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Six energy companies call for carbon pricing
Jun 01, 2015 (AFP)
Six leading oil and gas companies Monday called on governments to put into place a carbon pricing system, saying this would be the most effective way of cutting...
Fukushima operator wins Qatar utility contract
May 25, 2015 (AFP)
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has jointly won a large power and water infrastructure contract in the desert state of Qatar, it sa...
American energy use up slightly, carbon emissions almost unchanged
May 22, 2015 (SPX)
Americans' energy use continued to grow slowly in 2014, fueled by increases in the use of natural gas, wind and solar, according to the most recent energy flow ...
San Francisco Launches HERO Clean Energy Program
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
City officials have publicly launched the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which enables homeowners and commercial property owners to make wa...
Canada plans 30% CO2 emissions cut by 2030: minister
May 15, 2015 (AFP)
Canada announced Friday it aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, after saying it would miss an earlier, less ambit...
Carbon price vital for zero-emission goal: World Bank
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Safely reaching the UN's climate target requires governments to have a long-term vision that includes carbon pricing, the World Bank said Monday. A price on car...
Global carbon dioxide levels reach new monthly record
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached a new mon...
Berkeley Lab researchers find that saving energy is still cheap
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
What does it cost to save electricity? Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have conducted the most comprehensive study yet of th...
Tesla Could Be Changing The Dynamics Of Global Energy
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
Tesla's announcement last week about creating a new line of batteries for use by businesses, consumers, and the electrical grid at large is a game-changer for t...
Colorado State University researchers to study effects of green schools
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
Do green schools make for better learning environments? Are green schools healthier for children and teachers? Do green, healthy schools support higher student ...
The cost of staying cool when incomes heat up
May 03, 2015 (SPX)
The continual increase in global incomes means people are living more comfortably, including having the ability to afford air conditioning. Staying cool is good...
Japan launches 'cool biz' campaign as mercury climbs
May 01, 2015 (AFP)
Japan launched its annual "Cool Biz" campaign on Friday, an energy conservation drive that calls on business people to ditch their jackets and ties so offices c...
Japan eyeing 26% greenhouse gas cut: officials
May 01, 2015 (AFP)
Japan is planning to pledge a 26 percent cut in its greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 levels, ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, officials s...
Church of England to sell dirty fuel over climate change
Apr 30, 2015 (AFP)
One of the world's wealthiest religious institutions, the Church of England is to sell off investments in coal and tar sands to try and help curb climate change...
California targets 40 percent greenhouse gas cut
Apr 29, 2015 (AFP)
California aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, the most ambitious target in North America and equaling that set by the European Union, its ...
Air conditioning use poised to spike worldwide
Apr 27, 2015 (AFP)
The use of air conditioning may rise dramatically by the end of the century, requiring far more electricity and sending pollutants into the atmosphere at unprec...
Top experts call for zero-carbon world by 2050
Apr 21, 2015 (AFP)
A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a "...
New Zealand boasts of geothermal energy capacity
Apr 20, 2015 (UPI)
New Zealand is ready to help lead an international movement toward including more geothermal energy in its renewable portfolio, the energy minister said Monday....
Canada revises upward CO2 emission data since 1990
Apr 17, 2015 (AFP)
Canada revised its greenhouse gas emission data from 1990 to 2013 in a report Friday, showing it had higher carbon dioxide discharges each year, and a doubling ...
British greenhouse gas emissions drop
Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)
About half of the decrease in British greenhouse gas emissions, down 8.4 percent year-on-year, was because of warmer weather, the government said Tuesday. The B...
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