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Video demand drives up global CO2 emissions

...renewables The IT sector already consumes around 7 per cent of electricity worldwide, and as data traffic rises, demand from data centres alone could reach 13 per cent of global electricity consumptio...

3 Feb 2017

Video demand drives up global CO2 emissions

Opinion / Policy & Finance

No excuses for lack of transparency in cobalt mining

Apple’s recent interest in buying cobalt directly from miners has spurred renewed interest in the metal. Cobalt prices have quadrupled since hitting an all-time low just two years ago. Cobalt’s use i...

24 Apr 2018

No excuses for lack of transparency in cobalt mining

Fossil fuel divestment march on Valentine's Day 2015

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate leadership means ending fossil fuel production

The end of the fossil-fuel era is on the horizon. With renewables like solar and wind consistently outperforming expectations, growth in electric vehicles far exceeding projections, and governments wo...

2 Nov 2017

Climate leadership means ending fossil fuel production

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is China getting the ‘cli-fi’ it needs?

As China has emerged as a global power playing an active role in international affairs, its filmmakers have found willing audiences for films heavy on action-packed shootouts, kung-fu heroes, and the ...

19 Jun 2018

Is China getting the ‘cli-fi’ it needs?

News / Energy

Seven charts show why the IEA thinks coal investment has already peaked

...renewables, along with falling costs, saw 50 per cent more capacity being added in 2016 than in 2011. But gains for low-carbon wind and solar are being offset by declines in hydro and nuclear. Carbon ...

12 Jul 2017

Seven charts show why the IEA thinks coal investment has already peaked

Press Releases / ENGIE

ENGIE and Sime Darby announce partnership to develop solar energy and integrated facilities management services in Malaysia

French Group ENGIE, a global energy player, and Sime Darby, a Malaysia-based diversified multinational corporation, announce today that they will co-develop business opportunities in solar energy and ...

28 Mar 2017

ENGIE and Sime Darby announce partnership to develop solar energy and integrated facilities management services in Malaysia

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Gender must be at the heart of climate action

Gender often remains the untold story behind climate change. After the television snapshots of devastation wrought by climate-induced disasters, our thoughts often remain with the local people forced ...

30 Aug 2017

Gender must be at the heart of climate action

News / Carbon & Climate

4 ways to resist climate change deniers

...renewables industry in Australia—one of the most promising industries on the planet—is nothing less than treasonous. David Schlosberg, professor of environmental politics, University of Sydney Protes...

10 Feb 2017

4 ways to resist climate change deniers

Opinion / Energy

What can Australia learn from Germany's remarkable energy transition?

...renewables was added in 2011. “ The German government has shown willingness to go back and adapt policy instruments to changing circumstances or to address unintended consequences. Yet the overall co...

6 Dec 2016

What can Australia learn from Germany's remarkable energy transition?

News / Carbon & Climate

Report accuses coal-fired plant in Bali of pollution, loss of livelihoods

Away from the frenetic tourism development that has taken over the beaches of southern Bali, the Indonesian resort island’s northern coast remains largely rural and agrarian. Per capita income here is...

16 May 2018

Report accuses coal-fired plant in Bali of pollution, loss of livelihoods

News / Energy

Dirty air takes shine off solar power

...renewables. The benefits would be significant – alongside improved solar power generation there could be major improvements to human health, as particulate matter is a risk to health when inhaled. Thi...

25 Oct 2017

Dirty air takes shine off solar power

Models on a catwalk New York Fashion Week 2007

Opinion / Lifestyle

What we know—and need to know—about sustainable fashion

We’re in the middle of New York Fashion Week, and it’s a good time to discuss sustainability in the apparel industry. Web searches for “sustainable fashion” spike in the fall and spring fashion season...

14 Sep 2017

What we know—and need to know—about sustainable fashion

Opinion / Transport

Mass transit is a public good. Everyone—not just riders—should pay for it

For some time, there has been an ongoing tussle between the Government of Delhi and the National Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs about increasing fares for Delhi's metro rail system. While this ...

14 May 2018

Mass transit is a public good. Everyone—not just riders—should pay for it

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Is sustainable business just an echo chamber?

As a journalist reporting on sustainable business issues in Asia and Australia, almost every event I cover involves senior corporate responsibility executives reaffirming their commitment to sustainab...

7 Jul 2017

Is sustainable business just an echo chamber?

News / Carbon & Climate

Carbon law could make Paris promise a reality

...renewables in the energy sector has doubled every 5.5 years. If doubling continues at this pace fossil fuels will exit the energy sector well before 2050,” said Johan Rockström, director of the Stockh...

3 Apr 2017

Carbon law could make Paris promise a reality

News / Carbon & Climate

8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5˚C report

...renewables are projected to supply 70-85 per cent of electricity in 1.5˚C pathways. Energy efficiency and fuel-switching measures will be critical for the transportation sector. Reducing energy deman...

9 Oct 2018

8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5˚C report

News / Energy

Skin powered by the sun? Energy-saving prosthetic limbs get better feeling

Amputees with prosthetic limbs may soon have much a better sense of touch, temperature and texture, thanks to the energy-saving power of the sun, British researchers said on Thursday. While prosthetic...

27 Mar 2017

Skin powered by the sun? Energy-saving prosthetic limbs get better feeling

activists block loading of coal in West Java

News / Energy

Facing oversupply, Indonesia scales back its coal-based electricity plan

...renewables.” “If energy is cheaper from renewables, the government will buy it, if it is cheaper from coal and gas, they will buy from that,” said Sawung. This story was published with permission from...

17 May 2017

Facing oversupply, Indonesia scales back its coal-based electricity plan

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June

Bangladesh is set to impose its own carbon tax on fuel next month – despite the hugely climate-vulnerable country producing relatively tiny per capita emissions. The tax is expected to be put in place...

25 May 2017

Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June

News / Energy

Look to the sky for SE Asia's energy future, says Thai solar pioneer

When Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern was looking for loans to build a solar farm in 2009, bank after bank rejected her. They cited her lack of experience in running commercial solar projects, even th...

11 Jul 2017

Look to the sky for SE Asia's energy future, says Thai solar pioneer

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