CleanTechnica » Climate Change http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Tar Sands Companies Potential Climate Change Emissions Increased Five Times http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/tar-sands-companies-potential-climate-change-emissions-increased-five-times/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/tar-sands-companies-potential-climate-change-emissions-increased-five-times/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:55:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76385 As if we needed any more convincing of how harmful pollution from tar sands oil production is, a new finding has indicated that the potential climate change emissions have increased by 5 times for the top 20 public companies working in that sector. Processing tar sands produces quite a bit more greenhouse gas emissions compared

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/nhl-releases-carbon-neutral-energy-plan/feed/ 4 Will EU Emission Trading Remain A Major Source Of Low-Carbon Finance? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/will-eu-emission-trading-remain-major-source-low-carbon-finance/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/will-eu-emission-trading-remain-major-source-low-carbon-finance/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76601 Originally published on EnergyPost. By Emil Dimantchev Last year for the first time many of the CO2 allowances in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) were auctioned rather than handed out for free. Surprisingly perhaps, the EU member states used much more of the ETS revenues for low-carbon development than EU law suggests they should.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/will-eu-emission-trading-remain-major-source-low-carbon-finance/feed/ 1 “Western New York In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76488 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on CleanTechnica because we think it’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/feed/ 3 Rocky Mountain Institute + Carbon War Room = Climate Hawk All Star Team http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/rocky-mountain-institute-carbon-war-room-climate-hawk-star-team/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/rocky-mountain-institute-carbon-war-room-climate-hawk-star-team/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:41:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76427 Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room are today announcing that they are joining forces in order to even more effectively move forward climate and pollution solutions across the world. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to speak with the current CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Jules Kortenhorst, about the new “strategic alliance,” where it originated, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/rocky-mountain-institute-carbon-war-room-climate-hawk-star-team/feed/ 1 A $48 Billion Opportunity For US Electric Customers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:43:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76368 Originally published on ilsr.org. Electricity customers in the US got good news last week. A new report from Accenture highlighted a potential revenue loss for US utilities of $48 billion per year by 2025 due to distributed solar and energy efficiency. But where does that money go? If we pursue a democratic energy system as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/feed/ 18 EPA’s Energy Efficiency Action Week, & New Energy Star Home Advisor http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/epas-energy-efficiency-action-week-new-energy-star-home-advisor/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/epas-energy-efficiency-action-week-new-energy-star-home-advisor/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:43:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76351 A recent press release from the EPA (the US Environmental Protection Agency) announced the start of the Energy Star Home Advisor. Americans can use this an online tool to improve energy efficiency of their homes — saving money and energy at the same time. The tool recommends, customizes, and prioritizes home-improvement projects. “As we enter the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/epas-energy-efficiency-action-week-new-energy-star-home-advisor/feed/ 0 Enough With The “Weak UN” Talk About Lima COP20! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/enough-weak-un-talk-lima-cop20/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/enough-weak-un-talk-lima-cop20/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76348 Turning off my computer at a little after 3 am this morning, I gave a silent thanks to Manuel Pulgar Vidal, the Peruvian environment minister and president of the just-completed 2014 UN COP20 meeting in Lima. Now I’ll be a little louder. Much of the credit for the newest internationally agreed COP20 plan—a historic commitment

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/enough-weak-un-talk-lima-cop20/feed/ 3 Falling Oil Prices Will Not Bother Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:29:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76283 About two weeks back, the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil producers’ cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. Since then, oil prices have plummeted to a record five-year low. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter and OPEC’s most influential member could potentially support global oil prices by cutting

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/feed/ 39 Carlos Ghosn: Climate Change One Of Nissan’s Primary Reasons For Releasing EVs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/carlos-ghosn-climate-change-one-nissans-primary-reasons-releasing-evs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/carlos-ghosn-climate-change-one-nissans-primary-reasons-releasing-evs/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:33:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76287 The well-regarded CEO of Renault-Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, recently made the rather notable comment that one of the main reasons his company was pursuing the adoption of electric vehicles relatively aggressively was because of climate change. The comment — which was made during Ghosn’s recent acceptance speech for the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/un-climate-meeting-cop20-end-today-probably/feed/ 0 5 Steps To Make Your City A Climate Champion, Too http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/5-steps-make-city-climate-champion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/5-steps-make-city-climate-champion/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:22:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76196 Originally published on ilsr.org. In August 2013, Minneapolis (MN) was in the news for considering a take-over of its energy utilities. Today, they’re back in the news for supporting a first-in-the-nation clean energy partnership with those same utilities and a pioneering effort to bring more local input into the city’s energy future. It’s been a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/jellyfish-barge-biomimicry-best/feed/ 20 COP20 Climate Talks Start Getting Serious, Kerry To Fly In http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:04:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76090 Cautious optimism from recent world progress (the US-China agreements, Green Climate Fund pledges, other international commitments) marked the first week of the UN’s COP20 climate change meetings in Peru. Lots of information changed hands as new data and solutions came forth from both governments and nongovernmental institutions. Of course, moments of hilarity, protest, and shock

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/cop20-climate-talks-start-getting-serious-kerry-fly/feed/ 1 To Be A Clean Energy Leader, Canada Needs To Get In The Game http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:53:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76054 While private financial institutions & businesses are investing to make Canada a clean energy leader - which citizens want - Ottawa drags it feet

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/feed/ 39 Nicholas Stern: New Climate Change Approach Needed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75991 Speaking at the second week of the UN’s COP20 summit in Lima, Peru begins, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern advises conference parties not to insist that the Paris 2015 agreement be a legally binding international treaty. Nick Stern, a respected economist in the world of climate change, is president of the British Academy for the humanities and

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