Cleantech News from CleanTechnica: Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012 Official: US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas Big Gas & Big Solar Are Big Friends, + More From Sustainable Energy In America 2013 Factbook …

The 14 worst fossil-fuel projects for the climate

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

The 14 worst fossil-fuel projects for the climate By David Roberts | Grist, Jan 22, 2013 In a justly famous Rolling Stone piece, Bill McKibben popularized the notion of “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math.” We have a “carbon budget,” between now and 2050, of roughly 565 gigatons of carbon dioxide. If we emit …

As 2013 begins, the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) in a selection of European countries looks closer to becoming reality then ever.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  After a first (failed) attempt by the European Commission to introduce a common system for a broad based FTT in the EU in 2011, the proposal has gained new life when 11 Eurozone countries were able to agree on the proposal and move it forward under the ‘enhanced cooperation …

Environmental Finance 15 January 2013

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  15 January 2013   Content added to Environmental Finance in the past week includes: Latest Analysis     Setting the stage for energy efficiency investment Latest News and Comment Clean energy investment down 11% in 2012 but China, Japan outperform – BNEF Difficult year ahead for Euopean renewables – HgCapital Emerald …

Cutting carbon emissions 5%/year could cut climate damage by 2/3

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Nature: Strict Limits On Carbon Pollution Could Reduce Some Climate Change Damage By Two-Thirds Posted as Guest blog on ThinkProgress.org/climate: 14 Jan 2013 09:33 AM PST Emissions would need to peak in 2016 and drop 5%/year through 2050   University of Reading news release   Tough limits on global emissions of greenhouse gases …

NewNet Daily Newsletter 11 January 2013

Jay OwenGreentech

NewNet Daily Newsletter 11 January 2013Our annual LP-GP Forum: Clean Energy & Sustainability is taking place in London on 12 February. The early-bird delegate offer expires this week so secure your place now. Deal NewsIngenious-backed Anesco Energy partners with UK council for energy savings Marlin Equity acquires energy SaaS business Verisae Alston Capital leads recapitalisation …

A NEW ROLE FOR ADVERTISING

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

A NEW ROLE FOR ADVERTISING By Hazel Henderson © 2012 For CSRWire November 2012   After the successful rise over the past century, advertising is now a $500 billion plus worldwide industry – helping grow consumer markets for millions of products.  Yet, never before has advertising been such a target of critics and …

NewNet Daily Newsletter 11 January 2013

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 11 January 2013Our annual LP-GP Forum: Clean Energy & Sustainability is taking place in London on 12 February. The early-bird delegate offer expires this week so secure your place now. Deal NewsIngenious-backed Anesco Energy partners with UK council for energy savings Marlin Equity acquires energy SaaS business Verisae Alston Capital leads recapitalisation …

Environmental Finance: Week of Jan 10th

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  10 January 2012   Content added to Environmental Finance in the past week includes: Latest Analysis US wind celebration muted by slow restart, capital questions Setting the stage for energy efficiency investment Carbon capture and storage – six feet under? Latest News and Comment New York governor plans $1bn Green Bank …