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South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going
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South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just...

If New Zealand wants to decarbonize energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback
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If New Zealand wants to decarbonize energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year....

Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find
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Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce...

Sustainable economic growth in South Africa will come from renewables, not coal: What our model shows
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Sustainable economic growth in South Africa will come from renewables, not coal: What our model shows

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Coal-fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa’s electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions...

As Trump turns to fossil fuels, Europe sprints ahead with renewables | Climate News
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As Trump turns to fossil fuels, Europe sprints ahead with renewables | Climate News

Clean energy sources provided a record 47 percent of European electricity last year, powering ahead of fossil fuels. A new report from Ember,...

Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040
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Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040

Resource-poor Japan ‘will aim to maximise the use of renewable energy’ Japan wants renewables to be its top power source by 2040 in...