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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report

Envirotec Magazine

The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on the sector, seems to find that the world is set to add more than 5,500 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity between 2024 and 2030 – almost three times the increase seen between 2017 and 2023. times its 2022 level by 2030.

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The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030

GreenBiz

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030. The world's leading companies and policymakers are coalescing around setting targets for adopting zero-emission vehicles around a 2030 time frame. Denmark set the same goal — phase out new fossil fuel vehicle sales in 2030 — and world-leader Norway plans to make the switch in 2025.

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COP29: Pledge to increase global energy storage capacity to 1.5TW by 2030

Energy Storage News

World leaders attending COP29 next month have been encouraged to sign a pledge to collectively increase global energy storage capacity to 1,500GW by 2030.

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Solar will leap four-fold by 2030, ending the rule of King coal and overtaking all other grid supplies

Renew Economy

Solar power will grow four-fold by 2030, overtaking nuclear, hydro and gas, and then coal by 2033. The post Solar will leap four-fold by 2030, ending the rule of King coal and overtaking all other grid supplies appeared first on RenewEconomy. By 2050, it will produce more than all these technologies combined.

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Significant Growth Expected in Hydrogen Workforce by 2030

FuelCellsWorks

A new report from the Hydrogen Skills Alliance predicts a substantial expansion in the hydrogen workforce by 2030, with over 90,000 jobs expected to be created. This growth is driven.

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UK maps out pathways to clean grid by 2030: Three-fold increase in wind and solar, and no new nuclear

Renew Economy

The post UK maps out pathways to clean grid by 2030: Three-fold increase in wind and solar, and no new nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy. New pathways to clean power outlined by UK grid operator including three fold increase in wind and solar, and a reduction in nuclear.

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Generative AI could cause 10 billion iPhones worth of e-waste per year by 2030

TechCrunch: Climate

The immense and quickly advancing computing requirements of AI models could lead to the industry discarding the e-waste equivalent of over 10 billion iPhones per year by 2030, researchers project.

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