Japan Announces Enhanced Climate Aid To The Caribbean
As part of its plan to provide climate aid to the developing world, Japan has expanded the support it provides to the Caribbean countries.
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Has Germany Subsidized The World’s Now-Cheap Solar Power?
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint. By Lindsay Wilson One of the most curious memes that has developed over the last few years is that the US leads the world in tackling carbon emissions. Without as much as a breath this is typically followed by a sentence with the word … [continued]
Why Solar Isn’t Enough
By Vic Shao The past few weeks of sunny weather have been paying off, literally, for California’s solar companies. On March 16th the state set a new record by drawing more than 16% of our energy use from solar energy. But even that isn’t enough for those of us that want to … [continued]
‘Global’ Carbon Market Goes Truly Global
Reposted from Medium: Until 2012, Europe was central to the global carbon market; heck, it was the only “real” market. Carbon offset project developers invested billions to earn Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and sold them to European companies and traders participating in the European … [continued]
Interview With Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Video)
Future360’s Sarah Backhouse recently attended the UCLA Institute for Environment and Sustainability panel discussion on Green Cities (one video from that is here). While there, Sarah landed an interview with Antonio Villaraigosa, the super green mayor of Los Angeles. Here’s a video of the interview: If you want a text summary, … [continued]
Great German Success
Another great post by Karl-Friedrich Lenz, reposted from the Lenz Blog (image added): The final numbers for Germany’s performance under the Kyoto Protocol have been released recently, and they are fantastic. Germany has beat its ambitious goal of 21% reduction compared to 1990 by a comfortable margin, getting to 25.5 percent. Take that, Australia! … [continued]
Kyoto Protocol Extended
Via one of our friends, the big news of the day is that the Kyoto Protocol is being extended (full repost, with image added): In breaking news (Saturday, December 8, 11:30 a.m. EST), the United Nations climate change conference has reaffirmed the world’s intention to curb carbon emissions by extending the historic Kyoto Protocol. This move … [continued]
Kazakhstan Will Launch Emissions Trading System In 2013
Kazakhstan will institute a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on businesses emitting more than 20,000 tons of CO2 annually, starting January 1, 2013. […]
UK Makes Biggest Cuts to Greenhouse Emissions amongst EU Countries in 2011
Last year, the UK reduced its greenhouse emissions more than any other European country. The UK, exceeding its Kyoto goal, was especially helped along by increased renewable energy generation. Partial credit can also be attributed to mild weather and a sluggish economy. A couple of other honorable mentions go to France … [continued]
Post-Durban, Vestas Ends 2011 With Over 6 GW of Orders
Countries like the Ukraine, Poland, Pakistan, and Brazil have not previously been required to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Last month at Durban, that changed. Orders from nations like these boosted year-end wind turbine business at Danish wind giant Vestas.
The company ended 2011 with a total 6.2 GW of orders, and said that late orders coming in will be included in its annual report due early February, which are expected to take the total over 6.5 GW.
The flurry of orders came a month after international climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, delivered a surprise stipulation that every nation has agreed to, to share binding, international cuts in greenhouse gas emissions within just 8 years.
