TuesdayMar 11, 2025 9:00 am

Blighted by Its Heavy Pollution Record, China Doubles Down on Renewables

After surpassing the U.S. to become the largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet for well over a decade, China is working hard to expand its renewable energy capacity. Even though China still produces more emissions than any other country, Beijing's massive investments in green energy have made the East Asian country a powerhouse in the nascent green energy industry. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently announced that China would invest in major green energy projects to create massive renewable energy bases that use both wind and solar farms to generate clean energy on a large scale. This…

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FridayMar 07, 2025 10:00 am

Key Trends Driving the Renewable Energy Certificate Market

A recent report from Allied Market Research predicts that the global market for renewable energy certificates will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.2% between 2020 and 2030. According to the report, the global renewable energy certificate market was valued at $9.3 billion in 2020 and will grow by over ten times to reach $103.2 billion in 2030. Renewable energy certificates (REC) are market-based instruments used to represent an entity’s property rights to the social, environmental, and other non-energy attributes of green energy generation. An REC is typically issued for every megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity that is…

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ThursdayMar 06, 2025 10:00 am

Green Energy Investment is Showing Mismatched Priorities

Green energy is attracting a lot of much-needed investment but most investors are channeling their capital into mature projects and avoiding high-risk innovation. While staying away from high-risk investments is a sound investment strategy for the risk-averse, it may make it difficult for risky but impactful renewable energy projects to get off the ground. Most projections for the investments needed to fund the world's green energy future quote staggeringly large figures. After all, clean energy projects can be incredibly expensive to launch and they almost always require additional investments in grid infrastructure upgrades. However, all these investments are needed to…

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TuesdayMar 04, 2025 10:00 am

Clean Energy Messaging Switches to Job Creation and Making Money

For the past several decades, calls to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy have been centered around preserving the environment and combating climate change. After all, fossil fuels produce millions of tons of carbon emissions every year and have been scientifically proven to contribute to climate change. However, the messaging around clean energy is shifting from ‘saving the planet’ to creating jobs and providing folks with new money-making opportunities. Renewable energy has already created tens of thousands of jobs globally and is expected to create many more over the next couple of decades. Centering green energy around…

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