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Latest news from Africa
September 30, 2016
Cape Verde: The African country that plans to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020
The island nation's energy minister says its goals are perfectly achievable - and won't just help Cape Verdeans The island nation of Cape Verde has pledged to power the entire country with nothing but renewable energy by the...[more]
September 30, 2015
Going 100% renewable energy for a better future
Despite being major centres, it is not a given that decisions made in New York and Paris reverberate in villages in Bangladesh, in boardrooms in Bogota and in the city hall of Vancouver. But that’s exactly what needs to happen...[more]
September 21, 2015
100% RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
Greenpeace’s Energy [R]evolution scenario 2015 phases out coal, oil, gas and nuclear energy as fast as technically and economically possible, by expanding the renewable energy share to 42 per cent in 2030, 72 per cent in 2040 and...[more]
July 20, 2015
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2015
The World Nuclear Industry Reports Half Of The World Gets More Power From Renewable Energy Over Nuclear Power Back in the 1950s, scientists discovered that energy can be generated from splitting atoms. This reaction was known...[more]
June 18, 2015
Renewables 2015 Global Status Report Launched
Renewable Energy’s Record Year Helps Uncouple Growth of Global Economy and CO2 Read the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014;164 countries with...[more]
November 3, 2014
Climatescope 2014 – Global study shows clean energy activity surges in developing world
China, Brazil and South Africa show wide diversity of clean energy investment opportunities London, Washington D.C., 28 October 2014 – Developing nations represent a large and rapidly growing share of the world’s clean energy...[more]
September 12, 2014
Net Savings Of $71 Trillion By 2050 With Transition To Renewable Energy
The transition to a global renewable energy economy could save $71 trillion by the year 2050, according to an IEA report. Or, to say that another way, $44 trillion in investment by the year 2050 would translate to about...[more]
September 10, 2014
Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Agenda
We are honored to join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) in announcing the release of the WECAN Women's Climate and Action Agenda. Drafted with initial input from more than 100 international women...[more]
July 2, 2014
UNESCO's RENISLA Calls for for Expanding 100% Renewable Campaign
Following up on its recent 2014 forum on the 100% renewable energy island of El Hierro off the coast of Spain, RENISLA, a project of UNESCO, has issued a call for action to expand the worldwide campaign for the transition to...[more]
April 13, 2014
IPCC Working Group III Briefing Documents Show 100% Renewable Energy is Happening
Renewables 100 Policy Institute was pleased to contribute to our Partner Tck Tck Tck's briefing documents for NGO's attending and reporting on the recent IPCC Working Group III meeting in Berlin. This meeting resulted in...[more]
September 28, 2013
Morocco eyes 10 bln euro investments in power sector
RABAT, Sep 25 – Morocco will invest 10 billion euros ($13.5 billion) over the next four years to boost power generation and meet rising demand, with renewables providing nearly half of the increase, newspapers reported...[more]
September 28, 2013
Citi sees $5.7 trillion renewables opportunity – with no added grid costs
Analysts at Citi have produced a detailed report which suggests another 900 gigawatts of solar installations, and another 1,500GW of wind farms could be installed around the world with little added cost to electricity grids. This...[more]
September 26, 2013
100% Renewable Energy
100% renewable energy makes the cover story of Renewable Energy World magazine! Featuring Renewables 100 Policy Institute, Go 100 Percent Renewable Energy and many pioneering leaders who are making 100% renewable a...[more]
July 24, 2013
Vast costs of Arctic change
The global impacts of a warming Arctic could carry a price tag comparable to the size of the global economy in 2012, according to a Comment piece in this week's Nature. Unlike the loss of sea ice, the vulner-ability of polar...[more]
July 14, 2013
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2013
Two years after the Fukushima disaster started unfolding on 11 March 2011, its impact on the global nuclear industry has become increasingly visible. Global electricity generation from nuclear plants dropped by a...[more] |