Paraguay Wields its Hydropower
Paraguay emerged as the only country in the world with a 100 percent renewable electricity supply, after its last thermal power plant was closed in December 2021. This has happened … Read More
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The Rise of Solar Photovoltaic Power
Solar PV generation increased by a record 270 TWh (up 26%) in 2022, reaching almost 1300 TWh. It demonstrated the largest absolute generation growth of all renewable technologies in 2022, surpassing wind … Read More
The Restoration of South American Forests
The Atlantic Forest, which straddles Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, is renowned for its variety of landscapes, which run the gamut from swamps to montane forests. However, centuries of intensive logging … Read More
The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project
The Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project located in the state of Meghalaya, Northeast India spans over 27,000 hectares and deploys strategies for both forest protection (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and … Read More
The City of Adelaide Takes Real and Meaningful Action on Climate Change
The City of Adelaide partnered with Flow Power (https://flowpower.com.au/) to meet its electricity needs from a mix of wind and solar power. Adelaide became the first council in South Australia to … Read More
Restoring a Sacred River
The Ganges basin is home to 520 million people along with more than 25,000 species of plants and animals. The region is responsible for 40 percent of India’s gross domestic … Read More
Denmark Makes a ‘Mark’ in the Renewable Energy Sector
Denmark has a long tradition of developing and using renewable energy. Concerns over global warming and energy security have placed renewable energy and CO2 emissions reduction high on the Danish … Read More
All About the Mikoko Pamoja Initiative
Mikoko Pamoja (Swahili), which means “Mangroves Together”, is a development initiative that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of mangrove resources to mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity and enhance community … Read More
Addressing the Issue of Stormwater Run-off
Through the Photovoltaic Stormwater Management Research and Testing (PV-SMaRT) project, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with the University of Minnesota, Great Plains Institute, and Fresh Energy, conducted field … Read More
The Success of Forest Restoration in Northern Thailand
In 1997, the Hmong community of Ban Mae Sa Mai village in northern Thailand began a collaboration with researchers and national park authorities to restore agricultural fields to natural forest. … Read More