Green (Living) Review

JULY 20, 2010

Green technologies is now a global marketplace of $3 trillion but as result of a staggeringly low commitment from past governments, the UK has less than a five percent share of this market. We have a legal and moral responsibility to protect the environment, so CIWEM fully supports the GIB Commission’s recommendation that £550 billion worth of investment is needed to meet UK climate change and renewable energy targets between now and 2020.

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Green Prophet

JULY 7, 2020

How can we reduce our carbon footprint while still exploring the great unknown? The first rule of sustainable travel is finding ways to move about the local area that are as low-impact as possible. Walking does not require any carbon emissions, gasoline, or manufacturing. It is also important to try to select a vehicle that is low emissions if possible. Travel carbonaut eco-travel glamping greenhouse gases low carbon footprint wildlife conservation

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Green Prophet

AUGUST 31, 2020

She maintains, “The global transition to a low carbon future might be further jeopardised by the strain that COVID-19 pandemic has put on public and private finance, as well as supply chains, resulting in delay or cancellation of new renewable energy projects.

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Green Prophet

JUNE 29, 2020

Those weird people that challenge themselves to be “carbonauts” or take low-carbon and zero-plastic waste challenges are running a waste-free marathon for themselves. The gold dust bought at Walmart may make your graduation photo pretty. But one blow and it’s forever cycling as microplastics that will get into our lungs. I wonder all the time about Covid 19. Why now? Why aren’t we stopping it?

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Green Prophet

MARCH 31, 2020

Researchers from IIASA, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and the University Institute of Lisbon, collected data on a wide variety of energy technologies at different scales and then tested how well they performed against nine characteristics of accelerated low-carbon transformation such as cost, innovation, and accessibility.

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Green Prophet

JANUARY 13, 2020

Investing in renewable energy in developing countries especially is important – it helps them secure low-cost capital to increase energy access, improve livelihoods and advance sustainable development on the ground. “Therefore, the provision of capital to support the adoption of renewable energy is key to low-carbon sustainable economic development and plays a central role in bringing about positive social outcomes.”.

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Green Prophet

JANUARY 21, 2020

“Together, we must rapidly deploy natural and technological solutions to remove gigatons of carbon dioxide from our air, restore ocean ecosystems, and preserve Arctic ice, while dramatically reducing emissions and adapting to climate change impacts,” said Dr. Khagram. In August 2019, Stripe committed to pay, at any available price, for the direct removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its sequestration in secure, long-term storage. . •

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Green Prophet

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Pick a building that has double-glazing and extra insulation so that you have less heating and cooling demands, and you manage to keep your energy bill low. Low Carbon Footprint Self-Employment Ideas. A tiny house, a room of one’s own, a little office, pottery studio, or granny flat. Building a tiny home in your garden might be a better eco investment that renting a whole new space. Have you ever thought of investing in a structure set up in your backyard?

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Greentumble

JANUARY 9, 2020

A major contributor to anthropogenic climate change, which our planet is experiencing right now, is the large concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that are being continuously released into the atmosphere from the transportation, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors. Fossil fuel prices are low despite concerns regarding limited reserves.

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Green Prophet

APRIL 22, 2020

Low-carbon investment would significantly pay off, the Outlook shows, with savings eight times more than costs when accounting for reduced health and environmental externalities. A climate-safe path would require cumulative energy investments of USD 110 trillion by 2050 but achieving full carbon neutrality would add another USD 20 trillion.

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Green Prophet

APRIL 17, 2020

These commitments build on existing cooperation between the AU and IRENA to strengthen the enabling environment for low-carbon, climate-resilient renewable energy investment as the continent seeks to raise its renewable energy ambition. Renewables are perfect for Africa where more than half of all people don’t have access to clean power. Microgrids powered by renewables are the future.

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Greentumble

JANUARY 11, 2020

It has a low carbon impact, uses a natural source of heat and can help lower your energy bills. 6 Low greenhouse gas emissions. Today, geothermal energy is probably one of the least talked about forms of renewable energy. And yet, we have utilized it to power everyday operations since the 1940’s [1]. Geothermal energy uses the earth’s high temperatures for heat particularly during winter and it can also use the earth as a heat sink for cooling in the summer [2].

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Green (Living) Review

APRIL 19, 2009

Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sugarcane ethanol's carbon intensity is even lower than initially calculated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to comments submitted today by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA). CARB is scheduled to vote on the first-of-its-kind Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) on April 23-24.

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Green Prophet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We spoke with experts from a variety of fields: carbon, energy, water, and green building to find reasonable opportunities and pathways for NGOS, businesses and humankind to go forward with building this world into a net positive place. Largest PV plant reaches record low power prices.

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The Green Changemakers

JANUARY 28, 2011

A project of The Regional Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan Overview 13 Eco-Model Cities of Japan CASBEE-City Promotion Council of the Low Carbon Cities The International Conference on Promoting Low Carbon Cities 2009 OVERVIEW A program established by the Japanese government to create and promote a Low-Carbon Society on a city level, domestically and worldwide.

