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World Bank Wants Global Jet Fuel Tax

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The World Bank has lost no time in acting on its partnership with the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, announced at their annual conference last week.

“The World Bank will suggest a global levy on jet and shipping fuel in recommendations to G20 governments later this year on raising climate finance,” World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Andrew Steer told Reuters in an interview on Sunday after the C40 Conference. The World Bank confirmed the proposal for Breaking Energy. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Germany offshore wind tweet

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In its move from #nuclear to #renewables, Germany may favor #offshore #wind development http://bloom.bg/m7bxsj via @BloombergNews @AOLenergy

 /  Published June 6, 2011 at 2:43 PM

A Roadmap for Energy

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A wide-ranging discussion on Capitol Hill today reflected a lingering lack of consensus on US energy policy.

At a scattered meeting this morning, intended to focus on the proposed H.R. 909 energy bill, House Republicans and Democrats heard testimony from a wide array of expert witnesses. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 3, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Steven Chu tweet

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Secretary Chu: I envision a future where research and products are invented in America, made in America and sold worldwide!
@argonne

 /  Published June 3, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Solar Surge

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The sun shines strong on hot summer days and soon the US may be capturing much of its power for electricity.

Solar markets have picked up in activity in recent days, both on the production and consumption side, aided by strategic boosts from the US government. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Video: California Races Towards Its Goal

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On April 12, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new renewables portfolio standard (RPS) that set a goal of 33% power from renewables by 2020.

This move has paved the way for developers to construct wind and solar project like never before. More megawatts of renewables are currently under construction in California than have been constructed in the past decade. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 2, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Integrated Transmission 2.0

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The country’s electrical transmission system is slowly being integrated in an effort to attain maximum efficiency at minimum cost.

Agreements signed this week underline the urgency behind efforts to bolster infrastructure and integrate electrical lines across the country. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM

A Veteran Joins the Fight

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The World Bank is wielding its biggest weapon in combating urban emissions: Data.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick announced this morning that the group would be officially partnered with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group headed by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. A data-aggregation master, the World Bank will give the C40 group critical help in collecting data from its member cities and providing a sense of uniformity to the collection of international members. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 1, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Video: Tunisian Wind Export Hopes

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Wind energy is becoming a popular option even in parts of the world where oil production remains a dominant part of the economy. Tunisia, like distant Texas, is set to become a premier producer of wind power that it could sell to Spanish utilities to meet government requirement.

The World Bank is often criticized by both donor countries and those it lends to, and in this video the Bank defends itself by highlighting the potential benefits from establishing a wind power industry in a developing country. It echoes the lessons project managers took from a solar project in Morocco, also highlighted here. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM

C40 Summit Tweet

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Live-tweeting from #C40 Summit in Sao Paulo: Mayor #Bloomberg on C40 Cities reports: “In God we trust, but everyone else has to bring data” @c40cities @AOLenergy

 /  Published June 1, 2011 at 11:15 AM
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