Energy
UNEP: 2020 climate change deal is too late for drastic carbon cuts
COP18: Chief scientist Professor Joseph Alcamo tells RTCC ambitious CO2 reductions are needed now to stay within the 2°C limit of warming.
UNEP warns global emission levels are out of control
United Nations Environment Programme report says urgent action needed from governments to implement energy efficiency measures
1,200 coal plants planned worldwide despite climate change warnings
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IEA praises Australia’s low-carbon revolution
Energy watchdog commends “balanced” efforts including carbon pricing but warns there is still plenty more work to be done.
UN’s Clean Development Mechanism registers 5,000th project
Rare good news for UN’s beleaguered CDM as Los Cocos Wind Farm in the Dominican Republic breaks 5000 barrier
Generations old and new send clean energy message to Doha
The Make the Link Climate exChange project brought together climate experts and school children to thrash out what policy makers’ priorities should be as they head to COP18.
President of UN climate summit in Qatar says shale gas is “good news”
COP18 President Al-Attiyah casts doubt on ambitions to avoid 2C warming, claiming shale gas is “good news” and will ensure global energy security for the next 300 years.
Build your own solar power station
UK based solar panel suppliers KnowYourPlanet hope to aid organisations and charities across the world to build local solar power businesses, using their simple DIY kit.
Could ‘economic peak oil’ rival the banking crisis?
New report warns ‘economic peak oil’ could cripple the world’s economies by 2014 – increasing need for governments to choose low carbon path
‘Hidden fuel’ of energy efficiency vital for climate change efforts
The IEA says the US fossil fuel boom is set to continue shaking up international markets, but energy efficiency not a dash for gas is the key to climate friendly energy security.
IEA: Fossil fuel subsidies increased 30% in 2011
Latest World Energy Outlook reveals many Middle East and North African countries increased subsidies in wake of Arab Spring as they look to appease restless populations.
Hydropower could double by 2050, say IEA and Brazilian government
Report claims 3 billion tonnes of CO2 could be saved but critics question benefits of “big-hydro” on social and environmental grounds.
Mayor of Seoul aims to ‘cancel out’ a nuclear power plant with climate action
City-wide energy efficiency drive announced as South Korea continues to push the climate change agenda at home and abroad.
Biofuels deal agreed at UN biodiversity summit
CBD COP11: Parties to the UN’s Biodiversity Convention (CBD) agree that the impact of biofuels on biodiversity will be taken into account when they develop future energy strategies.
Biofuels: who wins in the fuel v food debate?
Solving climate change and world hunger are two huge problems, but can they be achieved at the same time, and what does this mean for Biofuels?
Clean coal, kryptonite and Mitt Romney
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney says clean coal is the answer to the USA’s energy problems – but does it really exist?
Japan set to meet Kyoto Protocol commitments
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What can the US learn from Australia’s clean energy roadmap?
Business and government could do worse than follow in Australian footsteps writes, Jennifer Morgan, director of the climate and energy programme at the World Resource Institute.
Pressure grows on Romney and Obama to mention climate change in debate
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Figueres: Efforts on climate change still fall short of 2°C target
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