Solar is booming not only in the financial market, but loans for solar systems are also fueling the U.S. market. Solar stocks are generating good revenue, even in times of Corona, Wall Street figures show. Loanpal, the leading U.S. lender for residential solar, generated about $361 million in revenue in 2020, according to CNBC.

UK's number one energy source is no longer gas and coal. As analyzed by the think tank Ember, renewables had the largest share of the island's energy mix in the entire 2020 annual average, largely due to the expansion of offshore wind. Read more of Jillian Ambrose's report in The Guardian.

The oil and gas industry is investing more and more in renewables. This is the conclusion of a new study by DNV GL. The figures make clear even the fossil energy industry can no longer escape the signs of the times and decarbonization. Even with returns still expected, corporations are moving toward renewables in the hope of even higher profits. Read the article by Sarah Smith on Energy Global.

51 nations have now ratified the legally binding nuclear weapons ban treaty. These parties may no longer develop, test, produce or acquire nuclear weapons, nor may they "assist, encourage or induce" other states to conduct nuclear weapons business. The nine nuclear powers - the USA, China, Russia, France, Great Britain, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea - are still not signatories. Tilman Ruff explains why this does not detract from the enormous significance of the agreement for the disarmament of nuclear weapons.