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MingYang from China developing world’s largest offshore wind turbine

24 August 2021 - MingYang Smart Energy scheduled the market launch of its 16 MW offshore wind turbine, the strongest in the world, for 2024

London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution

London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution

23 August 2021 - London City Hall acknowledged the danger from polluted air for schoolchildren and said it would bring its quality within WHO's limits by 2030

July 2021 is the world’s hottest month ever recorded

July 2021 was the world’s hottest month ever recorded

18 August 2021 - It remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the world’s 10-warmest years on record, according to US agency NOAA.

Most of bilateral financing done by China, Japan, US ended in overseas fossil fuels power plants

Most of bilateral financing of power plants from China, Japan, US went to fossil fuel projects

17 August 2021 - Between 2000-2018 three countries financed coal and gas power plants with installed capacity of 243 GW. 

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California to mandate installation of solar panels for new, renovated buildings 

16 August 2021 - The energy regulator has proposed the installation of PV panels and battery storage for the construction and renovation of all buildings to be mandatory.

G20 countries secured more money to fossil fuels then to renewables in covid 19 pandemic

G20 countries directed more funds to fossil fuels projects than to renewables

10 August 2021 - Since the beginning of 2020, the G20 countries have committed at least USD 296 billion for fossil fuels and USD 227 billion for renewables.

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UN’s IPCC: Global warming may reach 1.5 degrees already by 2040

09 August 2021 - Only a drastic CO2 emission cut can prevent the worst global warming scenario, but the 1.5-degree level will still be hit by 2040, IPCC said

CATL sodium ion batteries threaten take over world market lithium

CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium

05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.

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Albania, Serbia among 81 Paris Agreement signatories that haven’t sent new emission cut targets

04 August 2021 - By the July 30 deadline, 110 parties to the Paris Agreement or 58% submitted new or updated nationally determined contributions or NDCs.

Earth Overshoot Day is July 29 after pandemic planet returns to business as usual

Earth Overshoot Day is July 29: resource consumption rebounds after pandemic

28 July 2021 - After the pandemic caused a decrease in the use of resources in 2020, the world returned to business as usual and matched the worst result ever.

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Elon Musk: Tesla fast EV chargers to be made accessible to other brands later in 2021

22 July 2021 - Elon Musk has confirmed that electric car maker Tesla intends to make its fast chargers available to vehicles from other brands this year.

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Plastic Free July: How much plastic waste is dumped into the ocean?

14 July 2021 - While the US is the world’s biggest generator of plastic waste, India is responsible for dumping the largest amounts of plastics into the ocean.

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Swiss Insolight testing translucent solar modules to boost crop yield

07 July 2021 - Swiss solar tech startup Insolight has developed translucent solar modules that can help improve crop yield.

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Lego unveils prototype brick made from recycled PET plastic

02 July 2021 - Danish plastic construction toy producer Lego Group has unveiled a prototype brick made from recycled plastic.

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IRENA: faster energy transitions could boost expected global growth

02 July 2021 - Speeding up energy transitions to achieve the 1.5°C global warming target could boost the world's GDP by 2.4% per year within the next decade compared with current plans, IRENA says.

Majority of new renewables in 2020 cheaper then new, existing fossil fired power plants - IRENA

Most new renewables cheaper than fossil-fueled power plants – IRENA

23 June 2021 - The cost of electricity from utility-scale solar PV fell by 85 percent, according to Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2020.

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