Carbon News
Thursday 13th December 2018
NEW YORK Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission approved two initiatives to dramatically increase New York's energy efficiency and energy storage targets to combat climate change.
The new energy efficiency target for investor-owned utilities will more than double utility energy efficiency progress ...
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Thursday 13th December 2018
On the back of rapidly evolving technologies and digital revolution across multiple industries, Facilities Management (FM) companies are now starting to go through a significant transformation to catch up with the new demands in the marketplace, such as improving energy efficiency.
Competing in the industry and maintaining significance without following industry ...
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Wednesday 5th December 2018
BY 2030, the EU will have to get 32% of its energy from renewable sources and reach an energy efficiency headline target of 32.5%. The new targets are set out in a revised directive on energy efficiency and a revised directive on renewable energy which were adopted yesterday by the ...
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Monday 3rd December 2018
LORD Rupert Redesdale, the head of the Energy Mangers Association (EMA) in the UK reminded all building owners and product suppliers that in April 2019, the new Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme comes into force.
In a video interview with Modern Building Services (http://modbs.co.uk) he highlighted how the EMA ...
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Thursday 29th November 2018
AS global temperatures continue to rise, climate action is lagging and the window of opportunity is closing. On Sunday, the United Nations will kick off critical negotiations on how to address the problem collectively and urgently - energy efficiency has a significant impact on climate change.
During the two-week climate change ...
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Monday 26th November 2018
PROGRESS on improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy is slowing across the European Union, putting at risk the EU’s ability to achieve its energy and emissions reduction targets.
Rising energy consumption, particularly in the transport sector, is to blame for the slowdown, according to preliminary data ...
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Monday 19th November 2018
IN the wake of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) urgent call for action, this new report sends a clear signal to policymakers, investors and businesses: full decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors is possible, making ambitious climate objectives achievable.
The new report, “Mission Possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate ...
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Wednesday 14th November 2018
THE European Parliament approved a binding 2030 target on energy efficiency (32.5%) and a target for renewables (32%) that will play a crucial role in meeting the EU’s climate goals.
The Parliament on Tuesday confirmed the provisional agreement reached with the European Council in June on energy efficiency, renewables and governance ...
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Tuesday 13th November 2018
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India’s Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) today signed a $13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), for additional financing of a project that is promoting end-use energy efficiency.
The grant, to be administered by ADB, is tied to the $200 million ADB-financed Demand-Side ...
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Monday 22nd October 2018
A GLOBAL effort to deploy the right energy efficiency policies could, on its own, see greenhouse gas emissions peak quickly and then fall even as the global economy doubles between now and 2040, according to the IEA’s (International Energy Agency) latest analysis on energy efficiency.
Energy Efficiency 2018 examines the opportunities ...
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Monday 15th October 2018
RESEARCH by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US has revealed how the ancient Egyptian Blue pigment can boost energy efficiency.
Julie Chao writes explains that the colour developed by Egyptians thousands of years ago has a modern-day application as the pigment can boost energy efficiency by cooling rooftops and ...
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Monday 8th October 2018
ENERGY Efficiency is one of the major weapons to combat global warming with that battle coming into sharp focus over the weekend. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have changed the call for a 2°C drop in global temperatures to just 1.5°C.
Cutting energy waste, reducing the CO2 emissions is ...
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Thursday 4th October 2018
AS the US government loosens environmental rules, states are investing more in energy efficiency and delivering increased power savings, according to the 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
This 12th annual report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), released today, identifies the leaders (Massachusetts and California), the most-improved states, ...
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Tuesday 2nd October 2018
IN the 17th District of Paris, between elegant buildings and decrepit railway tracks is the transforming Clichy-Batignolles area; changing from an industrial wasteland into an ambitious eco-district.
Paris wanted to make Clichy-Batignolles a model for sustainable urban development, bringing to life through this ambitions project of energy efficiency, reduction in greenhouse gas ...
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Tuesday 25th September 2018
E.ON is working with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Earth observation specialist Astrosat, capturing satellite imaging data to accurately identify areas across the UK where energy efficiency measures are most needed.
The project will use near real-time and archived data gathered from orbiting satellites – including optical sources, thermal-infrared for ...
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Wednesday 19th September 2018
DISTINGUISHED American energy expert Amory Lovins yesterday published what may be the most important findings for climate change since Lord Nicholas Stern published “The Economics of Climate Change” in 2007.
Current climate change thinking argues that the world has to use energy at least 3% more productively each year in order ...
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Tuesday 18th September 2018
AFTER an energy audit within the Center for Natural Sciences at Ithaca College, New York, the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability plans to upgrade some lighting fixtures and controls within the building to improve its energy efficiency.
Greg Lischke, director of energy management and sustainability, discussed these plans with a ...
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Friday 14th September 2018
A joint conference took place today between the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the German company GIZ with aim if improving the energy efficiency of Ukrainian industrial facilities.
At the conference, a presentation was made on the selection of Ukrainian enterprises that will receive technical support for ...
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Wednesday 12th September 2018
ENERGY efficiency added more new jobs than any other industry in the entire U.S. energy sector in 2017 and now employs nearly 2.25 million Americans, according to a new jobs analysis from E4TheFuture and the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs).
The new report, Energy Efficiency Jobs in America ...
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Friday 7th September 2018
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to Din 600 million (equivalent to €5.1 million) to UniCredit, the second-largest bank in Serbia, to enhance its financing of the green economy.
The loan comes under the EBRD €85 million Green Economy Financing Facility for the Western ...
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Wednesday 5th September 2018
THE University of California yesterday announced a bold expansion of its systemwide sustainability goals as part of its Carbon Neutrality Initiative and leadership on climate change efforts.
UC will aim for 100% reliance on clean electricity supplies across its campuses and medical centerscentres5, which dovetails with the university’s prior pledge to become ...
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Monday 3rd September 2018
THE Mayor of London’s RE:FIT ask whether energy efficiency is needed with a greener grid? Raising a question from the Public Sector Executive (PSE): As the grid becomes less carbon-intensive, do organisations still need to be concerned with reducing energy use?
Between 2014 and 2018, the carbon intensity of UK grid ...
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Wednesday 29th August 2018
THE Government of India, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), and the World Bank yesterday signed a $220 million Loan Agreement and an $80 million Guarantee Agreement for the India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program.
The Program, to be implemented by EESL, will help scale up the deployment of energy saving ...
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Friday 24th August 2018
AMERESCO, a leading energy efficiency and energy infrastructure company, announced this week the successful energy efficiency project serving the municipal government buildings of Stewart County, Tennessee, USA.
Ameresco installed multiple energy conservation measures to eight local government facilities, including administrative buildings, a courthouse, and emergency medical services (EMS) facilities. The ...
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Monday 20th August 2018
A major effort is to take place by several of New York’s biggest property owners and landlords to reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2030.
Urban Green Council are working with the property companies and landlords to reach the target reduction in energy, carbon emissions and costs.
Urban Green’s first 80x50 Buildings ...
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Dramatically Increased Targets for New York Energy Efficiency & Storage
