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British study finds new potential for carbon storage
Sep 10, 2015 (UPI)
Findings from a case study on carbon capture and storage in the North Sea is a step toward unlocking the region's vast potential, the British survey said. The B...
Hong Kong's Li overhauls business by merging utilities firms
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing announced Tuesday he will pay US$11.6 billion to merge his utilities firms in a bid to improve his vast business empire's posi...
How to curb emissions? Put a price on carbon
Sep 07, 2015 (SPX)
Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of renewable energy and reducing e...
Kyrgyzstan hails 'historic' China-financed power line
Aug 28, 2015 (AFP)
Ex-Soviet republic Kyrgyzstan on Friday inaugurated a Chinese-financed power line officials say will bring energy independence to the country, one of the many p...
Basic energy rights for low-income populations proposed in Environmental Justice journal
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
Low-income populations deserve basic energy rights to protect them from "energy insecurity" and the environmental and related health risks from living in "energ...
Pakistan power sector target of ADB funding
Aug 25, 2015 (UPI)
With energy and resource development among its priorities, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it was lending a substantial financial hand to Pakistan. ADB ...
Credit scheme backfired, hiking greenhouse gases: study
Aug 24, 2015 (AFP)
A global scheme meant to keep atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in check instead caused some 600 million tonnes of excess emissions, researchers said Mond...
RWE shakes up British subsidiary
Aug 24, 2015 (UPI)
After a mid-August decision to change how it works at home, German energy company RWE said it was shaking up its British team after disappointing results. The G...
China's carbon emissions less than previously thought?
Aug 20, 2015 (SPX)
China's carbon emissions have been substantially over estimated by international agencies for more than 10 years, according to research co-led by the University...
Climate: China's emissions overestimated, says study
Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)
The United Nations and other international bodies have vastly overestimated China's greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade or more, according to a study ...
Australia PM Abbott defends emissions target
Aug 15, 2015 (AFP)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday defended Australia's carbon pollution reduction target as in line with those of other countries after the nation's climat...
Fifteen US states try to block Obama clean power plan
Aug 14, 2015 (AFP)
Fifteen US states have petitioned a federal court to block new rules by President Barack Obama's administration to encourage clean power and cut harmful carbon ...
Earth's 2015 quota of renewable resources used up: NGO
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
Just under eight months into the year, humanity has already consumed its annual allotment of renewable resources, a thinktank that tracks mankind's impact on Ea...
New Zealand puts bets on diverse energy mix
Aug 12, 2015 (UPI)
Boasting of more spending by oil and gas explorers and increased renewable energy output, New Zealand's government said the right mix is good for the long term....
Germany's RWE changing the way it does business
Aug 11, 2015 (UPI)
German energy company RWE announced it was reconfiguring how it does business to work through what it said was a "massive" energy market transformation. The com...
Researchers Developing System to Lower Community Energy Usage
Aug 07, 2015 (SPX)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers received a European Union Horizon 2020 grant to develop a comprehensive, cost-effective system for Net Zero...
Qualified praise for Obama's clean power plan
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama's plan to slash electricity-generated CO2 emissions was welcomed Tuesday as a courageous step towards a lower-carbon future, but not yet ...
Scottish energy sector draws Chinese interest
Aug 03, 2015 (UPI)
With deals extending into the Scottish energy sector, Edinburgh said it secured more than $80 million in partnerships following an outreach effort in China. Sco...
Study is first to quantify global population growth compared to energy use
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
If you've lived between the year 1560 and the present day, more power to you. Literally. That's one of several conclusions reached by University of Nebraska-Lin...
British low-carbon policy criticized as window dressing
Jul 24, 2015 (UPI)
Critics of the British energy policy said a commitment to an affordable low-carbon economy from the government was nothing more than window dressing. British En...
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