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Wind Power Wars: What Hope Now For Technology Transfers

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by Ross.

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Hopes of top corporations sharing patent information with developing countries in climate change technology transfers seem more remote this week after a war has broken out in the US wind power market between two of the world’s biggest engineering brands.
Two years ago General Electric (GE) filed two patent infringement claims against Mitsubishi in the US, [...]

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When Hydroelectric Meets Climate Change: Lessons For Renewable Diversity

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Ross.

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Reliance on hydroelectric power can lead to drought, famine and turmoil when not combined with other power sources and when future climate projections are ignored.
Around the world, governments which rarely agree on anything all agree with one thing: that climate change is a real danger to civilisation. Developed and developing nations are pursuing greater levels [...]

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New Energy Technologies Too Late To Save Us

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Ross.

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The world is now aware that low-carbon technologies are the best route to a safer, sustainable future. The problem is that they are still to far away to make a difference.
Whilst the Copenhagen Conference ended in farce, the one thing which delegates could agree wholly on was that climate change was a real danger, and [...]

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UK Needs To Build Two New Nuclear Power Stations Every Year… Forever!

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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In order to meet its carbon reduction targets, the UK must build two new nuclear or CCS-equipped coal power stations every year, starting right now and continuing indefinitely - and do a whole lot more besides.
UK energy policy is failing by not facing up to the realities that its aim of an 80% reduction in [...]

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Secret: There’s No Such Thing As Green Business

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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Green your business by using less energy. Be a more environmentally-friendly company by greening your supply chain. Become a shining green beacon of economic enlightenment by making more from less recycling what you have left over and encouraging your consumers to recycle your product once its finish being useful to them too. Your business must [...]

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Save (Light + Heat + Fuel) = Save Money + Save Carbon

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Ross.

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Wondered why governments spend more time convincing businesses and households to act on climate change than they do saving carbon themselves?
Because national opportunities to save energy cost money, whilst individual opportunities to save energy also save money.
McKinsey and The Vattenfall Institute of Economic Research have developed a ‘global carbon abatement cost curve’ which compares the [...]

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UK Government Plans For A Low Carbon Future With Higher Energy Prices and Green Farming

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Ross.

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The UK Government has today outlined plans for a major expansion in renewable energy as part of its strategy to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions in the coming decade, the impact of which would likely increase people’s and companies’ energy bills in the future.
Following on from the world’s first legally binding Carbon Budget, which requires [...]

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US Renewable Energy Drive Will Aid Drought-Stricken South

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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Continual droughts across the southern states of the US will be lessened by the same projects which will secure America’s low-carbon future - wind and solar power stations.
Water supplies across much of the American south have been pushed to breaking point from a combination of inefficient usage, increased agricultural and industrial demand, and poor rainfall [...]

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The UK’s Carbon Budget - What It Means For Small And Medium Businesses

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Ross.

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Most companies pay attention to the UK’s Budget to see how the government’s new plans for taxation and spending will effect their business. This year, however, the Budget included the world’s first national carbon budget, adding another variable which businesses will have to factor into their outlooks.
The Budget’s environmental section is buried deep into the report, [...]

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UK Budget Brings Green Rewards To Renewables, Power Companies, Energy Efficiency And Cars

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Ross.

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Small-scale renewable energy systems, power companies, energy efficiency products and car firms were the main ‘green’ winners in the UK’s latest Budget in an effort to bolster spending on green initiatives during the economic downturn. Before today, the UK was languishing near the bottom of the world league table for the percentage of economic stimulus [...]