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- The number of electric vehicles on the streets could triple in two years Thu, 31 May 18, 5:00amGood news for the planet: the electric vehicle (EV) industry hit a new record last year, with more than one million EVs sold, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
- Clean energy accounted for nearly half of all new power last year Fri, 13 Nov 15, 2:26amAs if you needed any further proof that clean energy has fossil fuels on the run, a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows renewable energy accounted for nearly half of all new power plants built in...
- The world is on target to get 26 percent of energy from renewables by 2020 Thu, 8 Oct 15, 9:00pmRenewable energy is growing! With the advent of more affordable technology and increased political pressure on clean sources of energy, it’s no surprise to learn that renewable energy is on the rise on a global scale...
- Report: Solar Power Could be the World’s Top Energy Source by 2050 Wed, 21 May 14, 7:10amA new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that solar energy could become the biggest generator of electricity worldwide by 2050 if the right policies are put in place...
- Report: Solar Could be Dominant Power Source by 2050 Tue, 20 May 14, 8:00pmA new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that solar energy could become the biggest generator of electricity worldwide by 2050 if the right policies are put in place...
- BP Oil Exports Disrupted as 14-Foot Marlin Attacks a Rig Hose in Angola Fri, 21 Mar 14, 9:00pmWhile human activists protest the fossil fuel industry on land, some underwater residents are taking matters into their own fins. In early February, BP had to reduce exports of Angolan Plutonio crude oil after an Atlantic...
- EPA ‘Public Listening Session’ Turns Into Sierra Club Talking Session Thu, 21 Nov 13, 9:30amImages from: National Resources Defense Council blog Guest essay by Taylor Smith Last week I attended an Environmental Protection Agency “Public Listening Session” held here in Chicago. I had only been to one other...
- Report Reveals China will Surpass US, EU, and Japan in Renewable Power by 2035 Wed, 13 Nov 13, 10:00pmA new report from the International Energy Agency has found that China is on track to build more renewable power plants through 2035 than the US, European Union, and Japan combined during the same time period...
- New Report Shows More Efficient Urban Transportation Could Save the World $70 Trillion Thu, 18 Jul 13, 7:22amPhoto from Shutterstock Transportation accounts for half of the world's oil consumption and about a fifth of the world's total energy use - and 40% of those resources are used for urban transportation...
- One Quarter of World’s Energy to be Renewable by 2018, IEA Reports Thu, 27 Jun 13, 10:21pmImage via Shutterstock One quarter of all the world's energy generation will be renewable by 2018, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Wednesday...
- IEA Report Shows Global Carbon Emissions Reached a Record High in 2012 Tue, 18 Jun 13, 4:30amDespite major advances in clean energy, the world's carbon emissions reached an all-time high in 2012. Overall, emissions grew 1.4 percent, reaching 31.6 gigatons a year. The good news is that the US reduced emissions - but...
- The Tragedy of Climatism: Resource Misuse on a Global Scale Fri, 3 May 13, 5:01pmBy Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times. Last week, thirteen members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution “recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women.” The resolution...
- IEA Report States Clean Energy Uptake is Too Slow to Calm Global Warming Wed, 17 Apr 13, 10:08pmPhoto via Shutterstock Despite significant gains in both large scale solar and wind energy throughout the globe, a new report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that the rapid uptake of renewables is...
- Ice in the Antarctic is Melting Ten Times Faster Than it Was 600 Years Ago Thu, 18 Apr 13, 2:35amPhoto via Shutterstock Recent research published by British Antarctic Survey and the Australian National University shows that Antarctic ice is melting ten times faster than 600 years ago...
- Clean Energy Uptake is too Slow to Calm Global Warming, Says IEA Wed, 17 Apr 13, 10:08pmPhoto via Shutterstock Despite significant gains in both large scale solar and wind energy throughout the globe, our rapid uptake of renewables is essentially worthless in the face of global warming, according to a new report...