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Ontario switches on Canada’s largest solar plant
Ontario has switched on Canada’s largest solar plant at Stone Mills, near Napanee.
World must get on with carbon capture and storage
Energy ministers meeting in London this week at the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum said the world must get on with carbon capture and storage with at least 20 commercial scale pilot projects needed by 2020.
GE and Masdar City to pilot smart appliances
GE is to trial smart home appliances on some of the first residents in Masdar City – the world’s first carbon-neutral, zero-waste city being built in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi.
India, Ontario and Hawaii back feed-in tariffs
India has indicated that it is likely to introduce feed-in tariffs for renewables, while Ontario and Hawaii have enacted region-wide feed-in tariff programmes.
G20 leaders to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
At the end of the G20 meeting last week, leaders agreed to phase out subsidies to fossil fuels to reduce wasteful consumption, increase investment in renewables and tackle climate change.
China could face huge bill for cutting carbon emissions
China’s president Hu Jintao may have promised reductions in carbon emissions by 2020, but the country could face a huge bill achieving the cuts, according to a report from the Energy Research Institute.
China promises to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions
China promised to improve the energy efficiency of homes, businesses and power plants in a bid to cut emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York yesterday.
Business leaders urge global action on climate change
Business leaders from over 500 global companies have issued a demand for action on climate change to the UN General Assembly in New York.
US should follow EU approach to energy efficient buildings
The US should be following the EU’s approach to improving energy efficiency in buildings, according to a report from the RAND Corporation.
World’s largest offshore wind farm switched on
Last week Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark officially switched on the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, which will be the world’s largest until Greater Gabbard comes online off the shores of the UK.