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India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
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Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World

  • Energy
  • Finance
  • development
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
Solar home systems in Bangladesh. Photo by ILO/Flickr/
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • development
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
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  • renewable energy

An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

  • electric grid
  • Business
  • renewable energy
A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
  • electric grid
  • Business
  • renewable energy
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On some sunny days, solar power meets 35 percent of Germany's electricity needs. Photo by Till Westermayer/Flickr
  • renewable energy
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Will India Pursue Solar-Powered Railways?

  • renewable energy
  • transportation
India's railways are the country's largest consumer of electricity and diesel fuel. Photo by Sistak/Flickr
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
News

RELEASE: Kevin Moss to Lead WRI’s Business Center

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy

Comparing Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity Supply

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
Should I Build A Behind-the-Meter (Onsite) Renewable Energy Project?*
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy

6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch
Insights

New Solar Policy Gives Boost to India’s Energy Market

  • Energy
  • renewable energy
India pledged to increase national solar generation capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, but connecting solar projects to the country’s grid has been difficult in the past and could limit progress toward the new goal. Photo by Matriux2011/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Power Options: Comparing Costs of Rooftop Solar to Traditional Electricity

  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
Between 30 to 60 percent of U.S. public and private (K-12) schools could save money by installing solar PV at a price of $2-2.5/W. Photo by Matt Montagne/Flickr.
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Behind the Meter Solar PV

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India’s Energy Moment: Ready for a Low-Carbon Future?

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Solar panels in Tinginaput, India. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith (DFID)/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy

Weighing Options: How Do You Compare the Costs of Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity?

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
How would a supermarket looking to supply their electricity directly from on-site solar energy compare this option with traditional power? Photo by Bart Speelman/FLICKR
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Infographic: U.S. Businesses Need More Renewable Energy from the Grid

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

From Transactions to Transformation: More Companies Commit to Renewable Energy

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
19 US-based companies are declaring their commitment to buying renewable energy. Facebook Headquarters. Photo Credit: Jakob Steinschaden/Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
Insights

The Price Is Wrong: New Report Calls for Fossil Fuel Prices that Reflect Environmental Costs

  • Finance
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
A new IMF report shows that taxing fossil fuels could reduce deaths from fossil fuel-related air pollution by 63 percent. Photo credit: thienzieyung, Flickr
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • renewable energy