Asia accounted 60% of the global progress on energy access and renewables during 210-212.

The Investment Law 2014 officially takes effect on July 1st, 2015. The Law states that 13 industrial groups will receive investment incentives. These manufacturing industries include clean energy, renewable energy, manufacturing of 30% value added products or energy-saving products.

Swedish furniture giant IKEA, with its 350+ stores and 150,000 employees around the world, has been taking steps to be a better citizen of the Earth, including selling solar panels in some stores and making a big wind power investment near Chicago.

From using renewable energy to cutting back on emissions, five cities across the globe are leading the way when it comes to implementing sustainable initiatives.

Asia accounted 60% of the global progress on energy access and renewables during 210-212.

A London-based bank has launched a manual to boost energy efficiency and renewable energy in Belarus.

Vietnam was leading in this area, while its ASEAN counterparts still lagged behind in renewable generation capacity.

On June 18, in Hanoi, Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening the mutual cooperation in the field of industry and renewable energy for energy conservation.

Three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from Spain, the UK and Austria have won the prestigious EU Sustainable Energy Europe Awards for their innovative, consumer-empowering ideas.

A group of renewable energy experts in the EU have won €3.45 million (£2.4m).

As it is planned for June 18, 2015, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi, there will be MoU signing ceremony between Vietnam MOIT and the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building on cooperation in energy saving and renewable energy industry.

According to the latest report titled "Economic Outlook" issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Vietnam is a country with the largest increase in the proportion of electricity generated from renewable energy in Southeast Asia.

A new research project that aims to make renewable energy cheaper than coal in the next 10 years has been launched.

A fully renewable energy system, including all energy consuming sectors, is not only a possible but a viable solution for Finland, according to a new research.

ABSA, South Africa’s biggest bank by client base, said it now offered its customers the opportunity to select and finance a fully-customised renewable energy solution that fits around their lifestyle and financial circumstances.

The Western Indian state of Maharashtra has announced its new renewable energy policy through which it plans to achieve an installed renewable energy capacity of 14.4 GW by the end of the next 5 years.

Morocco is receiving €80 million (£50.4m) to boost sustainability in the country.It aims to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, raise awareness, reduce operating costs and improve competitiveness, states the EBRD.

The World Bank is providing help to boost the share of renewable energy in developing and middle-income countries.

Government officials, international experts and development practitioners agreed that energy efficiency and renewable energy investments have the potential to build resilient economies of the GCC.

Storage of energy from renewable energy sources is vital to Europe’s energy policy. DTU Energy and partners use atomic modelling to develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery that is able to store large amounts of energy.