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Start saving energy on World Environment Day
People around the world are being encouraged to become more energy efficient and work to tackle climate change ahead of World Environment Day. Run by the United Nations Environment Programme every year, the global event will take place on June 5th and will see communities take action on creating a greener future. This can include … Continue reading
Renewable Energy World Europe announces schedule of panel discussions and keynote speakers
Renewable Energy World Europe announces schedule of panel discussions and keynote speakersOther key sessions include ‘Conventional V Unconventional’, a hotly contested issue brought to the table by two leading energy experts. In what promises to be a potentially explosive debate, Alessandro Clerici, Honorary Chairman of WEC Italy, and Ingmar Wilhelm, Senior VP of Enel Green … Continue reading
Nissan Leaf named 2011 World Car of the Year
The Nissan Leaf has been named as the World Car of the Year for 2011, further projecting electric vehicles to the top of the global motoring market. Competing against a host of conventional fuelled vehicles, the win follows the accolade of European Car of the Year, a title given before the public got their hands … Continue reading
Using the energy in oil shale without releasing carbon dioxide in a greenhouse world
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2011) — New technology that combines production of electricity with capture of carbon dioxide could make billions of barrels of oil shale — now regarded as off-limits because of the huge amounts of carbon dioxide released in its production — available as an energy source in a greenhouse world of the future. … Continue reading
DP World looks to consolidate shares on offer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Port operator DP World is aiming to consolidate the number of shares on offer to increase its stock price before a possible listing in London.The Dubai–based cargo handler said Wednesday it will ask shareholders to approve the move at its annual meeting next month.The deal would give shareholders one … Continue reading
UK fifth top renewable investment country in the world
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. The UK has been ranked as the fifth most attractive country in the world for renewable energy investment, the latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices by Ernst and Young … Continue reading
Hotspots of carbon confusion in Indonesia threaten to warm the world more quickly
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2011) — Indonesia has promised to become a world leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In 2009, the president committed to a 26% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to below ‘business-as-usual’ levels. Of this total, 14% would have to come from reducing emissions from deforestation or forest degradation. Investments by … Continue reading
Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels Launches its Certification System at World Biofuels Markets 2011
By Green Power Conferences | 2011-03-03 06:34:00.0 22 – 24 March 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands The Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels, the leading international initiative to ensure the sustainability of biofuels production and processing will launch their global certification system for biofuels during the World Biofuels Markets Congress on March 22-24. “We have had a 50% … Continue reading
World stocks rise but high oil price limits gains
BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets rose Tuesday, but their gains were limited by worries over rising oil prices as Libya — which sits on the largest oil reserves in Africa — appeared to be sliding toward civil war.Crude prices softened to under $104 a barrel, but political unrest continued to shake the regime of … Continue reading
How humans are changing the world
ScienceDaily (Feb. 2, 2011) — Human influence on the landscape, global warming, sea level rise, ocean acidification and biodiversity are highlighted in a new set of studies led by University of Leicester researchers.How this influence will be reflected in the distinctive geological record forms the basis of the studies published in Philosophical Transactions of the … Continue reading