Accelerating the global energy transformation

REthinking Energy 2017 released at seventh IRENA Assembly - Global investment in renewables has grown steady for more than a decade,
Posted On 15 Jan 2017
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Barack Obama: clean energy is here to stay

Days before his presidential term ends, Obama expresses his belief in the 'irreversible shift' to clean energy and urgesTrump to confront climate change.
Posted On 11 Jan 2017
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Global Economic Prospects: Weak Investment in Uncertain Times

Public Investment Can Bring Private Investment off the Sidelines - Now is the time for fiscal incentives for infrastructure investment
Posted On 11 Jan 2017
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Flood and hurricane risk varies widely across US

New evidence based on groundwater and stream flow reveals mixed messages for the United States, as flood and hurricane frequency depends on region.
Posted On 07 Jan 2017
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Exxon predicts energy demand up 25% by 2040

A quarter more energy will be required in 23 years' time due to population growth, and oil will remain the primary source, report estimates.
Posted On 06 Jan 2017
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Investor waves goodbye to palm oil

Major US financial firm starts to divest itself of palm oil plantations in a move that it is hoped other investors will follow.
Posted On 04 Jan 2017
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Urban cropland loss puts harvests at risk

Soils face a global threat as population pressure, human development and swelling cities lead to mounting cropland loss.
Posted On 01 Jan 2017
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Gas flaring grows as oil industry saves money

Waste natural gas flaring at oil sites around the world is on the up, cutting the industry's costs but damaging the climate. It's a waste of energy on a massive scale says the World Bank
Posted On 29 Dec 2016
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