Clothing manufacturers aim to get fashionable with greener practices
Clothes made from recycled textiles are emerging in Europe, highlighting new business opportunities that also reduce the industry’s environmental footprint.
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Better than net zero? Making the promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia
The national cabinet has announced plans to build an extra 1.2 million homes by July 1 2029. The construction, operation and maintenance of buildings accounts for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. If these new homes are built in a business-as-usual fashion, they will significantly increase national greenhouse gas emissions.
New coal-fired power plants in the Global South are often driven by the desire for new markets
The climate crisis involves capital flows: according to the Paris Climate Agreement they must be made “consistent with a pathway toward low greenhouse gas emissions.” But a new study shows that cross-border loans from public banks, especially from China, Japan and South Korea, are a major driver of new coal-fired power plants in the Global South. And the loans are often just a means to an end for export deals.
Hurricane Maria offered an opportunity to make Puerto Rico’s electric grid more resilient: It hasn’t happened
After Hurricane Maria razed the electrical grid in Puerto Rico nearly six years ago, there was a lot of talk about making the energy system more resilient in the face of climate change and sure-to-occur future calamities.
Study outlines optimal strategy for accelerating the energy transition in China
China has set itself the goal of reaching its peak of carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 and thereafter to reduce emissions to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. To achieve this, it needs to increase photovoltaic (PV) and wind power to 10–15 petawatt hours (PWh) by 2060.
A proposal to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries
A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group outlines which countries would be involved, factors that would be used to build such a grid, and estimated costs.
How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?
Does one company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signal a changing landscape for oil companies?
Examining whether renewable energy microfinance can empower the vulnerable
Can renewable energy microfinance promote financial inclusion and empower the vulnerable? That is the question research in the International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development seeks to answer.
Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis—and climate change at the same time
Green banks are starting to draw attention in the U.S., particularly since the federal government announced its first grant competitions under a national green bank program to bring clean technology and more affordable energy to low-income communities.
Researchers propose a circular economy for rare-earth elements
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are found in smartphones, plasma screens and even artificial joints. As components of wind turbines or electric motors, they play an important role in the production of clean energy. The battle for these valuable resources is already in full swing.