Global greenhouse gas emissions including main offender carbon dioxide rose in 2007 despite efforts to curb them, a US government agency said.
Atmospheric CO2 increased by 0.6 percent or 19 billion tonnes over 2006 levels, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in [...]
Archive for April 28th, 2008
Greenhouse gas levels rose in 2007: US agency
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
Solving the Energy Puzzle through Innovation
Posted in Energy, Research on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
A new report from the World Energy Forum identifies a shift towards a more sustainable energy future and finds that a growing number of green-tech newcomers in the energy marketplace have the potential to fundamentally transform how energy is produced, distributed and consumed.
Providing secure, affordable, low-carbon energy to a growing global population will require [...]
UN says Asia-Pacific energy reform could save 700 bln dlrs
Posted in Economics, Energy, Policy on 2008-04-28 | 1 Comment »
Greater use of renewable energy and power conservation could save countries in the Asia-Pacific region 700 billion dollars by 2030, according to a UN report released here Monday.
The UN said without reform, energy infrastructure development in the region would cost nine trillion dollars.
But developing countries argued [...]
Merkel urges Germans to buy greener cars
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Transportation on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
Germans should buy more fuel-efficient cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, even though her government is fighting European Union efforts to force down carbon dioxide emissions.
Merkel, who regularly defends Germany’s powerful luxury car industry against European Commission plans to clamp down on CO2 emissions, said more efficient cars could provide an answer for two problems: higher [...]
Biofuels, Trade and Sustainability
Posted in Biofuels, Europe, Policy on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
The lack of internationally-agreed criteria for sustainable biofuels production and the muddle of different government measures aimed at sheltering domestic markets are holding back growth in global biofuel trade and could stunt EU progress towards its goal of gradually replacing oil in transport.
Biofuels, Trade and Sustainability
EU eyes offshore wind power boost
Posted in Europe, Policy, Wind Energy on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to identify key barriers to the large-scale uptake of offshore wind energy and help draw up an action plan later this year.
EU eyes offshore wind power boost
2008 Deep Research Report on Global and China Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Released
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008-04-28 | 2 Comments »
Shortage and very high profit margin of global polysilicon manufacturers. While year 2007, great success of US First Solar brought a new era of Thin Film solar cell. 1.3$/wp low cost, 11% middle high efficiency, EU and US large and long term contracts, large-scale manufacturing without raw materials shortage….all these factors help First Solar achieved [...]
Information on the French Photovoltaic Market Now Available
Posted in Economics, Energy, Europe on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
Information on the French Photovoltaic Market Now Available 24/04/2008 12:37:00 Business Wire Company Profiles In cooperation with the solar association ENERPLAN, French PV companies were given the opportunity to present themselves in the report with the help of a company profile.
These profiles deliver information concerning their business activities in the field of photovoltaics as well [...]
The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Economics, Policy on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
The usual chorus of environmentalists and editorial writers has chimed in to attack President Bush’s recent speech on climate change. In his address of April 23, he put forth a goal of stopping the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2025.
“Way too little and way too late,” runs the refrain, followed by [...]
Alternative Energy Making Waves in Ireland
Posted in Energy, Tidal on 2008-04-28 | No Comments »
Turbine technology to power northern homes
Arguments and debates concerning the pros and cons of renewable energy sources have been raging since the 1970s oil crisis. Today, these arguments are taking on fresh significance as stories on climate change and energy depletion are scattered across our media sources.
Solving the impending energy problem before it becomes a [...]
