"For the first time ever, more than 50 nations will gather next week in Colombia to hash out how to wind down and end their dependence on coal, oil and gas. The history-making conference was planned before the Iran war. But this year’s energy crisis has greatly raised the stakes."https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-oil-as-fuel-shocks-cascade-53-nations-gather-to-plan-a-fossil-fuel-phaseout-280263#Energy #Fossil #Fuels #Renewables

I'd like to believe that our current troubles are the birth throes of an age when we're empowered by the sun's radiance, the winds' might, the flow of rivers, and other forthcoming potencies, not foul sludge from hellish depths that enrich autocracies, death merchants, and profiteers.#EarthDay #environment #climate #climatechange #renewables

@AmeliasBrain @Daveography "Compared to the standard non-coloured solar panels scaling the rest of the building, the coloured panels that are part of the mural are 30 per cent less efficient depending on their hue, Mr. Tonsi says."But it will collect some power, looks cool, and prevents the building from being another grey eyesore in the downtown. The artwork is probably on the north side since it's not the biggest power generator anyway, and will keep the art from fading as fast.

On my way to the protest in #Munich against reforms that would extremely hinder the adoption of renewable energy. The German government under Friedrich Merz is walking back many of the changes made by the previous government in favour of the fossil fuel industry and their other lobbyist friends.#DEpol #München #renewables #FossilLobby

España acelera las renovables para electrificar y reducir el uso de combustibles fósileshttps://archive.ph/20260414043657/https://elpais.com/economia/2026-04-14/el-gobierno-acelera-la-implantacion-de-renovables-en-espana-para-contener-la-crisis-energetica-mundial.html#renewables #policy #transicion #elpais

#Renewables reached nearly 50% of global #electricity capacity last year https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/renewables_generated_nearly_half_global_power/