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Policies for renewable energy boost economy and jobs
Jun 04, 2009 |
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The study which was coordinated by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Inno-vation Research ISI shows that, by improving current policies the target of 20% RES in final energy consumption in 2020 can be achieved, which will ...
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Natural gas as answer to oil decline could lead to catastrophe, says leading expert
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Ploughing resources into the use of natural gas as an alternative energy supply could lead to global shortage within 20 years time, according to a leading energy expert.
Winds of change
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Wind farms can be self-sustaining, concluded two Northeastern finance professors in a recent journal article. A few measures to increase productivity and decrease equipment costs could reduce the current dependence ...
China could be $1 trillion green tech market
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China potentially could be a $500 billion to $1 trillion a year market for environmentally sustainable "green technologies," a group of businesses and experts said in a report Thursday that urges governments to ease ...
New research could help cars kick the fossil fuel habit
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around ...
'Perspectives on Energy Policy' report now available
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The United States should create a high-level independent council to analyze and communicate critical issues to energy policymakers and the public, a group of 27 leaders in academia, government, and the private sector recommends ...
Green IT not helping climate change
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Richard Hawkins, Canada Research Chair in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, says there is no evidence that information technologies necessarily reduce our environmental footprint. His research will provide input ...
School children could lead the way on sustainability
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. ...
Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. The study, now published in the Journal of ...
Reducing carbon emissions could help -- not harm -- US economy
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive website that reviews 25 of the leading economic models ...
'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability
Sep 19, 2008 |
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As director of the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative, the need to address human contributions to global warming is a no-brainer that Bob Doppelt says in his new book requires a mindset tuned into "The Power ...
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