Headline News:
- “Five Renewable Start-Ups Getting Funding Despite Coronavirus” • Despite the slowdown in renewable energy production caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, people are still investing in renewable energy projects, in particular start-ups. Power Technology takes a look at the top five projects being funded during the pandemic. [Power Technology]
Tulips and turbines (Martijn Baudoin | Unsplash)
- “Michael Moore’s Latest Film Is Riddled With Errors – And Millions Are Watching” • “Planet of the Humans,” produced by Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs, is ostensibly about climate change. But Gibbs spends most of the so-called “documentary” railing against the problems of renewable energy and spinning out conspiracy theories. [Grist]
- “Recipe for cheaper electricity? Try 90% renewables by 2040” • A report from energy market analysts Reputex finds that the faster the shift to a power market dominated by renewable energy – and the more aggressive the action on climate change – the greater the downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices in the future. [RenewEconomy]
- “Solar, Wind And Battery Storage Now Cheapest Energy Options Just About Everywhere” • Solar PV and onshore wind are the cheapest form of new energy capacity almost worldwide. Analysis looked at nearly 7,000 projects across 25 technologies (including types of coal, gas and nuclear generation as well as renewables), in 47 countries. [RenewEconomy]
- “Planting Trees Could Help This City Prevent 400 Premature Deaths” • Philadelphia, America’s fifth-largest city, could help as many as 403 adults live longer each year if it meets its existing target for increasing tree cover from 20% to 30% within five years, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health. [CNN]
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