General

2007: A Banner Year for Renewables in the U.S.

by Janet L. Sawin on March 13, 2008
Last year was a banner year for renewable energy in the United States, especially for the wind industry.

EU Joins Growing Methane Partnership

by Ben Block on March 6, 2008
On Tuesday, the European Union formalized its pledge to participate in the Methane to Markets Partnership, the world’s largest exchange of methane-based energy resources.

Are Renewables Approaching a Tipping Point? Highlights from the REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report

by Janet L. Sawin on March 3, 2008
Investing in renewables is no longer just about “doing the right thing” and being green, but also about making green.

King Coal Has a New Emperor in the East


WASHINGTON, D.C.— In 2006, China burned more than twice as much coal as any other country, according to a Vital Signs Update released today by the Worldwatch Institute.

Worldwatch Report: Powering China’s Development


Powering China’s Development Image

Authors: Eric Martinot and Li Junfeng
November 2007
ISBN 13: 978-1-878071-83-5
Paperback
50 pages

China’s need for secure, affordable, and environmentally sustainable energy for its 1.3 billion people is palpable. In 2006, China’s energy use was already the second highest in the world, having nearly doubled in the last decade, and its electricity use is growing even faster, having doubled since 2000. With both energy-intensive industry and high-tech manufacturing, China now serves as factory to the world.

China Needs New Environmental Policies, SEPA Says

by Ling Li on September 25, 2007
At a Green China Forum meeting earlier this month, Pan Yue, the vice president of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), made an unequivocal statement about the need to address the nation’s mounting environmental challenges.

Abu Dhabi Aims to Shift World’s Thinking on Energy

by Alana Herro on July 18, 2007

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Phillip ClayA major boost for renewable energy research and development is coming from an unlikely source: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.

Syndicate content