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China Needs A ‘Game Changing’ Renewable Energy Technology
Despite all the evident progress in China in fostering renewable energy, energy conservation and other sustainability initiatives, there still is a 60-70% chance that the smart phones or tablets we use...
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Energy Innovation vs. Deployment: Addressing Differences on Communications...
Over the last week or so, there has been a resurgence of what is becoming a classic (see: tired) debate between very smart people about the tension between clean energy innovation and deployment. This...
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Which Biofuels Can Capture Our Transportation Market?
Biofuel Production for Light-Duty Vehicles In terms of energy use, light-duty vehicles account for over 58 percent of the 27,600 trillion BTU used for transportation in the U.S. each year. This is a...
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Shale Gas & Foreign Oil: How Realistic Is US Energy Independence?
“America is too dependent on foreign oil” is a frequent refrain of American politicians and policymakers with an agenda. Indeed, in 2011 and 2012 the US imported 40-45% of all petroleum consumed in the...
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Energy in China: Construction of Biggest Hydropower Dam Yet to Come
Reuters reports that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the country’s largest....
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China to Ramp Up Energy Efficiency Retrofits
When the posh architectural firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill designed the Chemsunny World Trade Center in Beijing, it was more efficient than a typical glass-walled luxury building in China. The...
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Cheap coal ‘threatens UK pollution targets’
Coal on the global market is so cheap that it threatens government attempts to tackle climate change, the chairman of the Environment Agency has warned. Lord Smith says the UK’s share of electricity...
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World Bank Looks at Global Carbon Pricing Systems
It’s ironic considering all the attention on the struggles of the EU Emissions Trading System, but today over 40 national and 20 sub-national government jurisdictions have either implemented or are...
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It Takes a Crisis: Climate Change and Energy Policy
Some environmentalists and alternative energy advocates have expressed disappointment with the Obama administration. Though the president has talked about the need for action on climate change and has...
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China outsources carbon emissions to poorer areas
China is outsourcing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within its own borders, a study has found. This is much like the way in which rich countries in the West have long turned to China to produce cheap...
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