BTM Wind Market Report

In its latest analysis, the BTM Report discloses that despite the economic downturn and concerns that the subsidy-backed wind industry may founder with the failure of any significant outcomes at Copenhagen, the sector has continued to confound expectations by posting yet another record result.

In Light of the Gulf Spill: Why We Need Climate Legislation

There is no denying it – what happened last December in Copenhagen was disappointing. But although only a weak, non-binding agreement emerged from COP 15, the struggle for climate legislation is by no means over. In fact, as we watch more than 200,000 gallons of oil spill each day into the Gulf of Mexico, we have more proof than ever that we must continue the struggle.

Hotel to guests: Pedal for electricity, get a voucher

The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is offering a radically cool eco initiative–possibly the first in the world–by letting guests pedal away on exercise bikes for their meals.

Originally posted at Crave

Hotel offers “cycle for your supper” deal

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme it hopes will catch on in other countries.

Developing Nations Eye Renewable Energy

Developing countries are ramping up renewables after Copenhagen. About 151 developing countries took part in the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. Of those, 25 submitted Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in February, many of which call for new renewable energy policies, laws and projects.

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