World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
People want to save the planet but are unwilling to make radical lifestyle changes like giving up air travel or red meat to reduce the effects of climate change, a straw poll by Reuters showed.
New Delhi, Sept. 2 Come 2011, car buyers will be able to tell how fuel efficient the car is. They will no longer have to depend on data put out by manufacturers, as the Government has decided to insist on fuel-efficiency labelling of all automobiles. The information on the labels will have to be certified by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
Over 40 percent of Britain's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main greenhouse gas causing climate change, come from the energy we use at home and in traveling. As politicians gear up for more climate change talks later this month in New York, changing people's attitudes toward energy consumption could be key in reducing emissions.
New York's Empire State Building is doing it, Chicago's Willis Tower is about to start and many more landlords and companies are expected to undertake building retrofits to reduce energy costs.
The government will distribute 1.05 crore compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs free of cost to households across the country in February next to save 350-400 MW electricity under a belt-tightening measure forced by frequent power outages. The saved electricity will be diverted to the rural areas to supply more power to facilitate next dry season's irrigation for farming.
Berlin: Germans, who sometimes see themselves as guardians of the environment, are hoarding energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs ahead of a looming European Union-wide ban, the GfK market research agency said.
BRUSSELS: The European Union will start phasing out traditional incandescent bulbs in favour of energy-saving ones under new rules which take effect on Tuesday.
The threat of global warming is giving sleepless nights not only to scientists and Governments the world over but also to Delhiites affecting among various other things their monthly power bills.
About 100 lamps sponsored by three industries in the locality To conserve energy: Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Chief Engineer, Coimbatore, A. Thangavelu, (right) distributing compact fluorescent lamps in exchange for incandescent light bulbs in the city on Tuesday.
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