PV Magazine: CEFC tables Annual Report to Australian Senate
“The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has released its 2018-19 Annual Report on its investment into Australia’s clean energy transition. The report laud’s CEFC investment and provides optimistic reading for the energy transition.”
The Green Climate Fund: Driving the transformation to a climate-resilient financial system
“This publication aims to inform existing and potential partners on best practices we have developed for designing programmes and accessing our resources. It focuses on our vision to green the financial system through engagement with a wide range of financial institutions.”
“New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act… is projected to drive more than $115 billion in new resource investment in the state by 2040, according to a new report… The forecast assumes New York will meet the law’s targets of 70% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, which state leaders have conceded are aggressive.”
Greentech Media: 4 Out of 5 EU Coal Plants Are Losing Money
“Four out of five of coal power plants in the European Union are losing money, according to a report by think tank Carbon Tracker. The report, Apocalypse Now, warns governments and investors to concentrate on enabling shutdowns that are as low in cost as possible and to find ways to compensate communities hit hardest by the closures.”
Utility Dive: Inefficient coal plant scheduling cost ratepayers $3.5B from 2015 to 2017, report says
“Regulated utilities cost ratepayers over $3.5 billion from 2015 to 2017 through uneconomic coal practices, according to a report released Tuesday from the Sierra Club.”