U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007

Jay OwenTV Series

Emily E. Adams www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013/highlights41 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight October 2, 2013 Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States peaked at more than 1.6 billion tons of carbon in 2007. Since then they have fallen 11 percent, dropping to over 1.4 billion tons in 2013, according …

Clean Technica: Wisconsin Wins Coal Battle, Loses Energy War

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: Wisconsin Wins Coal Battle, Loses Energy War ADEME Proposes France Set Solar PV Target Of 15 GW By 2020 Shared Renewables Bills Moving Forward In California International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance Established AG Solar …

India’s Wind Power Capacity Expected to Balloon by 2020, Says GWEC

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Asia Report: India’s Wind Power Capacity Expected to Balloon by 2020, Says GWEC by Oliver Wagg, International Correspondent | December 3, 2012 | 3 Comments India’s installed wind power capacity is expected to reach 89 GW by 2020 and 191 GW by 2030, according to a new report. This expansion …

Who Needs Third-Party Finance? Loan Programs Offer Low-Cost Direct Ownership Opportunities

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Direct ownership of solar systems offers an array of benefits generally not available to third-party finance. And new loan programs are making it easier to achieve that goal. Full Article Community Solar Shouldn’t Be this Hard by John Farrell | December 3, 2012 Sunlight falls almost anywhere, in every community. …

Turbine Tech Turn Up: Machines for an Evolving Market

kristyGreentech

Turbine Tech Turn Up: Machines for an Evolving Market by David Appleyard, Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World International | June 19, 2012 | Post Your Comment Presenting figures that show the global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, the Global Wind …

World Wind Power Climbs to New Record in 2011

kristyGreentech

WORLD WIND POWER CLIMBS TO NEW RECORD IN 2011 J. Matthew Roney www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C49/wind_power_2012 Earth Policy Release Eco-Economy Indicator March 14, 2012 Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, …

Four thousand Eiffel Towers

Ethical MarketsResource Efficiency, Greentech

Offshore wind is one of the most talked-about forms of renewable energy. No doubt when the European Commission will publish its Energy Roadmap 2050 in December, it will be crucial in reaching the EU’s renewable energy and climate targets. Yet in practice not too many offshore wind parks have been …