Policy & Politics

UK Has Exceeded Kyoto 2010 Target By…

16 years ago susan 10 Comments

The UK is on target to double its 2010 Kyoto goal!

The UK’s Kyoto target was 12.5 percent by 2010. 23 percent is nearly twice that.

Now Britain is on course to cut its greenhouse gas by about 23 percent by 2010 from the 1990 level — nearly double its target under the Kyoto agreement, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said on Friday.

This 23 percent reduction puts the UK well on the road to its 2020 goal, which is the next target. To meet 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, Britain had to reduce its emissions by 34 percent.

Recycling Our Way to a More Sustainable Future

16 years ago gnewsom 46 Comments

Editor’s note: This post is a contribution by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. See his last post on electric vehicle charging infrastructure or all of his previous posts here. A companion piece was also posted on RedGreenandBlue.org earlier today. San Francisco is a city that knows how to recycle. We work hard … [continued]

Plant A Tree — Even Wall Street Agrees

17 years ago americangreen 0 Comments

A new way to treat wood has trees back in the limelight: a hardwood’s reliability that even a rain forest mahogany tree can love.

Check out the world’s first heavy traffic road bridge made from Accoya® wood. The bridge, located in Sneek in the Netherlands, is “the first wooden bridge in the world that can support the heaviest load class of 60 tons”. At this week’s Wall Street Green Trading Summit, a panel on forestation introduced a new way of thinking about how to deal with destruction of the rain forest.

A Federal Investment Bank For Renewable Energy

17 years ago susan 8 Comments

With the current financial crisis, the US has become like a typical third world nation –it’s now practically impossible to get investment debt financing, even for renewable energy for electricity we need, and even with the certain paybacks of solar, geothermal and wind power. [social_buttons] Since the 60’s, the US … [continued]

Bailing Out Renewable Energy Tax Credits

17 years ago michellebennett

In case you missed the news, the $700B bailout included tax credits for renewable energy industries. So what are the greenest bits of the bill and what does it mean for renewable energy companies? Also, where is all that glorious cash coming from? Renewable Energy Tax Credits: Solar energy gets … [continued]

Tech Today or Tech Tomorrow? Energy Debate 1

17 years ago michellebennett 9 Comments

The “Economist” debate involves journalists, industry gurus, investors, bureaucrats, and of course economists who have all long been involved in renewable energy. The question: “Can we solve our energy problems with existing technologies today, without the need for breakthrough innovations?” This is the defining question of our time. New innovations, … [continued]