This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape. Urgent …
Japan’s eight carmakers have joined forces to develop environmentally friendly engines to stave off fierce competition from foreign rivals, a press report said Sunday. Two of Japan’s leading universities will join Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu and Fuji Heavy in the project, which is mainly aimed at slashing …
The CSR Brands of the Year Award 2013 has been won by the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi for its indigenously designed solar shuttle. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the Brands Foundation presents the awards, which each year shortlists over 1,000 popular and trusted brands in Pakistan from …
Energy efficiency is high on the political agenda as governments seek to reduce wasteful energy consumption, strengthen energy security and cut greenhouse gas emissions. However, the lack of data for developing proper indicators to measure energy efficiency often prevents countries from transforming declarations into actions. The main objectives of this …
Although China has declared war on haze, it needs at least 15 to 20 years to win the battle, a report said. The China Annual Report on Low-carbon Economic Development 2014, released Thursday, focuses on China's smog last year, and it estimates that China may need 20 to 30 years …
Global warming will harm sovereign creditworthiness around the world this century, with poorer nations the worst hit, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said. Climate change is one of two “global mega-trends” alongside aging populations that dominate global economic risks, the agency said today in a report. It identified the most …
The Obama administration is considering cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants by reaching beyond the plants themselves -- an unusual approach that could run afoul of anti-pollution laws. People familiar with the discussions say the administration is seeking steep reductions -- as much as 25 percent -- that could be …
The European Union will cut its carbon emissions in 2020 by a bigger margin than it has pledged it would under United Nation climate change treaties, a meeting of the bloc’s environment ministers was told on Wednesday. “Europe will be overachieving in 2020,” Hans Bruyninckx, the executive director of the …
What does it mean for one of the southernmost cities in the world to ditch its investments in fossil fuel companies? An international movement is calling on institutions to pull investments in fossil fuel companies as a means of tackling CO2 emissions. Kick-started by climate change organisation 350.org and others, …
With pressure growing to reduce pollution in the capital, a pharmaceutical company, Beijing Lingyun Building and Chemical Materials company, is relocating to Handan in North China's Hebei province from Beijing's Fengtai District, Beijing Times reports. The company, which is affiliated to Xinxing Cathay International Group Co Ltd, is the first …
The Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE) at West Virginia University (WVU) was contracted by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles, using a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS), over a variety of pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has undertaken a study to assess the air quality at bus stands in and around Bangalore. The Board is conducting the study to assess the levels of pollutants, especially carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are present in closed buildings of the Bangalore …
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed carbon dioxide emissions limits for new fossil fuel-fired power plants should be reworked to be “grounded in reality,” an industry group said May 12. The proposed rule, formally issued in January, set separatestandards for coal-fired and natural gas-fired generating units. The proposed performance standard for …
The centrepiece of Tony Abbott’s Direct Action plan to tackle climate change will go ahead more slowly than anticipated, alongside the abolition of the carbon tax and the purchase of a new icebreaker ship. The emissions reduction fund, which will work with businesses and households to cut carbon emissions, will …
Technology is enabling improvements in production and fuel efficiency, but also encouraging us to drive more sustainably and change the way we use and think about the car. Our passion for autonomous mobility has seen global car production rise remorselessly from 38 million in 1997 to more than 65 million …
A new paper by Kummer & Dessler shows that recent studies suggesting a insensitive climate are flawed Arguments that the climate is relatively insensitive to the increased greenhouse effect have become the last best chance for climate contrarians, but a new study from Texas A&M; University hammers a big nail …
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a Republican star and possible 2016 presidential candidate, said Sunday that he does not believe human activity is causing climate change. "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," Rubio said …
The cost of cutting carbon emissions from power generation enough to restrict global warming to safe levels is rising because growing coal use outweighs the progress in renewables, the International Energy Agency said. Investments of $44 trillion through 2050 are needed to decarbonize the energy sector, the Paris-based agency said …
For the first time Holcim Lanka Limited was awarded Green Labelling Certification for its Sanstha brand at the recently held Green Building Award Ceremony 2014, organized by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka at the BMICH Colombo. The objective of the award ceremony was to recognize and reward organizations …
On the heels of the administration's release of the Third National Climate Assessment report, President Barack Obama today announced an array of executive actions and public and private sector commitments to increase solar installations and energy efficiency improvements, strengthen energy efficiency standards, and bolster the solar industry workforce. The actions …
Australian landfills, set to make total windfall profits of up to A$200 million ($187 million), if the country's carbon tax is repealed have proposed using some of the revenue to buy millions of U.N.-issued carbon credits, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Monday. Landfills have for the past two years been …
