In a highly significant move, photovoltaic panels and a solar water heating system are to be fitted to the roof of the White House. US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Council of Environmental Quality chair Nancy Sutley announced the plans yesterday as part of a demonstration project showing that US solar technologies are available, reliable and […]
Scotland today unveiled its first national target to improve energy efficiency and a £10 million package of insulation measures for households. The Energy Efficiency Action Plan, which First Minister Alex Salmond outlined at a meeting of the Energy Advisory Board in Edinburgh today, sets a target of reducing total energy consumption in the region 12% by 2020. […]
Global greenhouse gas emissions could exceed 2020 benchmark levels needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change by over a third, according to report from WWF. Plugging The Gap, released today at the United Nations climate talks in Tianjin, China, indicates that global emission levels are on track to reach 47.9-53.6 gigatonnes by 2020 – […]
Small- and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, account for around 45% of UK business energy use but a lack of time, money and resources has prevented many from taking any carbon reduction actions. According to the UK’s Carbon Trust, the sector has a much greater potential to save energy than larger organisations. And with energy costs forecast […]
The shipping industry yet again failed to agree measures to reduce carbon emissions at a meeting last week. The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has spent the last four years preparing an Energy Efficient Design Index (EEDI) for newly built ships to reduce emissions. But the proposal, along with a market-based mechanism for […]
IBM has added new software and services to its portfolio of tools for improving the energy efficiency of buildings and has struck new deals with Autodesk, which joins its industry alliance, the Green Sigma Coalition, and Schneider Electric, an energy management specialist, to develop tools that monitor and help reduce buildings’ energy use. The new offerings include the […]
