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China to Ramp Up Energy Efficiency Retrofits
When the posh architectural firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill designed the Chemsunny World Trade Center in Beijing, it was more efficient than a typical glass-walled luxury building in China. The...
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EU Tariffs on China Solar Panels Loom as Talks Fail
Europe will impose tariffs on imported Chinese solar modules, probably by June 6. Last-minute talks between Chinese and European Commission (EC) officials failed to head off imposition of the tariffs,...
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Cheap coal ‘threatens UK pollution targets’
Coal on the global market is so cheap that it threatens government attempts to tackle climate change, the chairman of the Environment Agency has warned. Lord Smith says the UK’s share of electricity...
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World Bank Looks at Global Carbon Pricing Systems
It’s ironic considering all the attention on the struggles of the EU Emissions Trading System, but today over 40 national and 20 sub-national government jurisdictions have either implemented or are...
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New Zinc-Air Battery Could Pack Twice The Power Of Lithium-Ion
Researchers at Stanford University are working on a new rechargeable zinc-air battery that could provide a low cost energy storage alternative to the current favorite, lithium-ion. Zinc-air batteries...
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Food vs. Fuel: Oil and Rising Food Prices
Last week, the World Bank released a new report that further confirms what most of us have known for a long time — that rising crude oil prices are the biggest contributor to rising food prices. This...
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‘Only 200 homes’ signed up for Green Deal energy loans
Fewer than 200 homes have signed up for the government’s flagship Green Deal so far, the BBC has learned. The policy, launched in January, offers long-term loans for energy-saving home improvement...
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It Takes a Crisis: Climate Change and Energy Policy
Some environmentalists and alternative energy advocates have expressed disappointment with the Obama administration. Though the president has talked about the need for action on climate change and has...
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China outsources carbon emissions to poorer areas
China is outsourcing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within its own borders, a study has found. This is much like the way in which rich countries in the West have long turned to China to produce cheap...
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Green Deal ‘could lead to deadly summer overheating’
Top floor flats in 1960s tower blocks are particularly at risk from overheating, according to research Temperatures could soar to dangerously high levels in some homes insulated under the government’s...
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