Mexico slams brakes on clean energy momentum
Renewable energy has made slow progress in Mexico, where political commitment is lacking.
Technology / Renewables
Renewables
How to revolutionise clean energy access in East Africa
Wangari Muchiri, a 30-year-old renewable energy engineer, explains how she is leading efforts to bring clean energy at scale to remote communities.
Investment flows vindicate EU climate policy
Analysis of foreign direct renewable energy investment shows the EU accounting for a rapidly rising share of the global total.
Call for clear thinking on wind energy
European countries need to simplify permitting rules and procedures for wind turbines if the EU is to meet its climate commitments, insists WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson.
Why low-cost renewables don’t mean the end of subsidies
Most innovations and technologies we enjoy came about because of government support.
Heat pumps are on the rise in Europe
Though heat pumps are not yet widespread, they offer a series of advantages compared with traditional heating solutions.
Bringing utilities on side in the climate fight
Brussels' unconventional electricity industry association head has brought his members into the heart of the EU's clean energy transition.
Renewables: more popular, cheaper and create more jobs than fossils
Renewable power is not generating more electricity than fossil fuels in Europe. Will this phenomenon disappear in the Covid recovery?
Community energy: power to the people
Are energy cooperatives key to reducing emissions, or just “antisocial rich people trying to disconnect from the grid”?
Politics are hindering renewables in southern Africa
Wind and solar are cheap. So why aren’t they expanding faster in Africa?
The misleading energy transition language of Eastern Europe
Countries in Eastern Europe are often seen as climate action laggards, but the reality is more complicated.
