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.
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.
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.
A 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.
The Rosebud Tribe of the Lakota Sioux Nation in the United States is taking steps to make renewable energy an integral part of tribal housing, according to the conservation group and project partner Trees, Water & People.
A 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.
The Rosebud Tribe of the Lakota Sioux Nation in the United States is taking steps to make renewable energy an integral part of tribal housing, according to the conservation group and project partner Trees, Water & People. 