Renewables
Saudi $50 billion clean power plan close to launch
Minister says private sector will be encouraged to bid for major clean energy investment programmes as country moves to diversify economy
Global clean energy investments fell in 2016: BNEF
China cut back on renewable power subsidies to focus on grid upgrades, say analysts, driving a global slump
Obama: ‘I didn’t kill coal, gas did’
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of waging a “war on coal”, but the current president says it was “market forces”
Mapped: China’s $32 billion overseas clean energy splurge
Long known for its huge foreign investments in coal, oil and gas, Beijing is now starting to splash the cash on greener technologies
China to invest $361bn in clean power by 2020
Five-year plan sets country on path to get 15% of its energy from non-fossil sources by the end of the decade
Letters reveal Trump rants against Scottish offshore windfarm
Furious missives from golf magnate and US president-elect said wind power was useless and would ruin Scotland’s economy
Gates hopeful Trump will support green energy
Federal support for research and development into clean tech should appeal to incoming president, says Microsoft billionaire
US solar power smashes records in 2016
A record glut of large scale projects saw solar capacity jump enough to connect one home every 11 seconds in the third quarter of the year
Six bright ideas lighting up Africa from the grassroots
It’s as much about the business model as the technology: here’s how innovators are making a big difference with small-scale solar
African countries bid for climate self sufficiency
As the UN climate talks start wrapping up, leaders from the continent share their vision for a developing world that leads climate action
7 things you missed at COP22 while Trump hogged the headlines
It was a ‘uuugggggee story. But while the media reacted in horror, the world – soon to be renamed Planet Trump – and the COP22 climate talks kept turning
South Korea leads list of 2016 climate villains
Seoul *weakened* its climate ambition after the Paris Agreement, joining Saudi Arabia, Australia and New Zealand in laggards’ corner
IEA: strategy shift needed to keep up renewables growth
Clean power installations will flatline without sustained policy improvements, says influential forecaster
Wind, solar costs undercut new coal plants in South Africa
Wind and solar power are 40% cheaper than new coal generation today, analysis of government data shows
Can this woman restore Kenya’s faith in solar power?
Daphin Juma is a freshly trained solar engineer, taking on energy poverty one panel at a time in a country where technical know-how is in short supply
US energy emissions fall to 25-year low
Mild weather, booming renewable energy and massive declines in coal consumption contribute to falling greenhouse gas pollution
Brazil shifts funds from coal to solar power
Major development bank is prioritising clean energy as economic crisis limits resources
No, South Australian blackouts were not caused by renewables
Media and political claims that province’s high proportion of wind energy is to blame for power outages are completely unfounded
IEA: oil, gas investments fell 25% in 2015
Energy experts say global investment patterns show a spectacular shift, with renewables on the rise and support for fossil fuels in sharp decline
Renewable investment beats rising demand for first time
There have been huge falls in renewable energy costs. But investment is still not enough to avoid dangerous climate change, says intergovernmental agency