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Carbon taxes can be both fair and effective, study shows
Apr 11, 2018 (SPX)
What's more, depending on the exact mechanism chosen, such a tax can also be fair and not hurt low-income households, the researchers report. The analysis was p...
Trump rolls back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules
Apr 02, 2018 (AFP)
The decision by President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency means the emission standards for vehicles in the 2022-2025 model years will be revised,...
Lights out for world landmarks in nod to nature
Mar 22, 2018 (AFP)
The 11th edition of Earth Hour, an annual bid to raise awareness about climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, will see iconic structures cut the lights ...
Puerto Rico power grid snaps, nearly 1 million in the dark
Mar 01, 2018 (AFP)
Justo Gonzalez, head of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), said that one of the island's main transmission lines was out of service. Officials sa...
Grids from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan could be connected
Feb 28, 2018 (UPI)
A trilateral agreement was signed in Turkmenistan that outlined long-term power supply and trade between the three nations. The Asian Development Bank said the ...
Coal phase-out: Announcing CO2-pricing triggers divestment
Feb 12, 2018 (SPX)
Yet at the same time, investors might stop putting their money into coal power plants as they can expect their assets to become stranded. Now for the first time...
State utilities called to pass U.S. tax benefits to consumers
Jan 24, 2018 (UPI)
President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code in late December, extending temporary relief to American taxpayers and perman...
Magnetic liquids improve energy efficiency of buildings
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
Apart from particularly energy-intensive sectors of the industry, the building sector in particular is among the biggest CO2-emmitters: from residential homes, ...
US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectors
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
The decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was handed down in a unanimous verdict by its five members, a majority of whom belong to the pre...
Science for a resilient EU power grid
Jan 05, 2018 (SPX)
JRC scientists provide scientific evidence to help EU policymakers as they work to guarantee a resilient power grid with secure access to electricity. The most ...
U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets
Jan 04, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Boston on Thursday, with wind gusts as high as 48 miles per hour expected by the afternoon. ...
Alaskan microgrids offer energy resilience and independence
Jan 02, 2018 (SPX)
"The integration of renewable resources into microgrids is an active area of research," Erin Whitney, a researcher at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, Un...
How will customers benefit from tax overhaul, Michigan asks utilities
Dec 28, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code before leaving for end-of-year holiday season at his Mar-a-Lago resort i...
As building floor space increases energy use rising fast
Dec 27, 2017 (SPX)
The Global Status Report 2017, from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, finds that the sector continues to grow, with floor area reaching an est...
'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty
Dec 24, 2017 (AFP)
As it rose from under $1,000 to over $19,500 at one point this year, hordes of tech-savvy punters have rushed in to buy, while any investors can now do the same...
Top polluter China unveils nationwide carbon market
Dec 19, 2017 (AFP)
Environmentalists praised the move as an important step in the battle against climate change as China burns more coal than any other country, giving it the igno...
China shivers as shift from coal to gas sputters
Dec 17, 2017 (AFP)
Many in China have been shivering more than usual this winter as authorities have curbed coal heating to fight pollution and the switch to natural gas has been ...
US void hard to miss at Paris climate summit
Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)
Returning to the French capital Tuesday for a follow-up summit, he cut a bitter and disappointed figure. The United States' commitment to fighting climate chang...
To save climate, stop investing in fossil fuels: economists
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
"We call for an immediate end to investments in new fossil fuel production and infrastructure, and encourage a dramatic increase in investments in renewable ene...
Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload
Nov 08, 2017 (SPX)
The researchers show how a difference in a conductor's magnetic permeability, the degree of material's magnetization response in a magnetic field, affects the p...
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