Biden adviser Heather Boushey urges UK and Europe to increase climate friendly investment to reboot growthGovernments around the world must drastically increase public investment in green technologies to combat global heating and drive sustainable eco…
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Why can’t the EU power ahead with green subsidies like Biden’s? It isn’t just political procrastination | Yanis Varoufakis
Unlike their US counterparts, EU policymakers still face the roadblocks of no money and no common treasuryInglorious procrastination is one of the European Union’s standard responses to major crises. This is not merely due to the difficulty of getting …
Read moreWhy can’t the EU power ahead with green subsidies like Biden’s? It isn’t just political procrastination | Yanis Varoufakis
Unlike their US counterparts, EU policymakers still face the roadblocks of no money and no common treasuryInglorious procrastination is one of the European Union’s standard responses to major crises. This is not merely due to the difficulty of getting …
Read moreØrsted shares fall 25% after it reveals troubles in US business
Almost £7bn wiped off value of world’s largest offshore wind company over possible £1.8bn write-downShares in the world’s largest offshore wind company have tumbled by nearly a quarter after it said it may have to write down the value of its US portfol…
Read moreBlow to Biden as offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico fails to stir interest
Only two companies make bids for right to develop offshore wind off Gulf coast, in setback for administration’s green-energy plans The Biden administration on Tuesday held the first ever auction for the right to develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Me…
Read moreGreat Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout
Icebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaksWith a surface water area larger than the entire UK, the five Great Lakes might seem like an obvious loca…
Read moreTransition from ‘dirty’ to green US jobs rises, leaving older workers behind
Workers in their 40s, 50s and 60s and those without college degrees appear least likely to move into green jobs, research findsThe rate of transition from “dirty” to green jobs is rapidly rising but older and blue-collar workers are being left behind, …
Read moreIs a green job a lifeline for people after prison – or a disappointment?
The solar industry provides opportunities for the formerly incarcerated – but the work is grueling, and low-paidAs a child, Scott Horton dreamed of becoming a firefighter. “My father worked for the post office,” said Horton. “My mother was a school [bu…
Read moreFull clean ahead: can shipping finally steer away from fossil fuels?
Electric ships, hydrogen, ‘air lubrication’ and even good old wind power are reducing emissions, but campaigners say true change will ‘take guts’The passenger ferry MV Sea Change is due this month to make its maiden voyage across San Francisco Bay. But…
Read moreEnergy industry uses whale activists to aid anti-wind farm strategy, experts say
Unwitting whale advocates and rightwing thinktanks create the impression that offshore wind energy projects endanger cetaceansOne night in late March, J Timmons Roberts, a professor of environmental studies at Brown University, stepped in to a high sch…
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