Germany presents roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels by 2045
Europe's largest economy has officially set the date by which it expects to fully phase out coal, oil and gas.
Renewable energy
Energy storage systems will be deployed in all regions of Uzbekistan
As neighbors ramp up solar and wind power, every country faces the same question: where to put surplus energy when there's too much, and where to get it when there's too little.
New rules will require wind farm developers to assess impact on birds and animals
Kazakhstan's rapid wind power growth has been matched by parallel environmental regulation.
Tajikistan has launched a 250 MW solar power plant
A new solar plant can cover almost half the energy needs of an entire region of the country.
Solar panels placed on water instead of fields in Ohio
A small town in Ohio found a way to get a solar power plant without using a single acre of farmland.
Scientists have found five tipping points where climate recovery may become irreversible
Climate news is usually alarming, but a new study offers a rare look from the other side.
Germans hang solar panels on balconies and plug them into the socket
Germany has devised perhaps the world's simplest way to get your own solar power — no roof, no installers, no permits, no ladders.