clean energy investment News
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WRI experts on Asia`s clean energy future
Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond. From June 22-24, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will co-host the premiere knowledge-sharing platform for clean energy investment in Asia, the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). Taking place in Manila, Philippines, ...
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TUESDAY: EPA Administrator to Discuss Historic Clean Power Plan to Cut U.S. Carbon Pollution and Protect Public Health
On Tuesday, August 11, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be discussing the Clean Power Plan at the Resources for the Future (RFF) Leadership Forum. The Clean Power Plan will protect public health, spur clean energy investments and strengthen U.S. leadership by putting first-ever national limits on carbon pollution. WHAT: Discussion of the Clean Power Plan at the RFF Policy Leadership Forum ...
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Immediate clean energy investment to create 100,000 North Sea jobs by 2050
Considerable opportunities exist for those in the oil and gas sector to take their experience and help the transition to a net zero North Sea . This transformational report named ‘ Reimagining a Net Zero North Sea: an integrated vision for 2050’ shows how adaptation, new investment in technology, retraining existing staff to new roles and adoption of new technology like carbon ...
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Strength of IEA-ASEAN energy cooperation highlighted at Ministerial meeting
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol spoke today to Energy Ministers from across Southeast Asia about the latest global and regional energy trends, pathways to net zero emissions and the importance of clean energy investment. He was participating in the seventh annual dialogue between the IEA and Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – the economic ...
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IEA and OECD team up to review clean energy investment climate in Indonesia
The IEA is working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to review Indonesia’s clean energy investment climate to identify barriers to financing its energy transition and provide policy recommendations for reducing or removing them. Indonesia is already the world’s fourth most populous country, and its population and income are expected to grow ...
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WRI response to the introduction of the clean energy standard act of 2012
Today, Sen. Jeff Bingaman introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. Following is a statement from Kevin Kennedy, Director, U.S. Climate Initiative, World Resources Institute: “The introduction of the Clean Energy Standard Act is a welcome step toward restarting the important discussion around a national climate and energy policy in the United States. This bill would create ...
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China drags global clean energy investment to $333.5bn in 2017, finds BNEF
Last year saw the second-highest ever figure invested globally in clean energy, with $333.5 billion poured into the sector worldwide, finds a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This figure is a 3% increase on 2016 investment levels, and is noteworthy because solar system costs per MW (at utility scale) are approximately 25% lower than they were in 2015, which remains the ...
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Clean energy investment falls for second year
Global investment in clean energy was $254bn last year, down from a revised $288.9bn in 2012 and the record $317.9bn of 2011, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The reduced volume of investment in 2013 reflected two main influences – a continued sharp reduction in the cost of photovoltaic systems, and the impact on investor ...
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Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014 is the seventh edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Based on data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, it has become the world’s foremost reference document on renewable energy investment, and for the examination of trends by region, country, sector and investment type. The report, commissioned by the Frankfurt ...
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UK Clean Energy Investments Rebound to $9.4 Billion in 2011
- Pew Report: Global investment in sector grew to record $263 billion in 2011 After a sharp falloff in 2010, investments in the United Kingdom's clean energy sector rebounded last year to $9.4 billion, 35 percent higher than last year and the seventh highest among G-20 nations, according to new research by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The growth was driven in part by a 10-fold increase in ...
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NV Energy Announces Largest Clean Energy Investment in Nevada’s History
NV Energy recently (5/31) announced it has contracted for more than 1,000 megawatts of new renewable energy resources to be built in Nevada, and for the first time, is requesting approval to build 100 megawatts of battery energy capacity. Three of the projects will be located in northern Nevada and three will be located in southern Nevada. The company will file this resource plan with the Public ...
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Con Edison's Clean Energy Investments Approved by State
On July 20, 2023, Con Edison received state approval for critical clean energy investments that will help New York transition away from fossil fuels. The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) ruling sets electric and gas rates through 2025 and advances an investment plan totaling $11.8 billion. That plan will help reach the state and city's clean energy goals and funds initiatives that ...
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Clean-energy investment provides economic boost, more jobs, and expanded opportunities
As clean energy and climate legislation moves through Congress, new data show that a $150 billion investment in clean energy could create a net increase of 1.7 million American jobs and significantly lower the national unemployment rate. According to the analysis, shifting to a clean-energy economy will help millions of low-income Americans by creating more accessible job opportunities -- with ...
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Clean energy investment at risk from Scottish referendum vote
A vote by Scotland in favour of independence from the UK would be likely to damage clean energy investment, at least in the short term, as developers and banks are gripped by uncertainty over the future shape of the power market and incentives for renewables. Research from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published this week, concludes that the negotiations between Scotland and the ...
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Weakest quarter for clean energy investment since 2009
Global investment in clean energy in the first three months of 2013 was lower than in any quarter for the past four years, according to the latest figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The first quarter investment figure for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy-smart technologies was $40.6bn, down 22% on the equivalent period of 2012 and 38% on the final quarter ...
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Congress to move ahead with clean energy and climate solutions for America
The Energy and Commerce Committee under Chairmen Waxman and Markey are prepared to move forward with clean energy and climate legislation (the American Clean Energy and Security Act). Following is a statement by Dan Lashof, Director of the Climate Center for the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation is now poised to advance a clean energy future ...
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Pew Report Finds Global Clean Energy Investment Declined, Capacity Grew in 2012
The global clean energy sector is undergoing geographic and technological shifts as new markets emerge and renewable capacity grows, according to research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The sector demonstrated resilience in 2012, registering a record 88 gigawatts, or GW, of additional generating capacity, even though investment levels declined 11 percent, to $269 billion, from 2011. Among ...
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Statement by Ceres President Mindy Lubber on the National Climate Assessment
Today (May 7, 2014), as the White House released the Third National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive peer-reviewed analysis documenting the escalating impacts of climate change across all regions and economic sectors in the United States, Mindy Lubber, Ceres President, released the following statement: “Today's report is a stark reminder of the urgency for expanding our efforts to curb ...
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ADB aims to double clean energy investments in Asia to US$2bn a year
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to substantially increase its clean energy investments to $2 billion a year from a previous target of $1 billion, in a bid to accelerate low carbon growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region. The new investment target is part of ADB's Energy Efficiency Initiative (EEI). It was announced by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda during the High-Level ...
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Clean Energy Ministerial webinar on shared leadership in the clean energy transition
WHAT: Media webinar WHO: Christian Zinglersen, Head of CEM Secretariat WHEN: Tuesday 23 May - 4:00PM Paris Time Ahead of the next Clean Energy Ministerial meeting (CEM8), held in Beijing on 6-8 June 2017, the new head of the CEM Secretariat, Christian Zinglersen, will host an on-the-record webinar to review the prospects for clean energy technologies, and how the CEM is entering a new ...
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