Brussels (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - The majority of new buildings constructed in the European Union and those undergoing significant renovation must prove their high energy efficiency as of December 31, 2020, the EU agreed Tuesday.
Quito, Ecuador (UPI) Nov 17, 2009 - Ecuador's energy crisis shows no sign of easing, but relief may be around the corner after emergency measures were taken by the government to import electricity from Colombia and Peru.
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - General Electric said Tuesday it had signed a preliminary pact with China's largest coal company Shenhua Group to develop clean coal technology in the Asian giant.
Tehran (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi on Tuesday announced the launch of an emergency petrol production plan in a bid to dodge possible US sanctions on fuel imports by the Islamic republic.
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 - DuPont and BSES Limited announced a research, development and commercialization alliance to improve productivity and use of sugarcane varieties. The agreement brings together DuPont's extensive plant biotechnology expertise with BSES's unrivalled knowledge of sugarcane breeding, production and processing.
Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 - Joule Biotechnologies has announced a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 14, 2009 - Asia-Pacific leaders will drop a fixed target for halving greenhouse gas emissions in a final summit statement, a Chinese official said Saturday.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 14, 2009 - China can become the world's top exporter of green technology if it carries out crucial energy and ecological reforms, leading environmental campaigners said here Saturday.
London (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 - Worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases will be nine percent lower than they would have been in 2012 without the global economic downturn, British researchers said Friday.
Montreal (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - The era of oil gushing from ground wells is over and can only be replaced by costly and complex refining of deposits such as Canada's oil sands to satisfy rising global energy needs, said a senior oil executive.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - China said Thursday it would seek a fair and reasonable result at world climate talks next month but insisted rich nations must bear most of the burden for tackling global warming.
New Canaan CT (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 - Structured Solutions II has announced the launch of their newly-designed wheeled snow shovel this fall. The Sno Wovel is the only non-combustion alternative snow removal device performing equal to or better than a snow blower. The all new folding frame Sno Wovel debuts in a new category of hybrid tools, combining safety for the user, protection of the environment and high-performance.
Rome (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - Italian police are closing in on a scam involving wind farms in Sicily, Sardinia and the southern Naples region, a spokesman said Thursday.
New York NY (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 - Accenture has identified the technologies that it predicts are most likely to transform the demand and supply of transport fuels and cut emissions within the next five years.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 - Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described in science textbooks.
