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Chinese energy policies
China's economic, energy and environment policies have not been streamlined to fight climate change, according to a new study. Carmen Richerzhagen and Imme Scholz from the German Development Institute reviewed China's recent climate-relevant policies and actions in a study published last month (3 December) in World Development. They found that China has struggled hard to increase its energy ...
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First IEA review of the EU`s Energy Policy now published
President of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso and Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs received the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka who presented the main findings of IEA Review of the EU's Energy Policy. This is the first time that the IEA has made an in-depth analysis of European Energy Policy. The Review strongly endorses the broad outlines of the ...
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Public support for climate & energy policies rising
Public concern about global warming is once again on the rise, according to a national survey released today by researchers at Yale and George Mason ...
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The international launch of Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Austria 2014 Review
Press Conference on Wednesday 9 April 2014, 10:30 a.m. Reinhold Mitterlehner Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy of Austria Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director, International Energy Agency Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy 1010 Vienna, Stubenring 1 5th floor, press conference room The press conference (presentation and Q&A) will be held in German. The ...
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Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Germany 2013 Review
Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Germany 2013 Review Friday, 24 May, 10:00 a.m. Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie 10115 Berlin Eichensaal Entrance: Invalidenstraße 48 Since the IEA last reviewed Germany’s energy policies in 2007, the country has taken two fundamental policy decisions that will guide its energy policy in coming decades. In September 2010, the ...
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Airtightness Testing and the 2009 and 2012 IECC
The adoption of residential building codes that require more energy efficiency is one of the most exciting developments in state energy policy during the past four years. Over 30 states have now adopted codes that meet or exceed the energy efficiency requirements of the model 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). And by the end of 2015, it is estimated that as many as eight states ...
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Australian businesses unite to urge government to abort energy policy
Some of the biggest energy & business groups in Australia have reportedly come together in an effort to urge the Australian government to forgo its Big Stick approach in the matter of energy legislation. Apparently, the businesses are warning the government that the divestiture powers it craves would act as a significant obstacle that would impede future investment and also create a sovereign ...
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Critics Say Illinois Smart Grid Study Moving Too Fast After Legal Delay
By Kevin Stark in Energy News NetworkIllinois officials are working to get a sprawling smart grid study back on track following a lawsuit that accused them of open meeting law violations.The Illinois Commerce Commission agreed to make the remainder of its NextGrid study meetings open to the public after a consumer group and a battery developer said they were wrongly shut out of the sessions.The ...
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First Meeting of the Latin American Sustainable Energy Policy Initiative to Take Place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 28, 2006
The REEEP Regional Secretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, hosted by the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States, will hold the First Meeting of the Latin American Sustainable Energy Policy Initiative. The meeting will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 28, 2006 in conjunction with the Ministerial Meeting on Energy Security in the ...
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EU wrestles with 2020 renewables goal
The European commission is wrestling with the problem of how to turn the principle of binding national targets for renewable energy endorsed by EU leaders this month into law, it emerged at a seminar in Brussels on Monday. A senior commission official gave an insight into the EU executive's thinking during the seminar, revealing difficult choices over which legal base legislation implementing ...
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Bioenergy 2017 – IrBEA National Bioenergy Conference
2017 will be a pivotal year for Ireland’s energy policy; the industry expects clarity by then for the roll-out of a Renewable Heat Incentive. We need to move towards clean technologies. Currently, in Ireland, we have a renewable market share of 8.7%-, with Bioenergy contributing 2% of this. It’s imperative that the Irish Government develops an energy policy that allows for greater ...
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United Kingdom Energy Policies review, London, 30 May, 9:00
Press conference Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) Charles Hendry UK Energy Minister For the launch of Energy Policies of IEA Countries - United Kingdom 2012 Review Wednesday, 30 May, 9:00 a.m. Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW The United Kingdom is preparing for a deep decarbonisation of its energy system. ...
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Energy policy meltdown: Bush administration and oil shale
In a potentially disastrous plan that would destroy large tracts of the Rocky Mountain region, the Bush administration has announced its draft regulations for opening 2 million acres of public lands in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah for commercial oil shale production, according to experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The following are statements from Amy Mall, the Natural ...
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Honeywell CEO to Lead Energy, Environment Policy Committee for Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable (BRT) Chairman Jim McNerney, Chairman, President & CEO of The Boeing Company, announced today the selection of Dave Cote, Vice Chair of BRT and Chairman & CEO of Honeywell International Inc., as chair of BRT’s newly formed Energy and Environment Committee, which will bring the experience and expertise of America’s top CEOs ...
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WRI experts on Asia`s clean energy future
Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond. From June 22-24, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will co-host the premiere knowledge-sharing platform for clean energy investment in Asia, the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). Taking place in Manila, Philippines, ...
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Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Decisions Upholding Clean Energy Policies in Illinois, New York
The U.S. Supreme Court will not reconsider two lower court decisions upholding state climate and clean energy policies, declining industry-led petitions designed to overturn important state protections. The Court yesterday (4/15) denied certiorari – or, refused to hear – challenges to circuit court decisions in Illinois and New York that affirmed the states’ right to create ...
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World Energy Congress - Italian president says energy policies need drastic change
During a meeting with the leaders of the World Energy Congress, the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano called today on world governments to tackle the global energy and environmental challenges. “It is no longer possible to defer the introduction of drastic changes to energy and environmental policies,” Napolitano said while addressing at the Quirinale a delegation of the organizers ...
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ECREEEE: co-host of ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is co-hosting the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum 14th to 18th September 2015 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire The Forum will bring together top-level policy and decision makers, project promoters, investors and international partners to meet, discuss and explore relevant ...
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Eaton Explores Energy Policy Challenges at GLOBALCON 2014
Power management company Eaton today announced that the company will be exhibiting at the 25th Annual GLOBALCON Conference and Expo in Atlantic City, N.J. from April 9-10, 2014, highlighting energy surety and energy management solutions. Bill Anderson, director, strategy and business development, Eaton’s Government Sector, will also speak at the event, discussing the challenges facing ...
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How to make Europe number 1 in Energy Efficiency? Key results of the Energy Efficiency Watch project released today
Energy Efficiency Watch reports: Considerable progress in Energy Efficiency, but more needed to achieve 2020 target Despite considerable progress in the implementation of energy efficiency policies since 2011, more is needed if the EU is to reach its 2020 efficiency targets. This is the conclusion of an exhaustive set of reports on EU and national energy efficiency policy implementation released ...
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