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Starting next year, Nest Renew will have a new name but the same mission, plus the promise of a “seamless transition” for users.

A new report from Global Energy Monitor predicts that the transition away from coal in the energy system will result in the loss of 100 mining jobs per day through 2035, mostly in China and India. By 2050, the global coal mining job losses are expected to rise to nearly 1 million, as wind and solar power become more affordable. To mitigate the social impact of layoffs, the report suggests giving ex-miners priority for job opportunities related to mine shutdowns, such as land rehabilitation and environmental mitigation.

Kansai Electric Power's plan next month to relaunch the last idle reactor at its flagship nuclear plant, capping a year-long series of restarts, will mark an energy shift in Japan with the sharpest drop in LNG imports since the Fukushima disaster.

The New European Bauhaus is one of the European Commission’s more mystifying initiatives. Intended to connect the European Green Deal to daily lives and living spaces, it calls on all Europeans, “to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, and souls.”

Increasing demand for home solar power systems in Germany (to replace Russian gas) could see revenues at one German solar firm rise by more than 50 percent this year.