ICTS to spearhead EU energy efficiency drive

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Posted October 9, 2009 ICTS TO SPEARHEAD EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY DRIVE Europe’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector should cut its own energy use and help boost energy efficiency in other industry sectors, according to a European Commission recommendation due for adoption on Friday. ECEEE: “WEAK VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT NO SUBSTITUTE …

Energy Subsidies Black, Not Green

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Posted September 30, 2009 A soon-to-be released study of federal energy subsidies by the Environmental Law Institute, a nonpartisan research and policy organization, shows that the federal government has provided substantially larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewables. Subsidies to fossil fuels totaled approximately $72 billion over the seven-year …

European Council adopts revised eco-design Directive

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL ADOPTS REVISED ECO-DESIGN DIRECTIVE The European Council yesterday adopted a revised eco-design Directive. The revised Directive will extend its scope beyond “Energy-using Products” (EuP) to allow regulation of “energy-related” products such as windows, shower heads and water taps. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2009/2009-09-25/ SCHWARZENEGGER: READY TO WORK FOR OBAMA, GO GREEN

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Standards Roadmap for the Smart Grid Unveiled At GridWeek in D.C., Commerce Secretary Gary Locke introduced a 90-page draft on 77 proposed standards for smart grid. Stimuli like this has spurred A123 to have one of the biggest IPOs in greentech, while Silver Spring acquired Greenbox. SolarCity entered the electric …

EU fires warning shot over sluggish climate talks

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Countries in the G20 group of the world’s most advanced economies meeting in the US next week must significantly step up the pace of international climate negotiations, European leaders warned on Thursday night. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2009/2009-09-18/ BUSINESSES UNHARMED SO FAR BY EU CO2 SCHEME:SURVEY