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Renewable energy capacity rose in the U.S. and Europe despite U.S. federal subsidy changes and political opposition, as industry and national reports showed robust solar, wind and battery growth.

Reposted by Lars P. Feld

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by Jessica Green

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4/ As a longtime champion of climate policy and former banker, Carney should know better than to double down on fossil fuels: it’s a risky investment.

Fossil fuels are losing market share. A recent report finds that renewables are filling 100% of the growth in electricity demand.
Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.
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by John Bistline Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy

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But the analysis also suggests that the 25% of recent solar and wind growth that contributed to incremental state RPS often did increase prices in addition to NEM solar.

Check out the excellent paper in The Electricity Journal: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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by Roos Vonk

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Maar niet toen hij zei dat er alleen maar geld bij moet, bij windmolens. decorrespondent.nl/4256/factche...
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Factcheck: ‘Windmolens kosten meer energie dan ze opleveren en helpen het klimaat niet’
Om de opwarming van de aarde tegen te gaan, wordt er in Nederland flink geïnvesteerd in het opwekken van duurzame stroom. Maar is energie uit windmolens wel zoveel beter voor het klimaat?
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by Robert D. Bullard

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JPMorgan says the US needs renewables to meet increasing demand for energy from the tech industry and more stories on today's Green Daily - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
JPMorgan Says US Needs Renewables to Meet Rising Energy Demand
JPMorgan says the US needs renewables to power growth in its tech industry. In an interview with Bloomberg Television this morning, the bank’s global head of sustainable solutions Chuka Umunna said it...
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Reposted by Michael E. Webber

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by Wayne Visser

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The market cuts through the political posturing, Republican rhetoric and Trump tirades in the U.S. Clean tech companies are just better investments than fossil fuels today. Why? Could it be - going out on a limb here (not) - because they are the FUTURE?

Source: Bloomberg #cleantech #renewables
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by Paul Dorfman

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by James Goodwin

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Subsidy-through-deregulation is no longer as effective as it might have been for the fossil fuel industry. And I think that helps explain a lot of the Trump administration's energy/environmental policy agenda.
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by Guillaume Allègre

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Une différence majeure est que le pétrole a littéralement fait explosé (ahah) la mobilité alors que l'électricité (les renouvelables) n'est vue aujourd'hui que comme une énergie de substitution (dans un objectif de décarbonation).
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by Paul Dorfman

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Trump tries to kill renewables — and accidentally sparks green energy boom: report

www.rawstory.com/trump-green-...
Trump tries to kill renewables — and accidentally sparks green energy boom: report
President Donald Trump and his subordinates have done everything in their power to slam the brakes on renewable energy development — but despite it all, the industry is booming, The New York Times rep...
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Reposted by Peter Thorne

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The International Energy Agency "found that the gap between what it costs to produce energy in this country and what it is sold for is one of the largest in the world". 1/
Energy firms accused of ‘price gouging’ as international report shows they fail to pass on lower costs
Electricity companies in Ireland are failing to pass on falls in the cost of wholesale energy to consumers and businesses, a new report has found.
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by Paul Dorfman

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#Wind and #solar power meeting and exceeding global rise in power demand.
#climate #renewables
thebulletin.org/2025/10/desp...
Despite what’s happening in the USA, renewables are winning globally
The world is betting on solar and wind, despite Trump’s championing of fossil fuels in the United States.
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Reposted by John Hogan

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Investing our pensions in renewables is common sense, and it’s popular across the political spectrum. Nearly 80% of Britons want their pensions invested in renewables. We can’t retire on a planet on fire!
Nearly 80% of Britons support their pension being invested in renewable energy – UKSIF
A new poll has revealed that 79% of Britons support their pensions being invested in renewable energy – including around half (53%) of Reform UK voters.
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Reposted by Andréas Nilsson

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"Just nu styrs Sverige av partier som hatar vindkraft, bantar teknikstöd och aktivt sätter käppar i hjulet för bolag som vill bli fossilfria. Fortsätter det så här kan vi vinka industrijobben hejdå."
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Northvolts konkurs var ett hårt slag mot Sverige och Skellefteå. Tusentals blev arbetslösa. Regionens ekonomiska utveckling försämras. EU riskerar att förlora s
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by Paul Dorfman

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by Paul Dorfman

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By 2060, #solar power will account for 47% of the world’s #electricity generation, increasing five-fold from last year.
World is on pace to exceed 3TW of cumulative solar installations by the end of the year.
#climate
www.pv-tech.org/solar-powers...
Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends
The world is on pace to exceed 3TW of cumulative solar installations by the end of the year, according to a report from DNV.
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