Energy

Renewable energy and jobs: annual review 2014

In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2014
Rabia Ferroukhi, Arslan Khalid, Alvaro Lopez-Peña, Michael Renner
International Renewable Energy Agency
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Renewable Energy, Industry, Energy Technology, India, Global, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Biofuel, Biomass, Biogas, Solar Concentrating Power, Geothermal Energy, Small Hydro Power
Agriculture

Water, food and energy nexus challenges

The WBCSD launched a report, titled ‘Water, Food and Energy Nexus Challenges,' which indicates that increasing demand for agricultural products will strain land, water, energy and other resources, as well as contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Agriculture, Water Resources, Food Security, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Energy, Green House Gases, Water Quality, Biofuel, Land Use, India, Global
Energy

Tracking clean energy progress 2014

Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2014 examines progress in the development and deployment of key clean energy technologies.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
International Energy Agency
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Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Coal, Natural Gas, Carbon Capture and Storage, Industry, Transport, Hybrid Electric, Vehicles, Biofuel, Green Buildings, India, Global
Energy

White House has not yet received EPA's final rule on 2014 ethanol mandates

A spokesman for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Wednesday that the agency is not yet reviewing a final rule on 2014 biofuel blending requirements, quashing rumors the

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Reuters
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Biofuel, Energy, United States Of America (US), Renewable Energy
Energy

Ethanol: Worse Than Conventional Fuel?

Ethanol was pitched as the new hope for alternative fuels in America, but what if it’s actually worse than conventional gasoline?

Publication Date: 
29/04/2014
Environment News Network
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Ethanol, Alternative Fuels, Energy, United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, Agriculture, Biofuel
Energy

US EPA cuts 2013 target for cellulosic biofuel

The U.S.

Publication Date: 
24/04/2014
Planet Ark (Australia)
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Biofuel, Energy, United States Of America (US), Ethanol
Energy

German cabinet set to approve flagship renewable energy reform

The German government will give its blessing on Tuesday to a sweeping reform of renewable energy laws designed to slow cost increases as Europe's largest economy moves to nearly double its green po

Publication Date: 
08/04/2014
Reuters
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Renewable Energy, Energy, Germany, European Union (EU), Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Biofuel, Electricity
Energy

U.S. court questions EPA delays to biofuel mandate

Federal judges on Monday pressed the Obama administration to explain delays that have plagued its implementation of the U.S.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2014
Ayesha Rascoe
Reuters
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Court, United States Of America (US), Biofuel, Energy, Renewable Energy, Diesel, Ethanol
Climate Change

Leaked IPCC climate plan to worsen global warming - ecologists

Critics say bioenergy, carbon capture, among draft report's 'false solutions' to sustain business as usual economics

Publication Date: 
08/04/2014
Guardian (UK)
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Climate Change, IPCC, Energy, Soil Erosion, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Impacts, Global Warming, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Carbon Capture and Storage, Deforestation, Livestock, Wood, Ethanol, Biofuel
Energy

Global trends in renewable energy investment 2014

This report produced by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, UNEP and Bloomberg New Energy Finance tracks  the latest developments, signs and signals in the financing of renewable energy and  explores the issues affecting each type of investment, technology and the  region.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2014
Angus McCrone
UNEP-Frankfurt School
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Finance, Energy Technology, India, Global, Statistics, Fossil Fuels, Carbon Capture and Storage, Subsidies, Carbon Dioxide, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass, Biofuel, Small Hydro Power, Geothermal Energy

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