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]
The feel-good news about renewable energy never ceases. A 1.85 megawatt solar farm in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture will donate all profits to local non-profit organizations, Kyocera recently announced. The so-called “social contribution mega power plant project” — a partnership between Kyocera and Ryukoku University — is expected to cost about … [continued]
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]
The EU now has ten times the solar power of the US, twice the wind, and it dominates the global offshore wind industry. As a result, and as a mark of the ease in meeting its Kyoto goal and already lowering its carbon emissions 8% below 1990 levels for its first deadline, the price on carbon has plummeted.
For the first time in the history of climate negotiations, all nations, including the world’s largest carbon emitters – China and the US – have agreed to work towards emissions-reduction targets binding every nation equally “with legal force.” The last-minute successful agreement at Durban puts pressure on what has been … [continued]
If it’s little and cute, chances are it’s either made in Japan or will soon be available there. This ultra-compact 3-wheeled and currently nameless electric scooter announced by Kyoto’s first venture company, Green Lord Motors, is both.
Ever wanted to know all about the energy history of Sweden? Probably not, but it is actually a pretty interesting history. Additionally, as you can see in the graph above, Sweden is an energy leader when it comes to CO2 emissions per GDP and CO2 emissions per capita. Evan Mills … [continued]
A newly developed A/C refrigerant developed by Honeywell for the European market to have 99.7% lower global warming potential (GWP) will be used by GM to cool its entire fleet of 2013 models. The new low emission coolant was developed by Honeywell initially to meet EU standards which have long … [continued]
As California moves to implement cap and trade to reduce harmful greenhouse gases, the UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy and the Environment has published a new study designed to help lawmakers in California fine-tune the legislation. [social_buttons] As with the studies by the German Marshall Fund with its Ten … [continued]
Here’s some more good news about our renewable energy future. Another nation has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, while not taking an economic hit. Canada’s top 10 industrial greenhouse gas emitters reduced their emissions by 9% in a year, while the economy grew in the meantime by 0.5%.
