Why 2018 is the year for business to step up climate action Big numbers can drive change, so here’s a huge one: 800,000. That’s how many years it’s been since Earth’s atmosphere was as loaded with carbon dioxide as it is now. The steep rise in this heat-trapping gas underlines the need for a globally sustainable economy if we want ... Read More »
China breaking all solar power records, aiming for 50GW in 2017 China is leading the world in solar power installations by a long run. ASECEA is predicting that 50GW of solar power is well within reach of being installed this year. In June and July of 2017, China installed 25GW of solar power – and they’ll push the globe past ... Read More »
Time to shine: Solar power is fastest-growing source of new energy Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy worldwide last year, outstripping the growth in all other forms of power generation for the first time and leading experts to hail a “new era”. Renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of new power added to the world’s grids in 2016, ... Read More »
Lead Yourself Before Blaming Scientists for Not Solving Global Warming Everyone is quick to point fingers. We’re less quick to take responsibility, but that’s what leaders do. Leaders take responsibility. We know the futility of blaming others, however much we indulge in doing so. We can’t change the past. We can, however, act in the present. A leadership and business ... Read More »
International Solar Alliance meet to host Fortune 500 companies CEOs, announce Solar Nobels With New Delhi hosting the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) assembly in December, an ambitious outreach programme is in the works including hosting chief executives of Fortune 500 companies and starting a Solar Nobel prize. The Indian imprint on the ISA will be visible with global awards ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
China Proposes Major Green Investment Amid U.S. Retreat From Climate Change In a sweeping foreign policy address on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to invest in clean energy, build scientific coalitions, and support other countries’ efforts to adapt to climate change. Speaking in Beijing at the inaugural Belt and Road Forum, a gathering of 130 nations with which China ... Read More »
Solar Power Is Cheaper, but the World Is Still Running on Fossil Fuels The Price Of Power Even without subsidies, new wind and solar power plants are usually cheaper than new coal, nuclear, or natural gas power plants. In fact, they are often not only cheaper, but substantially so. According to Lazard, levelized cost of energy (LCOE) estimates based on ... Read More »
5 climate change challenges India needs to wake up to In the lead up to the anniversary of the signing the Paris Climate Agreement we need to re-assess climate change–induced national risks. On the 46th Earth Day, April 22, 2016, at the UN Secretariat in New York, in a record pact, several nations committed to slowing down the emission of greenhouse ... Read More »
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