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Shifting from the Economics of Obesity to Sustainable Energy
In the aftermath of the climate talks in Copenhagen, it is evident that fundamental change is needed in how we write energy and environmental policy. Even without much “light” at the end of the Copenhagen tunnel, a clean energy economy is emerging.
US to World Bank: Don’t fund coal-fired plants [India] – The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of the inconclusive end to the
Copenhagen Accord, the US government has stepped up pressure on the World Bank
not to fund coal-fired power plants in developing countries. In a letter sent to the World Bank, a copy of which is with TOI, United
States Executive Director
A crisis of co – ordination – Taranaki Daily News (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
ENERGY lies at the heart of the world’s most pressing global
challenges. Yet at both the global and national levels, energy is poorly
governed. The fiasco of the Copenhagen climate summit is just one illustration
of how far the world is from being able to bring about the desperately
Biogas can fuel a new generation ; Turning rubbish into power would help UK’s renewable goals – Birmingham Mail (Birmingham, Uk)
COPENHAGEN might have ended in disaster, but all hope for the future
is not yet lost. That’s because a low-carbon, global economy may still rear its beautifully
green head – as long as renewable energies like biogas are given the funding
and importance they so deserve in the near future. Solar
Greener oil sands, greener planet – The Globe And Mail
Alberta consultant and author of Green Oil: Clean Energy for the 21st
Century? Now that the noise and fuss of political posturing has faded, one key
question emerges from the Copenhagen summit: Who will lead the evolution to a
low-carbon future? It must be Canada, the only energy superpower in
Allen Heath Woburn, Lower Hutt – Sunday Star-Times (Wellington, New Zealand)
Wind over coal THE GREEN Party are upset at the Copenhagen results yet they themselves have
opposed every renewable energy project proposed in New Zealand on either
aesthetic grounds or the fact that they suffer from Nimby (not in my backyard)
syndrome. They have driven massive campaigns to
U.S. cap and trade looks out of reach in 2010
Copenhagen Accord’s lack of emissions targets will make it difficult for lawmakers to argue that the U.S. should have a cap while China and other big polluters do not.
Business Leaders See Progress Amid Uncertainty in Climate Talks
Utilities and energy financiers worried about the uncertainty surrounding U.S. energy policy are taking refuge in what they see as Copenhagen’s shining achievement: China and India are discussing formal targets for limiting industrial greenhouse gas emissions. <<Full story in the New York Times >>
Copenhagen event boosts Bay State wind turbine co. ; Parents’ call to duty; Prof: Games are fun, but play down pain of modern warfare – Boston Herald (Boston, Ma)
Talk about a worldwide plug for your company. Wilbraham’s FloDesign Wind Turbine has been inundated with calls from
companies and potential investors from around the globe since U.S. Energy
Secretary Stephen Chu touted the firm’s technology at the climate-change summit
in Copenhagen last
Copenhagen Accord Boosts Renewable Energy Outlook
Although there were many disagreements at the Copenhagen Climate Change talks, many of the major countries, including the U.S., China, and India, left the conference having pledged to make significant investments in renewable energy. << Read full story >>
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