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Oettinger calls for binding 2030 renewable energy targets to be in place by 2014
All five decarbonisation scenarios in the Roadmap, as well as the business as usual scenario, show that wind energy will produce more electricity than any other power generating technology by 2050.
Continue readingToyota eyes Canadian rare earth minerals
Toyota announced on Tuesday plans for a joint venture with a Canadian junior mining company to speed up the development of a rare earth elements mine in Quebec to supply Toyota hybrid and electric vehicles.
Continue readingDurban outcome: No action until 2020 will be too little, too late
The Global Wind Energy Council welcomed the agreement reached at COP 17 in Durban, but warned that both the level of ambition and the speed of the negotiations needed to increase dramatically to meet the challenge.
Continue readingEnergy Roadmap 2050: Renewables crucial for decarbonisation
The roadmap finds that decarbonisation of the energy sector based on renewables leads to overall system costs similar to those in other decarbonisation scenarios.
Continue readingClimate Change Summit in Durban: a lot of noise and no nuts
Durban, Success or failure? The only real thing is renewable energy (wind energy, photovoltaic solar power and solar thermal) and the electric car. The Bla-bla-bla takes 20 years to emit CO2 from summit to summit.
Continue readingMuch Ado About Nothing in Durban
Renewable energies such as wind energy, photovoltaic solar energy and concentrated solar power, with the electric vehicles, can reduce CO2 emissions.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles are Key Pillar in U.S. Energy Security Strategy
Economic and national security costs of oil dependence far outweigh costs of accelerating deployment of electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingOur Government Should Support Renewable Energy, Not Dirty Fuels
Over the past few decades, the cost of wind power has come down 90 percent. More than 85,000 people in nearly every state in the nation are now building parts for wind turbines. Wind energy is here, it?s real.
Continue readingIndia will drive electric cars
The Union government’s plan to put as many as seven million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2020 could require an investment of Rs 22500.
Continue readingEnergy companies call for 2030 binding renewable energy target
2050 is just one investment cycle away: strong political guidance is needed if we are to make the right decisions now in time to keep to the 80-95% CO2 reduction target.
Continue readingElectric vehicles hit Durban streets
At least a dozen zero-emission electric cars have been doing the rounds in Durban since the start of COP17. South Africans will have to wait a while to purchase an electric car.
Continue readingWind Energy in Armenia
Some renewable energy technologies?such as hydro, biomass, and wind power?are close to becoming commercial and should be the first to be deployed on a massive scale.
Continue readingBRICS keen to team up on wind energy and solar power
Brazil is optimistic on wind power exploitation, which will be one of the major fields of future investment.
Continue readingIndia National Solar Mission to close second round of bidding
The Hindu Business Line advised that projects for Batch-II solar energy of the first phase of the National Solar Mission will be closing on Friday with various solar power developers bidding for projects in the 350MW capacity.
Continue readingInvestment in renewable energy tops fossil fuels for first time
Growing demand for wind power and solar power equipment has led to a surge in production and overcapacity and falling prices
Continue readingEU energy research funding puts 2020 targets at risk
“The EU has missed an opportunity to make its R&D budget reflect new European priorities.” said Vilma Radvilaite, EWEA’s Regulatory Affairs Advisor.
Continue readingWill the world be left with no legal agreement to cut carbon emissions after 2012?
Right now the world?s climate negotiators are gathering in Durban, South Africa for COP17 ? the United Nations climate change conference.
Continue readingRenewables now fastest growing energy source
International Energy Agency says wind power, solar power, geothermal energy and other renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix.
Continue readingMeat Consumption Takes Big Bite out of Grain Harvest
Meat consumption increased from 44 million tons in 1950 to 284 million tons in 2009, more than doubling annual consumption per person to over 90 pounds.
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