Urban heat island effect is making heat waves worse in cities, study shows
The urban heat island effect is made worse by summer heat waves, but reflective surfaces and green roofs can lower temperatures in sweltering cities.
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When it comes to cost, wind and solar projects beat coal
Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Why one in four cities can't afford climate crisis measures
A survey of 800 cities around the world also found almost 43 per cent do not even have plan to adapt to the impacts of global heating.
Note to wealthy people: your carbon footprint matters more
A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.
How solar panel-covered canals can save water and energy
Scientists in California just ran the numbers on what would happen if their state slapped solar panels on 4,000 miles of its canals, including the major California Aqueduct, and the results point to a potentially beautiful partnership.
The role of solar energy in reaching net zero by 2050
Solar energy has an increasingly important role to play in combatting the global threat of climate change and helping Canada reach its 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, writes Robert Hornung of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
In the middle of a pandemic, renewables are taking over the grid
Renewables are breaking their own records, and pushing coal out of the mix.
Coronavirus has wiped out 106,000 clean energy jobs in the U.S. so far.
Half a million clean energy workers could lose their jobs by the end of June, according to a new analysis.
Climate could take centre stage in federal economic recovery plans
The federal government is quietly looking at a plan for longer-term recovery from the COVID-19 crisis even as its focus remains squarely on getting more than $100 billion in emergency economic aid out the door.
Solar power has been growing for decades. Then coronavirus hit.
As global attention turns to fighting coronavirus, clean energy is taking a hit.
Cash-strapped US farms are growing a new crop: Solar panels
Some of the best places to grow crops look ripe for solar power.
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday, February 17, 2020, that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change.
Canada wants to clear junk out of outer space
The Canadian military is looking for help taking out the trash in space.
Greenpeace activists scale building where EU leaders gathering on climate
Greenpeace activists scaled the European Union’s new headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, December 12, 2019, and unfurled a huge banner warning of a “climate emergency,” hours before the bloc’s leaders gather for a summit focused on plans to combat global warming.