The State government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Skill Council for Green Jobs to promote trades in solar power, green businesses ... Read More »

Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next If you can’t beat them, sue them. Citizens are increasingly taking governments to court over climate change inaction, with financial lenders – and possibly big firms – next in the firing line. Some 894 climate change cases have now been filed in 24 countries, according to a report published last ... Read More »

Solar jobs growing 17 times faster than US economy President Trump may be focused on saving coal miners, but solar continues to be the hot spot in today’s jobs market. Solar employment expanded last year 17 times faster than the total US economy, according to an International Renewable Energy Agency report published on Wednesday that cited data from the Solar ... Read More »