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Europe’s Energy Storage Market Is Fading, Right When It’s Needed Most

GreenTechMedia

Europe is still plotting the course towards being net-zero by 2050, but no matter the shape it takes, it will surely involve hundreds of gigawatts of new renewable power capacity. In 2014, EMEA, dominated by Europe, represented 44 percent of global energy storage deployment. In the U.S.,

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

In particular, the plan adopts a technology-neutral Clean Electricity Standard, which puts us on the path to achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. We can continue to leverage the carbon pollution-free energy provided by existing sources like nuclear and hydropower.

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Roaring Twenty-Twenties: Accelerating Energy Transition

Mr. Sustainability

It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Sydney. This scenario is referred to by some as the ‘carbon crunch’. So what should we do to avoid a sudden carbon crush scenario? …

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