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Japanese company proposes coal power plant in Myanmar
Oct 10, 2014 (UPI)
Japanese energy company Marubeni Corp. said Friday it signed a deal with Myanmar's government to advance what it says is a low-carbon coal-fired power plant. Th...
World Bank, others, failing to address energy poverty
Oct 10, 2014 (UPI)
Two advocacy groups, the Sierra Club and Oil Change International, said multilateral development banks weren't doing enough ensure the poor have enough energy. ...
China's economic boom thwarts its carbon emissions goals
Oct 10, 2014 (SPX)
Efforts to reduce China's carbon dioxide emissions are being offset by the country's rampant economic growth, according to new research from the University of E...
U.S., British leaders tout benefits of low-carbon future
Oct 09, 2014 (UPI)
Embracing a greener future is about charting a course of economic prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic, U.S. and British government officials said Thursday....
Efficiency 'powerhouse' in energy sector, IEA says
Oct 08, 2014 (UPI)
Energy efficiency is one of the better ways to keep climate risks at bay, an International Energy Agency report released Wednesday from Italy said. The IEA repo...
Kyocera, IBM and Tokyu Community Test ADR Energy Management Systems
Oct 08, 2014 (SPX)
Kyocera, IBM Japan, Tokyu Communitywill start a demonstration test of an automatic demand response (ADR) network this October. ADR is a mechanism that automatic...
Green groups warn of power line threat to Malaysia tribespeople
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Environmentalists warned Wednesday that planned power lines on Malaysia's Borneo would threaten the island's tribsespeople, urging the Asian Development Bank to...
Canada will miss 2020 target to cut carbon emissions
Oct 07, 2014 (AFP)
Canada will fail to reach its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the environment commissioner said Tuesday. Ottawa had vowed to reduce carbon...
Scotland upset with London power decisions
Oct 06, 2014 (UPI)
Scotland's largest power station is getting "priced out of the market" at a time when power is needed most, the Scottish energy minister said Monday. The Scotti...
Poland may veto CO2 emission cuts in EU talks
Oct 02, 2014 (AFP)
Poland's new prime minister said Thursday her coal-reliant country would not rule out vetoing the high carbon cuts likely to be demanded by other European Union...
First large-scale carbon capture goes online in Canada
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
The world's first large-scale carbon capture and storage -- built into a SaskPower coal-fired power plant in the Canadian prairies -- will be inaugurated Thursd...
Renewables critical to achieving Energy Green Paper goals
Sep 29, 2014 (SPX)
The Federal Government's new Energy Green Paper is a welcome contribution to the discussion on the future of Australia's energy sector, the clean energy industr...
South Australia to reap benefits from higher Renewable Energy Target
Sep 29, 2014 (SPX)
South Australia is poised to reap huge benefits in investment and jobs by increasing its renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2025, the clean energy indust...
Smart meters could cause conflict for housemates
Sep 29, 2014 (SPX)
Arguments about whose turn it is to do the washing up, negotiating rights to the TV remote control and disputes over noise - as many students returning to unive...
Paraffins to cut energy consumption in homes
Sep 29, 2014 (SPX)
40% of the total consumption of energy in Europe takes place in buildings, so reducing this consumption is becoming increasingly important. Integrating renewabl...
State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions
Sep 29, 2014 (SPX)
A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions -- direct ones such as emis...
New research suggests China's CO2 output is almost twice U.S.'s
Sep 21, 2014 (UPI)
Researchers with the multinational Global Carbon Project have released new data that shows China's CO2 output is almost twice as high as the output of the Unite...
Study urges 15-year plan for low-carbon growth
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
The world can save both financial and environmental costs by shifting toward a low-carbon economy over the next 15 years, a high-level panel said Tuesday ahead ...
IRENA: Outdated thinking curbing green energy momentum
Sep 08, 2014 (UPI)
The director of the International Renewable Energy Agency said Monday from Abu Dhabi an outdated energy mentality was hurting the global climate. "A convergence...
Zimbabwe launches $500-mln power units to ease energy woes
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
Energy-starved Zimbabwe on Thursday launched a $533-million project with China to scale up electricity generation at one of its major power plants in a bid to e...
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