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AEMO imposes price cap on electricity market for first time since 2009

Renew Economy

The post AEMO imposes price cap on electricity market for first time since 2009 appeared first on RenewEconomy. AEMO intervenes to impose price cap on Queensland, which has been suffering the country's highest prices for nearly a year, and warns of supply crunch.

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Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024

Renew Economy

Solar generation has increased at an average rate of 44% a year in the US between 2009 to 2022 – and new data shows it's on track to overtake hydro on the grid. The post Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Diverse Acting Nominations Since 2017 Are Nearly Triple the Number From 2009 to 2016

3BL Media

The Inclusion Analytics and Studio System teams at Gracenote compared the Oscar nominations in the eight years from 2017 to 2024 with those from 2009 to 2016. In addition, the team looked at the full history of Academy Award wins and nominations for diverse talent.

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Iceland live streams a McDonald's cheeseburger from 2009 and it still looks the same

Good.is: Planet

A man purchased this meal from McDonald's in 2009 and it is still in immaculate condition without mold or decay.

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Most countries struggle to meet climate pledges from 2009

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Nineteen out of 34 countries surveyed failed to fully meet their 2020 climate commitments set 15 years ago in Copenhagen, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

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State of the Profession 2022 Report

GreenBiz

What wasn’t clear was whether the pandemic would negatively affect corporate sustainability efforts in the same way as during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis. In early 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread globally, it became clear that this pandemic would not be short-lived.

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Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform

GreenBiz

In 2009, scientists at the China Agricultural University moved their research to a village in Hebei province. A collaborative process involving the private sector, regulators, scientists and others could produce a unified, trusted label that would drive real change.