renewables

Threat of Blackouts in Brazil Highlights Climate Crisis

By Mario Osava
Twenty years after the blackout that prompted nine months of rationing to keep the power grid from collapsing, Brazil may see a repeat of the traumatic situation, this time with a more obvious climate change undertone.

Nevis Has A Date With Geothermal Energy

By Desmond Brown
Legislators on the tiny volcanic island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles say they are on a path to going completely green and have now set a date when they will replace diesel-fired electrical generation with 100 per cent renewable energy.

Jamaica’s Climate Change Fight Fuels Investments in Renewables

By Zadie Neufville
By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030.

Will Climate Change Denialism Help the Russian Economy?

By Mikhail Matveev
The recent call from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for “tightening belts” has convinced even optimists that something is deeply wrong with the Russian economy.


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