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Tuesday 11th December 2012
THE UK’s Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a Carbon Reduction Fund so businesses can access low cost loans to improve energy efficiency. The £200 million ( $320 million) fund can offer lower cost finance as it is backed by the UK government’s Funding and Lending scheme’s low lending rates. ...
Monday 10th December 2012
TO produce substantial energy savings India’s Andhra Pradesh state government’s Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) for commercial buildings will become mandatory after January 2013. The code means that if a planned commercial building has a capacity of 100 kilowatts, energy saving strategies, measures and technology needs to be implemented, along ...
Friday 7th December 2012
IN an interview this week with EurActiv the International Energy Agency’s Chief Economist, Fatih Birol. explained how energy efficiency is vital for a reduction in global CO2 emissions. He actually referred to energy savings as one of the “few valuable options” left for mankind, particularly without any global climate agreement before 2020 ...
Thursday 6th December 2012
THE U.S. is slowly accepting man made global warming, as is exemplified by efforts of a Republican and a Democrat in working together on improving energy efficiency in federal buildings. Republican Cory Gardner and Democrat Peter Welch are forming a bipartisan caucus in the U.S. Congress in an effort to ensure ...
Wednesday 5th December 2012
THE UK is to provide £150 million in sustainable financing to developing countries to enable them to better combat climate change. The announcement was made yesterday by UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey when he arrived in Doha for the final week of the UN climate ...
Tuesday 4th December 2012
ELECTRONICS giant Philips hailed the governments and businesses at COP18, the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, to adopt energy efficient lighting to lower costs, improve competitiveness and reduce emissions. Eric Rondolat, CEO of Philips Lighting commented: “LED lighting is a technology innovation that enhances efficiency and brings substantial savings. These ...
Monday 3rd December 2012
A CATACLYSMIC future has been predicted by the World Bank - not due to financial upheaval but due to climate change, which would also bring financial disaster. In their report ‘Turn Down the Heat’ the World Bank claims that by the end of the century the world would have warmed by ...
Friday 30th November 2012
STATE Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder in an address this week put energy efficiency at the center of the U.S. state’s energy policy. Snyder called for longer term, adjustable strategies to secure the State’s future energy needs and protect its natural environment. He stated in his address that energy efficiency is ...
Thursday 29th November 2012
Proposals to dramatically reduce electricity demand across the whole UK economy will be published by the Government today. Cutting the amount of electricity used in Britain’s homes, businesses and industry can be much cheaper than paying firms to supply it; saving money through lower bills and reducing the need for new ...
Wednesday 28th November 2012
AN Australian sawmill is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by almost 36 percent through investing millions in energy efficiency equipment and technology. The Bombala Times of New South Wales reports on local business Dongwha Timbers sawmill, which is benefitting from an AUS$8.2 million grant from the Australian Government’s Clean Technology Investment Program. The ...
Tuesday 27th November 2012
THE European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are providing an initial $4 million of energy efficiency funding for Belarus’ industry and small to medium businesses. Industry and commerce in Belarus is energy intensive and the finance aims to help the country reduce energy consumption, and cutting carbon emissions. The initial loan ...
Monday 26th November 2012
THE 18th UNFCCC conference, COP18, started in Doha today, but will it take the world further forward in battling climate change and improving energy use? The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will see 194 countries represented by 17,000 people discussing climate change and trying to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Many ...
Friday 23rd November 2012
AUSTRALIA’S and New Zealand’s largest public listed companies are happier with carbon pricing and are taking more action on energy efficiency than they were in 2011. The Carbon Disclosure Project Australia and New Zealand Climate Change Report 2012, which was written by Deloitte Australia, revealed a 12 percent increase amongst the ...
Thursday 22nd November 2012
A NEW report from BlueGreen Canada entitled ‘More Bang for our Buck’ explains how the country can create more jobs while cutting harmful emissions. The report claims that Canada’s increasing reliance on oil sands, including the tax incentives given to the gas and oil sectors, is not the best long term ...
Wednesday 21st November 2012
REUTERS report that business leaders want the European Union (EU) to set a new binding energy efficiency target. The group went public to ignite a discourse of sustainability aims for 2030, with the European Commission (EC) due soon to issue green policy documents. The group of executives sent a letter yesterday to ...
Tuesday 20th November 2012
$13 billion over two decades may be needed by Thailand’s energy efficiency and green construction sector, this conclusion comes after a report on energy efficiency spending between 2003 and 2011. Currently the sector is anticipating the positive effect of energy efficiency, green building standards and certification which will drive growth in ...
Monday 19th November 2012
THE Chicago Park District have received a major sustainability award for running the worlds most energy efficient and green marina. The Chicago Park District manage the largest municipal park area in the U.S., and opened the 31st Street Harbor in May at a cost of $103 million. Michael Kelly, Chicago Park District ...
Friday 16th November 2012
THE Jamaican Minister of Labour and Social Security, Derrick Kellier, said improving the island state’s energy efficiency is vital to achieving savings in energy costs of around $10.4 million monthly. Kellier made the statement this week during the launch of the ‘Developing an Energy Services Company (ESCO) in Jamaica’ project, which ...
Thursday 15th November 2012
A WEEK after winning another four years in office, U.S. President Barack Obama held his first press conference and declared his support to combat climate change. A question from New York Times journalist Mark Landler focused on how the President would ‘tackle climate change’. As a politician it may be that Obama ...
Wednesday 14th November 2012
A CHANGE in energy use in the UK and investment in energy efficiency would increase jobs and could save the equivalent energy produced by 22 power stations by 2020. That is the conclusion of the UK Government’s Energy Efficiency Strategy published yesterday, which looks to change the way we use energy ...
Tuesday 13th November 2012
THE world’s politicians and other policy makers have been urged by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to concentrate on energy efficiency to combat climate change. Yesterday the IEA released the 2012 World Energy Outlook, annually released providing a report on the global situation with forecasts of energy trends until 2035 along ...
Monday 12th November 2012
A REPORT from the UK’s Consumer Focus reveals that linking carbon taxes to energy efficiency programmes is an excellent way to boost economic growth, job creation and combating climate change. The report estimates that in the UK alone increasing energy efficiency investment would create 71,000 jobs by 2015, rising to 130,000 ...
Friday 9th November 2012
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced this week that since 2006 they have invested €10 billion (over $13 billion) in energy efficiency and sustainable energy. The Bank’s Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) was set up in 2006 and has funded 552 energy efficiency and sustainable energy programs and schemes ...
Thursday 8th November 2012
THE National Health Service covering the south west Scottish Area of Ayrshire and Arran has made substantial energy savings and reductions to their carbon emissions across their facilities since 2011. Cost saving estimated to be about £250,000 ($400,225) by taking several energy efficiency and energy saving steps. They replaced inefficient internal ...
Wednesday 7th November 2012
United States businesses waste over $60 billion yearly on excess energy costs, offering a massive scope for the energy efficiency industry according to a new report. The study from E Source, who provide unbiased advice and research to utilities and large energy users, reveals the figures after looking at the energy data ...