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The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has issued an order approving the Electric Sector Modernization Plans (ESMPs) from the state’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) as strategic roadmaps to enable an equitable and cost-effective clean energy transition in Massachusetts. Implementing the investments outlined in the ESMPs is expected to create over 5,200 clean energy ...
A new survey from the University of Ottawa shows concerns over affordability are dampening Canadians’ desire to take climate action. This public opinion study performed by Nanos Research for uOttawa’s Positive Energy program surveyed over 1,000 Canadians, gauging their opinions on climate ambition, electrifying more of their energy needs and government performance keeping energy ...
By Laura Cozzi, Director, Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks; and Apostolos Petropoulos, Energy Modeller, IEA SUVs accounted for 48% of global car sales in 2023, reaching a new record and further strengthening the defining automobile trend of the early 21st century – the shift towards ever larger and heavier cars. There are various driving forces behind this trend, from the appeal of ...
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO), released this week, finds that the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 for energy by 2030. This year marks the halfway point for achieving SDGs by ...
Sales set to hit new records, helping save energy and emissions, but policy action is needed to unblock bottlenecks such as upfront costs and training workers Worldwide sales of heat pumps are set to soar to record levels in the coming years as the global energy crisis accelerates their adoption, the International Energy Agency says in a new special report released this week. The heating of most ...
A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA’s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline towards net zero, highlighting the need for an unmistakeable signal of ...
Intelligent technology in particular should support people in this and make power generation more eco-friendly. The problem of climate changePhasing out nuclear energy Nuclear and coal-fired power generation has had a negative impact on the environment. ...
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has welcomed Maria Richards as the 26th President of the global geothermal energy organization, succeeding Paul Brophy. Maria Richards is the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in Dallas, Texas. Her research is on geothermal resources and energy development. ...
The Conference of Parties (COP22) discussions in Marrakech were clouded by Trump's threat to pull the US out of the COP21 Paris climate change accord. While it may be difficult for the US to unilaterally scuttle the accord, since most of the world countries have affirmed their commitment to de-carbonization, the challenge lies in actually meeting the US$100 billion/year financial ...
The International Energy Agency praised the Czech Republic for supporting the development of robust natural gas and electricity infrastructure in its latest review of Czech energy policies. The country has the highest level of electricity interconnection capacity within Central Europe and is equally well connected to neighbouring natural gas markets. Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA's executive director, ...
Lauder is also the calibration site for all of NIWA’s radiation sensors which make continuous recordings across its network of long-term climate monitoring stations around New Zealand. Mr Liley said New Zealand was one of the best suited countries in the world to take advantage of solar power. ...
The energy-saving benefits of using Emerson drive and motor solutions have been highlighted in a test report on electric motors by Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency). The agency commissioned the test to investigate claims made by manufacturers of electric motors in various efficiency classes, when used in conjunction with a series of different variable speed drives. The investigation ...
Late last night, the Senate rejected a bid to block standards to limit the dangerous carbon pollution that is driving climate change. The measure, an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution proposed by Sen. James Inhofe, R-OK, would have prohibited the Environmental Protection Agency and the executive branch from developing standards under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon emissions ...
Australia has also created institutions to ensure that the system works effectively. A Climate Change Authority will monitor and advise on the level of pollution caps, operation of the carbon price and other initiatives, and progress toward meeting targets. ...
The Siemens and Boeing alliance brings together the capabilities required of a DOD energy modernization provider, including end-to-end engineering and construction; network and smart grid integration; cybersecurity; energy efficiency; energy management and storage; next-generation alternative energy integration; climate monitoring; and service, training and ...
“Chile has made remarkable strides to strengthen energy security and improve energy policy over the last few years”, said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in Santiago at the launch of Energy Policy Review – Chile 2009. He highlighted that the country successfully overcame a double crisis of energy supply in 2007/08, when Chile lost most of its gas ...
Urgent action is required to avert escalating fuel poverty levels, a government group has claimed. The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) has called for vital government action to tackle fuel poverty. In a report published today it warns that without radical action many more households will be pushed into fuel poverty as a result of essential investment in climate change prevention measures, ...
On her first trip to Asia as the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has announced: 'We will be looking for ways to collaborate on issues that go beyond just our mutual concerns to really addressing global concerns.' Accompanying Mrs Clinton was Todd Stern, the administration's climate change envoy, and amid the flux of economic stimulus facilities announced this month by both the US and ...
Finalists and winners will be chosen by a jury composed of the world's leading experts in future energy and the mitigation of climate change. The jury will be chaired by Dr. R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for raising public awareness about climate change while ...
Norwich, UK - Recent climate change brought on by human activities has weakened one the Earth's natural defenses against global warming. ...