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A Chinese worker inspects rows of solar panels at a photovoltaic power station on the rooftop of a plant building in Zouping, Binzhou City, east China

13. June 2024

CO2 Emissions Drop for the First Time in Over a Year Here

Following a 14-month surge in carbon dioxide emissions, China has finally seen a 3% reduction in its polluting energy consumption thanks to solar and wind generation expansion and a decline in construction activity.

Environment

Environment Finland

23. December 2023

Record Highs in “Green” Electricity Production

Fossil-free and domestically produced electricity has reached record highs in Finland, making way for renewable energy sources, most notably wind power, to provide most of the country’s consumption needs, which decreased by more than 6%.

Environment

Deutscher Bundestag - Reichstag building facade infrared thermal scan

Environment Germany

26. October 2023

Public Buildings to Go on Compulsory “Energy Saving Mode”

In order to fight climate change and curb the use of fossil fuels on its territory, Germany passed a bill to make saving energy compulsory in all economic sectors.

Environment

Environment United States

17. September 2023

Move Over, Coal: Wind and Solar Coming Through

The most recent reports show that wind and solar generated more power than coal in the United States in the first half of 2023.

Environment

Environment The Netherlands

4. July 2023

Large Gas Field to Close Forever, Before 2024

Despite an energy crisis, the Dutch government has decided to permanently close Europe’s largest gas field by the end of 2023, a year ahead of schedule, for the safety and health of its population.

Environment

Environment USA

25. June 2023

1.5 Million Electric Cars Here, Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Due to proper policy standards and optimal market conditions, California, the United States, now has 1.5 electric vehicles on its roads two years ahead of schedule, a positive feat for the Golden State whose goal is to have 100% of EVs by 2035.

Environment

Environment Europe

16. June 2023

Numbers Don’t Lie: Renewable Energy Beats Fossil Fuel

The month of May was a record-breaking one in terms of wind and solar production across Europe with clean energy sources outpacing fossil fuels, coal, and gas.

Environment

Environment The World

9. June 2023

Dramatic Investments in Clean Tech

For the first time ever in history, solar power will attract more capital than oil production, proof that a new global clean energy economy is emerging, one that will largely contribute to curbing global emissions.

Environment

Environment Australia

5. May 2023

Historic Shift in Electric Car Sales

For the first time in Australia’s history, electric vehicle sales have surpassed the fossil-fueled ones in the medium-sized car category during the first quarter of 2023, a 50% increase compared with the previous quarter.

Society

Society United Kingdom

17. April 2023

“Declaration of Conscience”: Lawyers Sign to Support Peaceful Protesters in Their Fossil Fuel Fight

Top lawyers in the United Kingdom have defied the bar in a vow to not prosecute peaceful climate protesters nor support new fossil fuel projects, putting the very future of our planet before one of their profession’s golden rules.