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Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’ in latest clean-energy claim
On Wednesday, Amazon claimed that it reached its goal of sourcing all its energy from clean energy sources in the past year. But environmental experts warn that the company is “misleading the public by distorting the truth.”
Renewable power generation overtook coal in the US last year
Renewable power generation was greater than coal in the US last year, but it wasn't the largest electricity source.
Researchers can now pull hydrogen directly from seawater, no filtering required
Researchers at the University of Adelaide successfully split hydrogen and oxygen from seawater, offering new hope for cheaper and more accessible renewable energy for coastal regions.
This 'sand' battery stores renewable energy as heat
The heat can then be used to warm water in the winter when energy is more expensive.
Amazon’s latest renewable energy projects include its largest solar farm to date
It has invested in dozens more wind and solar projects across the globe.
The US government spent $1.1 billion on carbon capture projects that mostly failed
The GAO has said that federal agencies have spent $684 billion on coal plant carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that have mostly failed.
The SEC is investigating Tesla over defective solar panels
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla following a whistleblower complaint alleging the company failed to disclose a variety of fire risks associated with rooftop solar panels from its SolarCity division.
Apple announces new climate initiatives ahead of the COP26 climate conference
Apple has "more than doubled" the number of suppliers using clean energy and unveiled new measures toward its goal of being carbon neutral by 2030
GM's US factories will switch to renewable energy five years ahead of schedule
GM has announced that it will be five years ahead of schedule on plans to use 100 percent renewable energy.
Study says Europe is 21 years behind its emissions reduction goals
Europe's largest utility has shared a study claiming the EU will be 21 years late on emissions goals unless it accelerates its pace.
Biden administration approves first large offshore wind power farm in the US
The Biden administration has approved the Vineyard Wind project, the first large offshore wind farm in the US.
Scotland’s renewable energy matched 97 percent of demand in 2020
97.4 percent of Scotland's gross electric consumption came from clean energy sources in 2020.
IBM plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2030
Under its new climate pledge, IBM says its operations won’t produce greenhouse emissions by the end of the decade.
Europe created more energy from renewables than fossil fuels last year
Europe is slowly reducing its dependancy on fossil fuels. A report co-published by Ember and Agora Energiewende, two think tanks focused on clean energy, has revealed that the continent generated more electricity from renewables than fossil fuels in 2020.
Google says it offset all of the emissions it has ever generated
Google eliminates its 'entire carbon legacy' and plans to use only clean energy by 2030.
Facebook used 86 percent renewable energy in 2019
In 2019, Facebook's operations used 86 percent renewable energy, up from just 35 percent in 2015.
Tesla's solar panels are now more efficient and affordable
Tesla's solar panels are now about 10 percent more efficient. They're also more affordable.
UK’s biggest solar plant gets the official go-ahead
The Cleve Hill Solar Park would consist of 880,000 solar panels, according to The Guardian, and have a peak capacity of 350 megawatts (MW). The solar energy generated would help the UK reach its goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, developers said on the Cleve Hill website.
Clear skies and social distancing help Europe shatter solar energy records
The coronavirus pandemic is helping multiple countries in Europe set new records for solar energy generation. Production in the UK peaked at 9.68 gigawatts on Monday, according to a tracker developed by The University of Sheffield in collaboration with the National Grid.
Oil giant BP plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
BP is probably the last company you'd expect to go carbon neutral given the nature of its main business, but it's trying regardless. The oil and gas producer has unveiled plans for the company to reach "net zero" CO2 levels (both in emissions and in the products themselves) across its operations no later than 2050. It hoped to reach that target in part by reducing the carbon levels in its fossil fuel business, such as by cutting carbon and methane "intensity" levels in half and advocating for net zero policies like carbon pricing and encouraging the world to "decarbonize." However, it also acknowledged that it would have to increase its investment into "non-oil and gas businesses" -- effectively, to back away from its primary source of income.