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EGEB: This ultrawhite paint could cancel the need for air conditioning

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Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. China and US pledge to cooperate on fighting climate change. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation. The report shows that emissions could be reduced by up to 30 to 40 GtCO 2 e per annum, with costs below US$100/tCO 2 e.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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billion in new renewable energy capacity in 2020, up 2% on the year, helped by the biggest-ever build-out of solar projects and a $50-billion surge for offshore wind. Falling capital costs enabled record volumes of both solar (132GW) and wind (73GW) to be installed on the basis of the modest increase in dollar investment.

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