Turkey’s renewables failing to cover power demand growth despite solar boom
Turkey became a net electricity exporter in 2024, but wind and solar are still not growing fast enough to meet rising domestic power demand
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
COP29 decisions ambitious but insufficient to curb global warming
The COP29 summit resulted in a global pledge of USD 300 billion per year for poorer and most vulnerable countries and a global carbon market deal
Landmark deal reached at COP29 on global carbon market
Countries participating in COP29 reached a consensus on standards for the creation of carbon credits in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement
As Trump wins new term, he is preparing to pull US out of Paris climate deal again
Donald Trump’s team has already prepared executive orders to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the New York Times reported
Carbon capture, storage is crucial for limiting global warming
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies play an important role in many climate change mitigation strategies
Record broken in June average global temperature
The average global temperature last month was the highest ever recorded for June. It was the 12th consecutive at or higher than 1.5 degrees above the pre-industrial average.
European cities need better heatwave protection as summers get hotter – report
In addition to risks to public health, heatwaves also have a negative effect on infrastructure and economic productivity, Sweco says