California Governor Jerry Brown and Mexican environmental officials signed a pact on Monday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an agreement that could eventually expand the market for carbon credits.
Policy and investment in the UK's low-carbon truck and biofuels sector has stalled in meeting air quality emissions targets and CO2 reductions. That's according to a new report from the Low Carbon
A country that uses less energy to achieve the same or better results reduces its costs and pollution, creating a stronger, more competitive economy. While energy efficiency has played a role in the economies
<p>Germany comes in first in a new energy efficiency ranking of the world’s major economies, followed by Italy, the European Union as a whole, China, and France, according to the 2014 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published today by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). New to the rankings this year are four nations: India, Mexico, South Korea, and Spain. Now in its second edition, the <a href="http://aceee.org/portal/national-policy/international-scorecard" target="_blank">ACEEE report</a> finds that, while some countries are still significantly outperforming others, there are substantial opportunities for improved energy efficiency in all economies analyzed, including the U.S., which ranked 13th out of 16 nations – behind countries such as China, Canada, and India. The new carbon pollution standards for existing power plants proposed this June by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be a major stride in the direction of greater energy efficiency in the U.S. There are dozens of other international best practices that the U.S. could implement to improve its score.</p>
A leading orthopaedic surgeon in city has launched one of country's largest biogas plant in Sundarpura, Anand — a mean waste guzzler that will digest 64 tonnes of domestic and farmland waste to produce
BMW has achieved outstanding success in the 2014 "Green Mobility Trophy" awards presented by the automobile magazine "Auto Zeitung". Based on a reader survey, the awards were won by the Munich premium
CHINA and the United States yesterday took steps toward their shared goal of fighting climate change, but the sides remain far apart on a global plan to cut carbon emissions. China’s chief climate official
In view of the growing dependence of the economy of the country on import of crude oil and the fact that the highest consumption of diesel is by commercial vehicles i.e. 26.75% followed by 10.75% by buses/STUs,
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Rules proposed by the White House June 2 would push U.S. power plants away from coal-fired generation. Coal runs along a conveyor belt after being scraped off the wall by a shearer during longwall mining
