Tag: climate change
President Obama to Make Energy Efficiency a Key Strategy to Tackle Climate Change
Today President Obama is announcing important new commitments and executive actions that represent major steps forward for energy efficiency. The White [...]
Urgent Call for Plan on Climate Change in Ireland
Pressure is mounting on the Government to produce a workable plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions following the latest [...]
U.K. Labour, Green Parties Call for Power Sector Carbon Goal
Britain’s opposition Labour and Green parties joined a push for the government to impose a carbon target on the [...]
Energy Bill means a new sunrise for renewable energy
A new Energy Bill, two years in the making, will triple investment in renewable energy and mean the end [...]
A Progressive Carbon Tax Will Fight Climate Change and Stimulate the Economy
Superstorm Sandy. Massive droughts. Devastating tornadoes. Horrific wildfires. The United States has certainly seen the dramatic weather-related effects of [...]
How Obama and Congress Could Find Common Ground on Energy
Despite divided government, the partisan impasse may be about to end on energy policy. The key lies in a [...]
Onshore wind subsidy lowered by 10%
The subsidy for onshore wind energy generation is to be cut by 10%, the government has announced. The Treasury [...]
Bangladesh approves Clean Energy Act, 2012
The Cabinet on June 18 approved the draft of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act, 2012 aiming to [...]
House of Representatives passes bill to choke off Energy Department financing
Republicans in the House of Representatives quietly passed 13 provisions last week that would choke off Energy Department financing [...]
Mexico signs Climate Change law
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law climate change legislation that will bind the country to significant cuts [...]