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Celsias

MARCH 19, 2011

The European Commission today formally adopted a Roadmap for transforming the European Union into a competitive low carbon economy by 2050. It has already surpassed the targets set for 2012, and is on track to achieve the goals for 2020. Its next plan for achieving the needed 80% – 95% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions is laid out in today’s Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050.

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Green Prophet

JANUARY 19, 2012

Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with China for assistance in the development of nuclear power , using the last of its oil wealth to invest in the most controversial form of a low carbon energy future for its energy hungry nation. In 2010, the Kingdom established the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) to develop low carbon sources of energy, prompting us to ask: Who’s Going Nuclear in the Middle East?

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Green (Living) Review

JULY 9, 2010

RenewableUK stresses need for continued R&D and innovation funding create to supply-chain jobs Wind industry restates that £100bn investment can deliver 30GW of installed wind capacity by 2020 Meeting at their annual offshore wind conference in Liverpool recently, RenewableUK, the trade association for the UK’s wind, tidal and marine energy industries, has welcomed the overall proposals outlined in the Wigley Report Unlocking investment to deliver Britain's low carbon future.

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Green (Living) Review

JULY 17, 2009

by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The government has unveiled plans to cut carbon emissions in a bid to tackle climate change and farming is also targeted there. The Low Carbon Transition Plan calls on farming to reduce emissions to 6% lower than the level predicted for 2020. Encouraging private funding for woodland to increase carbon uptake. In order for low-carbon farming to succeed and work farming as an industry will have to change and change significantly.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association has supported the recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change for a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. But the Association warned the Government against the introduction of tendering for low carbon capacity and emphasised the need for further investment in renewables.

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Environmental Economics

APRIL 17, 2012

 The Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires that a state's utilities purchase a given percentage of their power from low carbon sources such as wind, solar and hydro.  In California, the RPS is set to rise to 33% by the year 2020. Matt Kahn : An interesting debate is playing out.  The Center for American Progress  (CAP) has put out a policy brief that argues that green energy purchase mandates do not raise local electricity prices.

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Green Prophet

JANUARY 15, 2019

The targets could reduce the power sector’s carbon dioxide emissions by 136 million tonnes (22 per cent reduction), while cutting water withdrawals in the power sector by 11.5 trillion litres (17 per cent reduction) in 2020. As we look to add generation capacity to serve growing populations and expanding economies, renewables will increasingly serve as central pillar of low-carbon development.”.

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Green (Living) Review

MARCH 23, 2011

New measures on planning could have positive implications for onshore wind farms Green Investment Bank: industry welcomes funding structure Carbon floor price needs post 2020 certainty Education, enterprise and technology boost could translate into supply chain growth The Coalition Government’s second budget was today welcomed by RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association, as containing a number of policies encouraging long term sector growth.

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Green Home Blog

JANUARY 12, 2013

Some seem to think Doha is a step in the right direction because rich UN signatory nations which participated promised to collect $100 billion per year until 2020 to help poorer nations fight the effects of climate change. For example, in Durban, signatories signed a pledge to create (and affirm) a global climate change treaty by 2015 which would take effect beginning in 2020. China has become a world leader in low-carbon and renewable energy sources.

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Green (Living) Review

JANUARY 13, 2012

The Committee on Climate Change has mid-December 2011 published its first comprehensive analysis of the impact of meeting carbon budgets on household energy bills. It goes on to say until 2020 energy policies to achieve a low-carbon economy will add around £110 to bills with scope to offset this if energy efficiency can be improved. And also refutes claims that major investments in low-carbon power capacity will drive dramatic bill increases over the next decade.

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Green Prophet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

It is to replace FIT, which is designed to encourage uptake of a range of small-scale renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies. The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) was introduced by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and will be fully realized on the first day of 2020. A wind turbine that uses dragonfly biomimicry to maximize the wind’s energy.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Saturday's rally, organised by the Campaign against Climate Change, follows a zero-carbon march from Hyde Park to Parliament. "This means slashing their emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2020, without carbon offsetting, and providing enough money to enable poorer countries develop cleanly.

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Green (Living) Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Britain currently gets only 3% of its energy from renewable sources but is aiming for a target of 15% by 2020 "We are an island nation and I firmly believe we should be harnessing our wind, wave and tidal resources to the maximum," Huhne said at a ceremony at sea as he officially opened the Thanet wind farm. billion) a year for the Green Investment Bank, which aims to boost private-sector spending on low-carbon technology.

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Green (Living) Review

AUGUST 6, 2010

The Statement delivered by Chris Huhne in the House of Commons reconfirmed the Government’s long-term commitment to expanding renewable energy, with the announcement of a Renewables Delivery Plan, which will map out detailed milestones to the delivery of the UK’s 2020 renewable energy target. The UK has just become a net importer of gas, and by 2020 we are expected to be importing between 80-90% of our supplies.

