climate change
China’s CO2 emissions need to peak by 2020: IEA
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s emissions of carbon dioxide need to peak by 2020 if the world is to meet its 2050 targets aimed at curbing climate change, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.
U.S. utility-first climate bill sparks opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. business groups opposed on Wednesday the latest version of a climate change proposal circulating in the U.S. Senate, saying it was unfair to power companies and would hurt energy-intensive industries.
Amazon storm killed half a billion trees: study
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A powerful storm destroyed about half a billion trees in the Amazon in 2005, according to a study on Tuesday that shows how the world’s forests may be vulnerable to more violent weather caused by climate change.
Senators craft scaled-back climate bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate’s two biggest backers of climate change legislation have scaled back ambitions for a broad attack on greenhouse gases with a new draft bill focusing on cutting pollution from electric power utilities.
Solar Domestic Water Heating
Solar Domestic Water Heating is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of solar domestic water heating systems. As fossil fuel prices continue to rise and awareness of climate change grows, interest in domestic solar water heating is expanding.
Industry will pay for green energy aims – The Herald (Glasgow, Uk))
The increasing costs of energy as a result of green policies could
hit the UK’s manufacturing sector – just as the country needs industry to help
boost the economy, a think-tank has warned. A report from Civitas said efforts
to tackle climate change through cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Senate set for energy, environmental bill debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate aim to debate in late July a bill clamping down on offshore oil drilling practices and fostering more alternative energy use, but no decision has been made on whether to include controversial climate change provisions, aides said on Friday.
New Report: U.S. Electric Utilities Must Embrace Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency to Compete in 21st Century
Climate Change, Emerging Renewable Technologies, Carbon Costs and Volatile Fossil Fuel Prices Driving New Business Models
July 8, 2010 – The most successful utilities in the 21st Century will be very different from those of the 20th Century. To remain competitive, U.S. utilities will need to provide cleaner, low-carbon electricity while enabling customers to better manage and reduce their energy use. <<Full story>>
ADB to finance small wind projects in rural areas – The Manila Times
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected the Philippines as one
of three pilot countries for its small wind power project. Jiwan Acharya, ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department climate
change specialist, said that the proposed project aims to bring reliable and
affordable,
DECC announced recipients of GBP 10 million offshore wind research grant
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the recipients of the first round of research funding for offshore wind technology. The total of GBP 10 million of funding will be awarded to companies in order to stimulate research into new and advanced offshore wind technologies, with the goal to increase the UK supply [...]
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