Energy News of the Week (May 5-11, 2014)
2017/01/09
< Asia >
Renewable-energy surge slow to wean China off coal
The Seattle Times-2014/05/06
China now leads the world in development of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. It's still unclear whether that will pay off in serious cuts in coal use and a reduction in China's surging carbon emissions. By Hal Bernton. Seattle ...
Eco-audits aim at boosting household energy savings
The Japan News-2014/05/09
By Yuki Inamura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer The Environment Ministry will fully launch its so-called family eco-diagnosis program next month, to promote energy saving at households and curb carbon dioxide emissions. The program?in ...
< North America >
More solar energy powering Corporate America
USA TODAY-2014/05/10
As solar costs plummet, U.S. corporate giants including Apple, Google and Wal-Mart are turning to the sun to power stores, data centers and other facilities. At a Wal-Mart store in Mountain View, Calif., on Friday, President Obama cited Wal-Mart's commitment ...
< South America >
Brazil sets final rules for forest use, allows tradable credits
Reuters Africa-2014/05/06
SAO PAULO May 6 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government published a final set of regulations on the use of its forests on Tuesday that could push farmers to restore a huge amount of illegally cleared native vegetation and encourage the use of ...
< Africa >
Africa's 'Clean Energy Corridor' Sparking Cross-border Cooperation
AFKInsider-2014/05/09
Showing progress towards greater cross-border cooperation to develop renewable energy projects, energy ministers from 19 countries are pushing ahead with the creation of the Africa Clean Energy Corridor. “The Africa Clean Energy ...
< Europe >
Ukraine shows need to rebalance EU energy mix
pv magazine-2014/05/09
The EPIA says PV can play an important role in reducing the EU's reliance on Russian gas imports. But a Bloomberg analyst says any short-term gaps in gas supply could be plugged by new supply routes. The threat to European gas imports ...
< Australia >
Australia's renewable energy target should be left alone says CEC
Renewable Energy Magazine (press release)-2014/05/09
Reducing Australia's Renewable Energy Target (RET) would increase power bills and lead to thousands of lost jobs the Clean Energy Council has told a review panel. Australia's renewable energy target should be left alone says CEC. A panel is currently ...