Human impact dominates global mean sea-level rise for last 40 years

Seas rose more than five inches in the 20th century, and it is expected that they may rise a couple more feet in the current century. Study, published in Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists, presented results of analysis of the sea level rise for the last 3000 years.

While trying to lead climate change fight, U.S. ... leads global fossil fuels production race?

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's report, the U.S. surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s top natural gas producer in 2011, and has led the world in both oil and gas production together for four years in a row. It is happened thanks to the fracking boom, which unlocked previously hard-to-reach shale oil and gas.

CEM7 launched new campaigns on energy efficiency and renewable energy to help meet Paris commitments

The seventh Clean Energy Ministerial meeting (CEM7) with participation of 23 countries and the European Union announced new commitments to expand clean energy deployment and cut global carbon emissions while driving economic growth.

Environmental and climate impacts of Canadian tar sands are much larger than previously considered

The study, published in the journal Nature, proves that the production of tar sands and other heavy oil are a major source of aerosols, which can affect regional weather patterns and increase the risk of lung and heart disease. Heavy oil accounts for 10 percent of global crude oil production worldwide, mostly in Canada.

Three U.S. cents per kWh - new world record set by solar power plant in Dubai

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received bids for the 800 MW Sheikh Maktoum Solar Park Phase III as low as 3.00 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. The lowest bid was submitted by a consortium of Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Spanish developer FRV.

Indian state of Punjab has launched world's largest rooftop solar power plant

Spread over multiple rooftops across 82 acres, it can reach capacity of 11.5 MW and generate enough electricity to power 8,000 homes.

World Bank: over 1.3 billion people may be exposed to climate related risks by 2050

The report published by World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery states that total annual damage, averaged over a 10-year period, grew up tenfold during last 40 years and reached over $140bn in 2005-2014, and the average number of people affected each year exceeds 170 million. 

Kazakhstan will use energy auctions to boost renewables

The auctions are intended to make the selection process for projects and investors transparent and clear, increasing the effectiveness of technologies and minimising influence on tariffs. The decision to introduce the auctions was made contingent upon the analysis of best world practices, cooperation with EU, international organisations and institutions.

Ontario introduced new GHG cap-and-trade system to fight climate change

Under recently passed climate change legislation, Ontario industries are given specific pollution limits, but can sell their emission allowances to other companies if they come in below their annual limit, or buy credits if they exceed it.The province plans to hold its first auction of pollution credits in early 2017, and expects to raise $1.9 billion a year from the plan, promising to use the money to help people and companies transition to a low carbon economy. 

Can concentrated solar power compete with photovoltaics?

Technical problems, including fire at the world's largest solar plant, are the least among the challenges, which concentrated solar power technology faces. At the time when Ivanpah Solar Power Facility (California) was just a proposal in 2007, the cost of electricity made using concentrated solar power technology was approximately the same as that from photovoltaic solar panels.