Posts Tagged ‘energy efficiency’
Today’s Study: Energy Old And New, The Government Report
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, January 30: * Today’s Study: Energy Old And New, The Government Report * Quick News, January 30: Advancing Wind’s Ability; Installer Costs Now Key To Sun; The Big Business Of Buildngs’ Energy Sunday World, January 29: * [...]
World Future Energy Summit Bulletin
SUMMARY OF THE WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT 2012: 16-19 JANUARY 2012 The Fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from Monday, 16 to Thursday, 19 January 2012, hosted by Masdar. WFES was attended by over 25,000 participants, including 3,000 summit delegates from 148 countries, [...]
Where World Solar is Going
TODAY AT NewEnergyNews, January 17: * TODAY’S STUDY: WHERE WORLD SOLAR IS GOING * QUICK NEWS, January 17: IRISH WIND BUILDER GETS BIG BACKING; RECYCLING PV TO BE BIG BIZ; VC BACKING BACKS OFF SMART GRID YESTERDAY * THE STUDY: ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS’ INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY * QUICK NEWS, January 15: 2011 [...]
Green Funds That Merit The Name
January 06, 2012 Green Funds That Merit The Name By Ellie Winninghoff What do the California Institute of Technology and Weber State University have in common? Both universities are using a portion of their endowment to invest in capital-intensive energy efficiency efforts on campus. These schools are among 50 other colleges and [...]
Ban Urges Private Sector To Invest In Sustainable Development Initiatives
BAN URGES PRIVATE SECTOR TO INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES New York, Jan 12 2012 5:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged investors today to lend their support to sustainable development initiatives to deal with climate change and provide efficient energy solutions around the world. ?In these times of austerity and economic [...]
ENERGY EFFICIENCY WATCH
ENERGY EFFICIENCY WATCH March 1, 2012 Wels, Austria
Tips and Trends
Tips and trends It seems appropriate to start the New Year with the famous quote of Jimi Hendrix at his live concert "Band of Gypsys" on New Year's Eve 1969-70 in New York. 'Happy New Year first of all!' he said - after which he started playing "Machine Gun" - a really depressing song about the Vietnam War. Those were troubled times. And [...]
Caterpillar Foundation Awards Major Support to WRI for Sustainable Cities Initiative
Caterpillar Foundation's 5-year pledge of US$12.5 million will focus on key urban centers in China, India and Brazil. WRI intends to develop low-carbon city models and pathways for environmentally sustainable urbanization (ESU), and to promote the diffusion of environmentally smart and livable cities. WRI will partner with up to five urban centers [...]
EU needs 2030 greenhouse gas target – Oettinger
EU needs 2030 greenhouse gas target – Oettinger A ‘realistic’ legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions needs to be agreed for 2030 if the EU is to achieve its ambitious aim of zero emissions by 2050, the EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger said today as he launched the European Commission’s energy roadmap 2050. More [...]
Germany’s Low Carbon Energy Strategy
Organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Jennifer Morgan, World Climate and Resources Institute, welcomed the Federal German Ministry initiation of this event at a crucial time in the climate change negotiations. She stressed the urgency to massively scale up the development of [...]
