While the plan confirms continued expansion of renewable energy and a carbon-intensity reduction target of 17%, notably lower than the previous carbon intensity target. The plan stops short of outlining the structural changes needed to put China firmly on a path toward declining emissions this decade, referring to peak instead of previous language to phase down coal.
The new war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz lay bare the horrendous costs of a world chained to fossil fuels. When global energy security can be upended by a single flashpoint, it shows how unstable and risky our dependence on oil and gas is.
US Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump's administration will repeal on Thursday the “endangerment finding,” a scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health and welfare.
The organiser hopes that this initiative will inspire more community-driven environmental activities in the future and encourage the public to take part in keeping public spaces clean.
By leaving the Paris Agreement, President Trump is unintentionally making the strongest case for renewables yet. Clean, affordable energy frees countries from imported fossil fuels and the geopolitical shocks that come with it.
The agreement involves building windfarms that connect directly to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, is set to be signed today in Hamburg by energy ministers from the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
