News tagged with sustainable energy policy

Concerns about efforts to foster the biofuel boom

Despite growing evidence that biofuels may not be the cure-all once envisioned, many countries are still rushing headlong with biofuels development policies that experts say are having negative as well as positive impacts ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

All sustainable transportation subsidies shouldn't be created equal, experts say

When it comes to pumping up the appeal of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), some regions are more ripe for the cars than others, and some consumers' buttons need more pushing than others - an important policy distinction ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Policies for renewable energy boost economy and jobs

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2




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District Energy Systems can reduce carbon, save money - but only if well-regulated

Is centralized heating an effective way for BC communities to reduce greenhouse gases?

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WWF says over-consumption threatens planet

The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, according to conservation group WWF.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 54

A practical guide to green products and services

A new report published today by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides key information for policy makers and business managers on how to assess the environmental impacts ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The quick and easy way to measure power consumption

The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The challenge of making consumers buy electric vehicles

The electric car might not be enjoying a good moment. General Motors Corp. stopped production for five weeks on the Chevy Volt, and sales of new all-electric cars such as the Volt and the Nissan Leaf are dismal. It's further ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NREL develops more precise look at cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions for energy technologies

(Phys.org) -- A new approach to assessing greenhouse-gas emissions from coal, wind, solar and other energy technologies paints a much more precise picture of cradle-to-grave emissions and should help sharpen decisions on ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

Federal spending on clean tech dives, report says

A report released Wednesday by scholars at the Brookings Institution and the Oakland, Calif.-based Breakthrough Institute warns that federal spending on clean technologies is drying up, with little sign of additional help ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Analysis raises atmospheric, ecologic and economic doubts about forest bioenergy

A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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