March 3, 2008 (Reuters) – The fund, to be set up jointly with the United States and Britain, is expected be the largest ever of its type, with total investment of about 500 billion yen ($4.82 billion), the Nikkei said.
By investing in technologies such as wind and solar power in less developed countries, participating governments [...]
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Japan may invest $1.93 billion in climate fund
Posted in Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Japan, Solar, U.K., U.S., Wind on March 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Letter from Shell CEO
Posted in Biodiesel, Carbon Offset, China, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Coal, Conservation, Diesel, EU, Emissions Reduction, Energy Efficiency, GHG, Green chemicals, Hybrid, Hydro, LNG, Legislation, Ocean/Tidal, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Traditional Energy, U.K., U.S. on January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
From: Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive
To: All Shell employees
Date: 22 January 2008 Subject: Shell Energy Scenarios
Dear Colleagues
In this letter, I’d like to share reflections about how we see the energy future, and our preferred route to meeting the world’s energy needs. Industry, governments and energy users – that is, all of [...]
Trade in Greenhouse Gas Permits and Credits up 45%
Posted in Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Emissions Reduction, GHG, Renewable Energy, U.K., U.S. on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
August 16, 2007 (Environmental Finance) — Volumes in the world’s carbon markets were up 45% year-on-year to 1.2 billion tonnes [...]
Harvesting the Power of Ocean & Tidal Energy
Posted in Ocean/Tidal, Renewable Energy, U.K. on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
August 1, 2007 – (RenewableEnergyAccess.com) – A small team of engineers based in Cornwall, England, have made a breakthrough with the development of a turbine that they claim could solve the commercial viability of tidal power. Known as the Osprey turbine, the technology can be used to create electricity offshore at sea — or in [...]
