What will the world economy be like ten years from now? Or fifty years from now? Is it something that we can forecast by looking at the past, assuming that past tends […]
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Airlines urge U.N. deal on emissions to avoid trade war
(Reuters) – Airlines on Monday urged a U.N. aviation group to back a mandatory global framework to curb airline emissions, saying failure to reach a deal would revive threats of a trade […]
Graph of the Day: Average electricity prices around the world
Where is electricity expensive and where is it cheap? Compare the average $/kWh electricity prices from 17 different countries – including Australia. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-average-electricity-prices-around-the-world-24207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-average-electricity-prices-around-the-world-24207
China Boosts Solar Market with New Construction Ban
Beijing took an important step towards rejuvenating the global solar panel sector last week when it announced new steps that will strictly limit new plant construction. This kind of government-led approach is […]
New US Limits on Power Plant Carbon Emissions: Five Points
The Obama administration on Friday unveiled the first-ever national limits for carbon emissions from new power plants in the United States–a step that seeks to reshape the debate on climate change in […]
The New Climate Economics
Climate scientists are now more than 95% certain that human activity – largely the combustion of fossil fuels – is causing temperatures and sea levels to rise. But, as climate-change skepticism is […]
Fight Over Battery-Backed Solar in Southern California
As the country’s leader in solar power, and as its soon-to-be leader in energy storage, California is shaping up to be a battleground over policies that could shape the future growth of […]
The World Needs 390 Billion Barrels of New Oil Production by 2035
Production from legacy oil wells is declining each year. At the same time, demand from emerging markets is rising rapidly. via Energy News http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2013/09/130922OOLKMQ?fromrss=1
Chinese government sees its own reflection in water crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) – For China, global warming has become something of a convenient truth. via Reuters: Environment http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/31949460/sc/2/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A130C0A90C230Cus0Eclimate0Eipcc0Echina0EidUSBRE98M0ABP20A130A9230DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FenvironmentNews/story01.htm
What Do Paraguay, Norway, Iceland, And Brazil Have In Common? This Map Will Show You.
How carbon-intensive is it to flip a switch in 40 countries? The post What Do Paraguay, Norway, Iceland, And Brazil Have In Common? This Map Will Show You. appeared first on ThinkProgress. […]
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