List of Renewable Energy articles
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The paneled roof of Blackfriars Bridge, currently the world’s largest solar-powered bridge, is seen from the south bank of the River Thames in London on July 4, 2017. The Future of Solar Is Small
Local community projects are already powering parts of London and could pave the way for a green transition.
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Solar panel technicians check a solar panel in the final stage of production in Baoding, Hebei Province. When Clean Energy Is Powered by Dirty Labor
Most solar panels come from China, and using them to fuel a clean energy transition risks reliance on Uyghur slave labor in Xinjiang.
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People commute during the morning rush hour on a polluted day in Beijing's financial district on March 4. The U.S. Doesn’t Have to Make Sacrifices to Get China’s Climate Cooperation
Beijing is sincere about fighting climate change—for its own best interests.
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An employee of Angola's national oil company, Sonangol, wears a protective helmet at the Sonangol Luanda Refinery on Oct. 22, 2020. Energy Transition Is the Future. National Oil Companies Are Betting on the Past.
State-owned oil companies are on the verge of investing $400 billion in projects incompatible with the Paris Agreement. If they fail, it could spark an emerging market debt crisis.
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A vintage illustration of a futuristic three-wheeled self-driving ‘“dream car” from 1961. Our Amazing Clean Energy Future Has Arrived
The evidence of a great green wave is now overwhelming. And it will only get better.
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A vast expanse of toxic waste fills the Tailing dam in China Time for a Responsible Clean Energy Supply Chain
Renewable energy needs to be sourced responsibly and cleanly.
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The Wilmington ARCO refinery in Los Angeles, California on Dec. 19, 2003. The End of Oil Supremacy
If Biden wins, oil prices may fall, setting in motion the reconfiguration of the world energy industry.
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india_clean_energy-pollution-debunker-mark-harris-illustration-sm Surprise! India Is Leaping Ahead in Clean Energy
Long considered climate policy’s problem case, India is exceeding targets and breaking records thanks to fast-advancing technology.
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Abandoned machinery in Pulacayo, a former mining center in Bolivia Clean Energy Can’t Have Dirty Roots
Securing human rights in the supply chain of critical minerals is vital for a green future.
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U.S. President Donald Trump exits Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 1. Our Top Weekend Reads
Trump is a pariah for top security experts, Biden won’t end U.S. trade wars, and Saudi Arabia’s bid to rejoin the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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Chinese workers ride a boat through a large floating solar farm project in Anhui province on June 13, 2017. Beijing Is Winning the Clean Energy Race
The technology to build new green economies is mostly produced in China. That’s bad for the United States.
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Wind turbines tower over a building on a farm in Colorado City, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2016. Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Chinese Wind Farm Raises Eyebrows
Members of Congress fear Beijing could use the facility for espionage and economic warfare. But the Trump administration is set to let it move forward.
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Eldred Davis protests the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor Canada’s Not-So-Green Green Energy
Hydropower may be the future of Canadian power, but it won’t bring the environmental benefits many proponents tout.
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Flood gates on the Kariba Dam wall between Zimbabwe and Zambia open on Feb. 20, 2015 after the two neighbors signed $294 million in deals with international investors. The overhaul project of the world's largest man-made dam will fix deformities and cracks in walls that were discovered in a series of assessments. Power Cuts Are Plaguing Southern Africa. The Region Needs Renewable Energy.
Zimbabwe and its richer neighbor South Africa are in the throes of an electricity crisis. Alternative sources of energy are the solution.
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A smokestack from a coal fired power plant is seen near the site of a large floating solar farm project under construction on June 16, 2017 in Huainan, Anhui province, China. Coal-Fired Power Is Declining Thanks to a Slowdown in India and China
2019 could end with a deceleration in overall carbon emissions.