Carbon News
Friday 17th July 2015
ENERGY efficiency has made major strides in the US in the last 35 years, with energy intensity, the measurement of energy used per dollar of gross domestic product, down from 12.1 thousand Btus per dollar in 1980 to 6.1 thousand Btus per dollar in 2014.
This is according to a major ...
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Monday 13th July 2015
THE Aldersgate Group, an alliance of UK business, politics and civil society leaders, set out key policy priorities for the UK parliament to address to allow the country to meet its carbon targets in a new report.
The report: "A Brighter, More Secure Future: Low carbon priorities for the new government" gathers contributions ...
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Friday 10th July 2015
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the first commercial wind power plant in western Montenegro.
The EBRD is extending a secured loan of up to €48.5 million to finance the build and operation of a 72MW plant. In parallel, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH is matching the loan.
This is ...
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Monday 6th July 2015
THE U.S. Energy Department’s Better Building Alliance started a campaign to help cut energy consumption for businesses through the Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign.
As part of the Campaign 18 organisations so far have been official recognised for leading the way in efficient outdoor lighting. In the past 12 ...
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Friday 3rd July 2015
SINGAPORE’S government plans to reduce its greenhouse gas Emissions Intensity by 36% from 2005 levels by 2030.
Singapore submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat today.
Singapore’s INDC states its intention to reduce its Emissions Intensity by 36% from 2005 levels ...
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Monday 29th June 2015
AS if Greece isn’t facing enough challenges, the European Commission if referring the country to the EU Court of Justice for failing to apply the bloc’s Energy Efficiency Directive.
Under this directive EU Member States must meet certain energy saving targets from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. They must ...
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Friday 26th June 2015
RENEWABLE energy and energy efficiency are competitive resources and should grow based on costs according to a new report.
The report by the U.S. based Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE) states that in today’s marketplace renewables and energy efficiency will not only be cost-effective for compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Clean ...
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Monday 22nd June 2015
TOP US environmentally aware organisation applauded the success of a group established by the US Department of Energy, to negotiate conservation standards for commercial air conditioning products.
The Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) were delighted ...
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Friday 19th June 2015
ASIA has made huge strides in developing clean energy over the last decade but boosting clean energy investment, energy efficiency, and innovation is needed to meet the challenges ahead.
This was the warning from Bindu N. Lohani, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, as he referred ...
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Monday 15th June 2015
A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost, according to a report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The Agency showed how to achieve an early peak in emissions as one of four key pillars that it believes ...
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Friday 12th June 2015
THE Irish government has awarded €18.6 million to 29 community energy efficiency projects that will benefit 2,435 homes and 400 public, private and community buildings.
Irish Minister for Energy Alex White, revealed that the projects are expected to deliver lifetime energy savings of €140 million in the localities concerned.
The grants are ...
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Monday 8th June 2015
IKEA are making bold new commitments to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy and to support the communities most at risk.
The IKEA Group and IKEA Foundation announced the €1 billion total, which is made up of an IKEA Group commitment of €600 million for investment in renewable energy and ...
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Friday 5th June 2015
FOUR international financial institutions are teaming up with the European Union to promote sustainable energy investments in Morocco.
The funding of €80 million will be used for supporting projects in the country that cut back on energy waste and also help to develop renewable energy sources.
The money will provide loans via ...
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Monday 1st June 2015
A U.S. Government scheme to promote energy efficiency has saved $840 million since its inception in 2011, and is know being expanded.
As part of the Government’s effort to advance energy efficiency and combat the harmful effects of climate change, Better Buildings Challenge partners cut energy waste by 94 TBTUs since ...
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Friday 29th May 2015
DESPITE a few recent success stories, clean-energy progress is falling well short of the levels needed to limit the global increase in temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.
This is the conclusion of the International Energy Agency (IEA) tracking report presented this week at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting ...
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Friday 22nd May 2015
SIGNIFICANT progress has been achieved towards modern energy access, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, but much more effort is needed according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
To achieve the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative goals by 2030 so much more will need to be achieved, according to the ...
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Monday 18th May 2015
THE Government of Tajikistan intends to develop an electricity transmission line to supply hydropower to span four countries.
The ‘Central Asia-South Asia’ (CASA 1000) project, will supply hydropower to Tajikistan itself, but also to the Kyrgyz Republic along with exporting green energy to power hungry Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Tajikistan Government and ...
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Friday 15th May 2015
THE Armenian capital, Yerevan, with 1.1 million inhabitants, a third of the nation’s population, uses up a the lion’s share of the country’s energy - particularly through old and inefficient street lighting.
With combating climate change, improving the economy and well being of the citizens the European Bank for Reconstruction and ...
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Monday 11th May 2015
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen for New Hampshire has introduced a bill that would reduce operating costs for hospitals, universities and manufacturing plants through energy efficiency.
Shaheen was the co-author of the recent energy efficiency bill passed in the U.S., and has now introduced the Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology (HEAT) Act, ...
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Friday 8th May 2015
A concerted push for clean-energy innovation is the only way the world can meet its climate goals claim the International Energy Agency (IEA) as it released its flagship energy technology report.
Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 , shows that despite a few recent success stories, clean-energy progress is falling well short of ...
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Friday 1st May 2015
ONE in five UK business people admit that they don’t understand their commercial energy bill, according to a new survey by utilitywise.com.
The survey also revealed that 60% of UK business people didn't understand that E or A readings on their bille stood for 'estimated' or 'actual', whilst a quarter (25%) ...
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Monday 27th April 2015
THE Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have published a report revealing a 14% decrease in energy consumption in 2013 by Ireland’s public bodies, but thay are still well short of the set targets.
After seeing the 'Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance,’ the Irish Independent reports that almost ...
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Friday 24th April 2015
CONTINUING investment in end-user industries is driving the growth of the Southeast Asian low-voltage (LV) integral horsepower (IHP) motors market.
With the existing installed base of LV IHP operational for the last 10 to 15 years, vendors can expect considerable replacement demand from end users.
New analysis from consultants Frost & ...
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Monday 20th April 2015
TODAY Regen SW, a non-profit based in south-west England, wrote to MPs and Parliamentary candidates urging support for the development of a world-leading renewable energy industry in the next Parliament.
They asked the politicians to sign the South West Renewable Energy 2015 General Election Manifesto - with the election taking place ...
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Friday 27th March 2015
WWF’s ninth Earth Hour rolls around the globe at 8.30pm local time tomorrow, 28 March, when the world’s focus will hopefully be on climate change by switching off power. As the opportunity for action on climate change peaks in 2015, the world’s largest grassroots movement will raise its voice to ...
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