News
- January 13, 2012 |
- Policy
- California targets ‘vampire’ battery chargers by imposing new energy efficiency standards
- Washington Post, Associated Press
- LOS ANGELES — California has declared war on vampires, but this time it’s no Hollywood monster flick. The state will be the first in the nation to target so-called vampire battery chargers that suck up and waste as much as 60 percent of the electricity they consume. The California Energy ... more ›
- January 12, 2012 |
- Finance
- Renewable energy investment soared in 2011
- Smartplanet.com, David Worthington
- 2011 was outwardly a tumultuous year for clean energy, but economic uncertainty and the air of scandal were in actuality just red herrings. Global investment surged to record levels, and the United States led the pack. The industry’s challenges were many: falling stock prices, bankruptcy, slim profit margins,trade disputes, disappearing energy subsidies, ... more ›
- January 12, 2012 |
- Finance
- Investors say private sector must tackle climate change
- Reuters, Deborah Zabarenko
- (Reuters) – Institutional investors with a collective $26 trillion under management opened a new front on Thursday in the fight against climate change, urging the private sector to mobilize, follow the money and find new technologies to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Putting a price on climate-warming carbon emissions, which has ... more ›
- January 12, 2012 |
- Policy
- California Proposes Utility Bills as Latest Efficiency Investment Tool
- Greentech Media, Jeff St John
- The latest idea for making building energy financing cheaper and easier? Tying loan repayment to utility bills. From California, the land of policy-backed energy efficiency, comes a new plan to jumpstart investment in making buildings greener and more efficient — tying repayments to utility bills. The California Public Utilities Commission is now ... more ›
- January 12, 2012 |
- Finance
- Solar surge drives record clean energy investment in 2011
- Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Press Release
- Total new investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260bn in 2011, despite the sluggish global economy and a painful squeeze on manufacturers London and New York, 12 January 2012 – Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of $260bn in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five ... more ›
