October 31st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
There are only 16 countries that have currently set domestic targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions that are ambitious enough to be considered in line with their pledged contributions to the Paris Agreement, according to new research published this week
September 17th, 2012 | by Andrew
Local governments are taking actions to spur low-carbon green economy development that falls right in line and reinforces initiatives at the regional, national, and international levels, an encouraging sign that real progress can and is being made. Announcements this week from cities and local governments as geographically and culturally separated and diverse as Kolkata and Westport testify to the actions taking place.
July 16th, 2012 | by Andrew
The first of 140 turbines is being erected on the Oklahoma wind farm, a project developed by TradeWind Energy and owned by Enel NA and GE Energy Financial Services that's expected to inject some $5 million into the local economy, create 150 jobs, and avoid CO2 emissions equivalent to taking 110,000 cars off the road.
July 7th, 2012 | by Andrew
Renewable electricity generation will surge 40% by 2017 as technological innovation, rapid deployment and supportive policies underpin growth worldwide, creating a "virtuous cycle" of development and deployment, according to the IEA's first medium-term study of the global renewable power market
July 2nd, 2012 | by Andrew
CBS Studios is the latest high-profile corporation to turn to fuel cells in an effort to "green" its energy use. Six 90%-efficient UTC Power PureCell systems are to be installed at production and office facilities, resulting in significant reductions in CO2 and NOx emissions, as well as water consumption.
