They're all under 30, and they've got a clear vision and the right skills to guide the US as it embraces the clean energy revolution.
"While its growth has slowed in recent years, China is likely to expand at twice the rate of the United States in the years ahead."
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panelsUnder the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the world’s third-largest solar power plant, with 25m panels across a huge 50 sq km site, and a capacity of 2,050MW of clean energy.India has 11 similarly vast solar...
ST. GEORGE — The 1980s returned to Tuacahn Amphitheatre for two nights this week in the form of popular, longtime rock ‘n’ roll band Foreigner. Replete with bright lights, bangin’ pyrotechnics and a big sound, the April 11-12 shows delivered on the promise made by bass player Jeff Pilson, who said a couple of weeks […]
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage. Doctors also expect some patients will hesitate to take Leqembi due to its limited impact and potential side effects. […]
A brave group of 2,000 women proved — collectively — that the right to a healthy environment had been violated by Switzerland’s failure to take effective action to restrain global warming, Sian Sutherland writes.
THE world’s first artificial intelligence-generated beauty pageant is not receiving the alluring praise from techies that the event’s creators hoped for. AI creators will have an opport
Choi shared how journalism skills can inform your executive communications at Ragan’s Employee Communications Conference. Amid a transforming and shrinking media ecosystem, it’s no secret that many former journalists become successful communications leaders. Journos who rely on PR pros often foster a symbiotic understanding of each other’s strengths, while the professions share many of the […]
Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closuresThe world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to close at a rate of at least 6% each year to avoid a climate emergency.A report by Global Energy Monitor found that coal power capacity grew by 2% last year, driven by an increase in new coal plants across China and a slowdown of plant closures in Europe and the US. Continue...
Clean energy added about US$320 billion to the world economy last year, accounting for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023, according to a study from the IEA.
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to intensify efforts to harness wind power and speed the transition to clean-energy amid concerns in resource-scant Japan over access to liquefied natural gas.
CGTN's Sr. International Editor Abhishek G. Bhaya spoke with Brazilian researcher Marco Fernandes to understand U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's remarks on China's renewable energy "overcapacity" from the perspective of the Global South.