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Dilemma-Catalytic Converters

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:21:51 +0100

Platinum, palladium to hitch a ride on rosy auto sales forecast and deep cuts in supply
Frik Els | December 7, 2011 I recently had the privilege of speaking at a three-day meeting of the Electric Power Resea...

World Risking an Inefficiency

Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:59:49 +0100

World is risking an inefficient, insecure, high-carbon future, warns IEA

After announcing a delay to its new greenhouse gas standards, the US&nb...

IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ON ENGINES

Administrator — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:44:19 +0100

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has this week pledged $8.4 million to help vehicle manufacturers improve the energy efficiency of engines and powertrains and promised to make vehicle efficiency one of its priorities going forward.

The $8.4 million award will be shared betwe...

CHINA TO INVEST IN LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

Administrator — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:39:17 +0100

China is to invest 2 trillion yuan (over $300 billion) over the next five years to encourage a low-carbon ...

NUCLEAR PLANT OUT OF PLANS

Administrator — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:08:35 +0100

Scottish and Southern Energy pulls out of nuclear development plans

UK energy company Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE...

SHALE GAS FIELD FOUND

Administrator — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:37:25 +0100

Power Generation
Huge shale gas field found in northwest England

Energy company Cuadrilla Resources has claimed that...

CARBON PRICE FOR SHIPPING

Administrator — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:22:02 +0100

Transport
Carbon price for shipping could sail ahead, say Oxfam and WWF

Escalating greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping could be tackled by applying a carbon price of $25 per tonne to shipping or ‘bunker’ fuel, according to a new report from Oxfam and WWF.

The report shows that the EU could broker a d...

UK RECESSION & EMISSIONS EFFECT

Administrator — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:37:50 +0100

Recession drives reduction in emissions across UK local councils

Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in nearly all local authorities across the UK between 2008 and 2009, according to the Government’s latest statistics.

The figures published yesterday by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) report t...

ASIA PACIFIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Administrator — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:35:25 +0100

Power Generation
Asia-Pacific nations promise to make transport more energy efficient

Energy and transportation ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific nations have promised to make transportation cleaner and more energy efficient.

The announcement follows the first-ever joint Transportation and Energy Ministerial Conferen...