Scrolling through the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy from the Energy Institute this week, several things jumped out to me. If you’ve missed my previous coverage of the report, also see “Renewables, Led By Solar, Were Largest Source of Energy Supply Growth Globally in 2025” and “US … [continued]
Over 10,000 entries from 177 countries mark the highest participation in the Prize’s history. Submissions increased 32% year-on-year, reflecting sustained local led momentum for scalable global impact. Through 139 winners, the Prize has positively impacted more than 411 million lives worldwide. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Zayed Sustainability … [continued]
Well, only one of those countries in the title can cheer right now about their World Cup ambitions, as France was just knocked out by the super smooth unit that is Spain, Germany got knocked out very early … by Paraguay, and Italy somehow didn’t even qualify for the largest … [continued]
The EU saw a record share of power from solar in June 2026, making it the EU’s largest single source of power for only the third month ever. About This analysis looks at monthly records for solar generation in the EU and EU countries, finding that a quarter of EU … [continued]
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that renewable electricity generation grew by 9.8% in 2024 — significantly higher than the growth rate recorded in 2023. Non-renewables continued to fall behind with an increase of 1.4% over the same period. Overall, renewables accounted … [continued]
The 19th “Levelized Cost of Energy+” from the leading asset manager Lazard makes a strong case for renewable energy, particularly wind and solar.
I wrote about the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy a few days ago with some bad news, that the US accounted for 47% of the world’s CO2 emissions growth in 2025, due in part to completely fossil/pollution-biased Trump administration policies and due in part to the gigantic … [continued]
A solar rooftop installation in Madhya Pradesh, India that helps to cumulatively produce 19.88 GW of power. (Photo from ADBInstitute.)
I assume it’s no coincidence the World Bank made announcements of new support for clean energy in both India and Pakistan on the same day. If you’re going to support one, you better support the other! Anyway, the good news is that the World Bank is facilitating much more clean … [continued]
New transmission substations in LaSalle and Woodford Counties expand capacity to enable utility scale wind farms while enhancing reliability for surrounding communities. ComEd today announced the successful energization of two new 345 kV transmission substations to its grid, enabling the interconnection of up to 550 megawatts (MW) of wind generation … [continued]
At the recent Hawaii Sustainability Expo, I got a chance to sit on stage and do a “talk story” session with one of my personal heroes, Bill McKibben. Bill’s book Deep Economy changed my life and turned me from an angry young environmentalist into an effective sustainability professional. In some … [continued]