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Green (Living) Review

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Government pledges ‘£200 million for the development of low carbon technologies including offshore wind technology and manufacturing at ports sites’ Industry awaits details RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association, stated that, given the range of cuts necessary to reduce the UK’s deficit, the part of the spending review dealing with renewable energy and the environment is credible and considered.

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Green (Living) Review

APRIL 14, 2010

UK’s leading renewable energy organisations sign up to joint General Election manifesto 12 proposals to help ensure delivery of 2020 targets Urgent need to act due to climate change, decommissioning of ageing plant and energy security Nine of the UK’s leading renewable energy trade associations have signed up to a joint Manifesto, outlining proposals for the timely delivery of 2020 targets and urging the Government to act now on the looming energy and climate crisis.

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Green (Living) Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The new facility on the London Sustainable Industries Park (LSIP) will take 160,000 tonnes of food waste which would otherwise go to landfill and create low carbon biogas (enough to supply around 10,000 homes), as well as liquid fertiliser.The facility will also create up to 60 new jobs in addition to some relocated jobs. Indeed, we have been delighted by the positive response that the Vision 2020 ambition has already received.”

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Green (Living) Review

OCTOBER 19, 2010

We are encouraged that many countries continue to pursue an ambitious low carbon and renewables agenda despite the absence of a global agreement on carbon pricing. The aim is to halve the CO2 emissions by 2020 and to emit only 15 % by 2040, equivalent to approx. Thomas Dalsgaard, head of Group Regulatory Affairs at DONG Energy set out DONG Energy’s vision for a renewable energy revolution today.

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Living Green & Saving Energy

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

With the descriptive title “Natural Gas and Renewables: A Secure Low Carbon Future Energy Plan for the United States,” this report provides the following data. All these plants are likely to be retired by 2020.

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Living Green & Saving Energy

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

With the descriptive title “Natural Gas and Renewables: A Secure Low Carbon Future Energy Plan for the United States,” this report provides the following data. All these plants are likely to be retired by 2020.

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The Green Changemakers

APRIL 24, 2010

[link] SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age We now have evidence demonstrating that the ICT industry is a key player in creating a low carbon society and could do a lot more to help push the world in this direction by 2020. billion tonnes (Gt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2002 to 1.43 GtCO2e in 2020. GtCO2e, or 15% of total BAU emissions by 2020.

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Environmental Economics

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Here is the article without all of the crazy political stuff: More than two dozen of the nation’s biggest corporations, including the five major oil companies, are planning their future growth on the expectation that the government will force them to pay a price for carbon pollution as a way to control global warming. Companies do not know what form a future carbon price would take. Coal, which produces twice the carbon pollution of natural gas, would be a loser.

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Green (Living) Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Renewables industrydefends wind energy, warning Duke of Edinburgh is “seriouslymisinformed” Time has come to bust the myths peddled by anti-wind campaigners Support for wind costs only £10 in average £600 electricity bill 90,000 jobs in wind industry to be created by 2020. By 2021, a study by the respected analystsCambridge Econometrics [2] shows that this willincrease to nearly 90,000 jobs as we build a new low-carbon economyand meet our carbon reduction targets. [1]

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Green (Living) Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The National Trust has been working on its low carbon villages (LCV) project which aims to tackle the disillusionment and helplessness that many people feel about climate change in two Trust owned villages, Coleshill in Oxfordshire, and Cambo on the Trust's estate at Wallington, Northumberland. Through a process of engagement over a three-year period, LCV aimed to develop positive and practical solutions that could set villagers on a journey to low-carbon living.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

has agreed to a legally binding EU-target to supply 15 per cent of the UK's energy from renewable sources by 2020, but lacks clear plans for each renewable energy technology. "It will be a huge challenge but the coalition is determined to move beyond promises and actually deliver on the low-carbon economy," he said during a BBC interview.

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Green (Living) Review

AUGUST 17, 2009

INDUSTRY BACKS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO GREEN ENERGY REVOLUTION by Michael Smith (Veshengro) 30% renewable electricity target by 2020, now it is time to back strategy and build UK supply chain, with wind, wave and tidal expected to deliver bulk of targets. Maria McCaffery MBE, Chief Executive of BWEA, the UK ’s leading renewable energy trade association, said: “We welcome the Government’s commitment to delivering on the 2020 targets.

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Green Prophet

JULY 22, 2012

The Jerusalem Post also reported international concerns about Egypt’s lax nuclear security, after the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed reports that low-level radioactive material had been stolen from a laboratory at El-Dabaa. With four nuclear energy plants delivering electricity to the grid by 2020, we will be delivering 5,600 megawatts of low carbon electricity to the national grid,” he said.

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Sightline Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Oregon and Washington leaders are contemplating turbocharging their clean energy transition by instituting carbon pricing here in the Pacific Northwest. Will a cap or tax on carbon work? Since you ask: Scandinavian countries have been pricing carbon for more than two decades. The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has been pricing carbon for almost a decade. China aims to reduce its carbon intensity 40-45 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.

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