On Tuesday, a solar industry body said, solar installations in the United States are likely to quadruple by 2030 thanks to booming demand for carbon-free power and an extension of a key industry subsidy late last year. The sector is… Read More ›
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COVID-19 and Brexit will cost UK $174 billion every year for next decade
According to research firm Baker & McKenzie, if Boris Johnson’s government fails to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union along with the impact the coronavirus is having on the British economy, their combined cost to the United… Read More ›
Energy prices set to fall by 75 pounds a year in Britain
From October 1, 2019 onwards energy prices in Britain are set to fall following a drop in wholesale power and gas prices. On Wednesday, in a significant development Britain’s energy regulator informed suppliers that they should lower their price cap… Read More ›
Insurer Chubb Ltd cuts exposure to coal-related companies
Chubb joins a growing stream of financial institutions who are scaling back their exposure to coal. In a significant development, insurer Chubb Ltd disclosed, it has decided to cut its exposure to coal-powered plants operators and that it would not… Read More ›
Germany to phase out of coal-fired power plants by 2038
Germany aiming for renewable and sustainable energy power for its long term energy security policy. On Monday, Peter Altmaier, Germany’s Economy Minister made it clear that Germany does not want to compensate the loss of electrical power for its planned… Read More ›
Green industry can add more than $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030
In a study aimed at putting the nail in the coffin of the perception that a low-carbon economy would be costly, the study concluded that moving to renewable energy sources could significantly boost the global economy. According to the results… Read More ›
Australia’s energy strategy clouded by coal-friendly lobbies
With elections looming for the state of Victoria in November, a lucid, clear cut energy policy could be a challenge for the coalition government. Australian states are set to vote on a new energy policy this coming Friday which could… Read More ›
General Electric agrees to sell part of its lighting business for an undisclosed sum
The part sale of GE’s lighting business, which can be traced back to Thomas Edison who co-founded the company more than a century ago, is just the first of many steps to shred-off its non-core assets and focus on just… Read More ›
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