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Australia power grid leased to local-foreign consortium
May 11, 2017 (AFP)
Australia's largest state New South Wales has sought to privatise three large power assets -- TransGrid, Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy -- but faced roadblocks wh...
Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid
May 09, 2017 (UPI)
The government has a goal of delivering power across the entire country. Only about 30 percent of the country's rural population has access to a reliable source...
US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
Twelve US states and municipalities on Monday announced legal action against the Trump administration over delayed or stalled enforcement of energy saving stand...
World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
Global efforts to provide universal access to electricity, develop more renewable energy sources and increase efficiency are not on track to meet a target date ...
U.S. emissions generally lower last year
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
A daily brief from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased 1.9 percent from 2015 levels. Emis...
Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings
Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)
Voluntary efficiency programmes -- including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration -- have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in comme...
New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change
Mar 26, 2017 (AFP)
With a skyline crowded with ever-more luxury towers, the construction of another Manhattan skyscraper wouldn't normally be remarkable. But the American Copper B...
Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy
Mar 24, 2017 (UPI)
Metrics measuring consumer demand for fuels and related products in the United States were indicative of an improving economy, a trade group said. The American ...
CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA
Mar 17, 2017 (AFP)
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector held stable for the third straight year in 2016 despite the global economy continuing to expand, the Inte...
Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says
Mar 17, 2017 (UPI)
Through the use of more natural gas and renewables, the United States and China, the lead world economies, helped keep global emissions flat, the IEA said. The ...
New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidies
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
The hidden toll that subsidies for electricity, fossil fuels, and transport have on social welfare, economic growth and technological innovation needs to be exp...
New Zealand lauded for renewables, but challenges remain
Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)
Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement. An annual review of the New Zeala...
EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms
Feb 15, 2017 (AFP)
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted draft reforms of Europe's carbon market after 2021, a key step in reaching the bloc's climate change goals. The Eur...
Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights
Feb 12, 2017 (AFP)
As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival this weekend, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition. Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chi...
Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax
Feb 08, 2017 (AFP)
Several senior Republican statesmen, including former secretaries of state and the treasury department, proposed Wednesday a carbon tax as a way of fighting the...
Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world
Feb 08, 2017 (SPX)
Climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to ...
Climate change may overload US electrical grid: study
Feb 06, 2017 (AFP)
As the planet warms due to climate change and hot days become more common, the US electrical grid could be unable to meet peak energy needs by century's end, re...
Action is needed to make stagnant CO2 emissions fall
Feb 01, 2017 (SPX)
Without a significant effort to reduce greenhouse gases, including an accelerated deployment of technologies for capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it und...
Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying
Jan 31, 2017 (SPX)
What can we learn from the Nordic low-carbon energy transition given the new US leadership vacuum on climate change? A new study by Professor Benjamin Sovacool ...
Iraq inks billion-dollar power plant deal with GE
Jan 26, 2017 (AFP)
Iraq signed a billion-dollar deal Thursday with US firm General Electric for the construction of two power plants aimed at easing the country's long-running ele...
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