Canada will dump its coal power plants by 2030

Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced a plan to completely phase out coal-burning power plants by 2030—unless those plants capture and store their carbon dioxide emissions.

Living Architecture Cools Cities and Spreads Seeds

Green building designs incorporate trees and plants into urban rooftops and even skyscraper walls.

Microsoft to power its data centre with wind energy

Microsoft has announced its largest ever wind energy deal to power its cloud data centre in Wyoming, USA

The Future Is Here: Meet The World's Most Sustainable Residential Building

Those seeking a luxury lifestyle no longer have to compromise on their environmental impact as the world’s most sustainable residential tower is announced. The development is offering free energy for life.

World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.

Grass-to-gas farmers could meet UK renewable goals

Energy supplier Ecotricity has called for a big push in farm-based anaerobic digestion, which turns grass silage into cleaned-up biomethane for the gas grid.

Asia's Super Grid to Be Fueled by Clean Energy

As climate scientists forecast the dire consequences of global warming, and renewable energy becomes cheaper and cheaper to produce, there's a growing movement to create a global power grid fueled by clean energy.

Germany plans to slash CO2 emissions up to 95 percent by 2050

Germany's coalition government has come together on an action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 percent by the year 2050.

Solar homes with Tesla's Powerwall 2.0 are already cost-competitive with the grid in Australia

CME Director Bruce Mountain calculated Australian homes with rooftop solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall 2.0 are cost-competitive against grid power sources.

A future of shared mobility

MIT and Uber team up to study the potential for shared rides and vehicles to reshape urban mobility.

A step toward biodegradable plastics

Chemists discover structure of bacterial enzyme that generates useful polymers.

California officially becomes the first state to ban plastic bags

California just made history by becoming the first state in the USA to officially ban plastic bags.

Elon Musk announces that Tesla will build a second Gigafactory in Europe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced that the electric vehicle maker and clean energy company plans to build a second Gigafactory in Europe, with an exact location to be determined next year.

Solar Power Turns Water and Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel

The pilot project in Finland will create liquid or gas fuel using only renewable energy sources.

A giant Danish company sales its oil and gas arm to focus on renewables

Danish energy giant has confirmed plans to sell its oil and gas business as part of the company's "strategic transformation" into a global leader in renewable energy.