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Now playing Next Green News Could the UK reverse a ban on onshore wind farms? New onshore wind projects could soon be allowed where communities welcome them. 28/11/2022
Now playing Next Green News Renewable energy set to overtake coal in the US for the first time More than a fifth of all energy in the US will come from hydropower, wind and solar this year, but it still has a long way to go before hitting its climate targets. 24/11/2022
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Now playing Next Green News China to build the world’s largest wind farm in Taiwan Strait Once completed, the new wind farm will have a power generating capacity equivalent to all of Norway’s power plants combined. 25/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Pivot to wind and solar power has saved the EU €11bn New research shows that it's not just the climate that benefits from the green energy transition. 18/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Which four EU countries are aiming for 100% clean power by 2030? The EU as a whole is aiming for 82 per cent clean power by the end of the decade but some member states are looking to go one step further. 17/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Renewables meet 100% of the rise in global electricity demand Solar and wind power alone met a majority of the increase in demand. 06/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News The key climate issues facing world leaders at the UN General Assembly As world leaders gather in New York for the 77th UN General Assembly, these are the climate issues expected to be top of the agenda. 20/09/2022
Now playing Next Green News EU looks to raise €140bn from windfall tax on energy firms The plan is part of long-awaited emergency measures to tackle the soaring cost of electricity before winter. 15/09/2022
Now playing Next Climate Fuel poverty in this remote UK community could reach 96% this winter The UK has the biggest gap between the richest and poorest in energy costs as a proportion of income, new IMF analysis shows. 01/09/2022