News of renewable energy

World's first wind tax leaves green developers scratching heads

25-01-2021 07:23 Puerto Madryn wants to tax the megawatts of energy sold by wind farms, drawning scorn from clean-energy companies, who say the move threatens climate-change goals.

MALVINAS ISLANDS

Filmus renews Malvinas claim with eye trained on Brexit fallout

09-01-2021 09:10 Government official says sovereignty claim over disputed islands is once again “state policy” under President Alberto Fernández

Bloomberg

Coronavirus is starting to slow the solar energy revolution

27-02-2020 15:03 The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to slow the global solar-energy revolution as it cuts the supply of key equipment for solar and wind farms in China and beyond.

COP 25 climate summit

Macri: 'Electricity production will be be greenhouse gas free by 2040'

03-12-2019 14:21 President kicks off his last foreign trip as head of state in Madrid at the UN Climate Change Conference, where he meets with world leaders and talks renewable energy.

GUEST VOICE

Ciimate change: An unstoppable movement takes hold

19-10-2019 09:17 On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilised by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us.”

by UN Secretary General António Guterres

ENVIROMENT

Patagonia – a reservoir of fossils, oil and wind worth their weight in gold

19-10-2019 09:03 Alongside Vaca Muerta, one of the biggest deposits of unconventional oil and gas in the world, Argentina also houses its “Vaca Muerta of wind” down south, according to experts.

ENVIRONMENT

Environment drops off radar after four years of contradictions

19-10-2019 08:09 Experts say the Macri administration is trying to have it both ways when it comes to environmental policies. And worryingly, the outlook doesn’t look much better under a potential government led by Alberto Fernández.

by Fermin Koop

Economy

How can Argentina achieve sustainable economic growth?

18-10-2019 23:09 Ambassadors from four Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden — gathered with business executives and government officials Friday to discuss how Argentina can achieve the lofty goals set by the United Nations on sustainable development.