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New decade opens with cascade of US coal plant closures

Coal-fired power plants shut down at the second-fastest pace on record in 2019, despite Donald Trumps efforts to prop up the industry. The warm season has cut into electricity demand, while ultra-low gas prices mean more of the demand that remains will be satisfied by gas-fired units rather than coal plants. The broader trends have been playing out this month in more than a dozen U.S. states. In Arizona, utility APS promised to ditch coal by 2031, and Oregon-based PacifiCorp announced plans to shutter its 395-megawatt Cholla 4 coal plant in in northern Arizona in 2020, 15 years early. And in Arizona, developer Daybreak Power is now pitching a US$3.6-billion, 2.2-gigawatt pumped storage facility that would use transmission lines from the Navajo site to deliver solar-generated power. to deliver solar power to customers through the end of next year.

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6 Lessons on energy decarbonization from countries leading the way
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6 Lessons on energy decarbonization from countries leading the way

China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom are further along than many others. Energy production and use accounts for about three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions. Three main strategies can help countries meet energy needs with zero-carbon emissions:.

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EEIP - Strategical partnership with EUSEW2020
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EEIP - Strategical partnership with EUSEW2020

EEIP has been selected as a ‘strategical partner for EUSEW 2020’ 2020 has been a mythical year for energy efficiency since 2009. EEIP commitment has since stretched beyond the ‘third pillar, energy efficiency’.

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Europe's one trillion climate finance plan
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Europe's one trillion climate finance plan

The European Green Deal Investment Plan is designed to attract at least one trillion euros of public and private investment over the next decade. Turning the EU into a climate neutral economy by 2050 will require massive investment in clean energy technologies. Only achieving an interim greenhouse.

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Microsoft details long-term plan for becoming carbon negative
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Microsoft details long-term plan for becoming carbon negative

Microsoft executives announced plans today for the company to become carbon negative by 2030 and then by 2050 to remove all the carbon from the environment that Microsoft has emitted directly or through electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. The compny hs been working for months on .

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'A Massive Victory': BlackRock CEO Promises to Center Climate Change in Investment Strategy
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'A Massive Victory': BlackRock CEO Promises to Center Climate Change in Investment Strategy

Larry Fink, CEO of money management firm BlackRock, announced the company would prioritize the climate crisis in deciding on investments and strategies going forward. The new direction for BlackRock is the result of a hard-fought effort by a group of dedicated activists.

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China faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants
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China faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants

Chinas coal fleet is over capacity; most plants only operating at about 50% of capacity. Health and air pollution costs could grow substantially by 2030 if coal plants continue to operate at current rates. China is the world leader on clean energy.

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H2020-funded project RETROFEED kicks off in Brussels
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H2020-funded project RETROFEED kicks off in Brussels

RETROFEED is a project funded under the European Commissions program Horizon 2020. The project aims at an increase of 22% in resource efficiency and 19% in energy efficiency. Project partners boast years of experience in European projects and the development of innovative.

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Reflections on the European Commission’s proposal for a European Green Deal
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Reflections on the European Commission’s proposal for a European Green Deal

The European Commission has published its European Green Deal. It covers all sectors of the economy, notably transport, energy, agriculture, buildings, and industries such as steel, cement, ICT, textiles and chemicals. The Commission will present within 100 days.

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The time is right: Industrial Policy and the European Green Deal
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The time is right: Industrial Policy and the European Green Deal

There is increasing support to develop the battery industry because of the growth in electric vehicles. The potential value of the entire battery value chain in Europe could be €250bn in 2025. There is an increasing awareness that industry must take more ambitious steps to dec.

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