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 →
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 →
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
John Bryson, former CEO of Edison International, a major utility owner, and chairman of solar company BrightSolar, is President Obama’s choice for the next Secretary of Commerce.
The President was sure to cite Bryson’s energy past in his speech announcing the nomination, underlining the administration’s recent approach to energy industry innovation and clean energy as job creation engines and economic drivers. Keep reading →
With President Obama promising to end tax breaks to oil companies and invest in clean energy for the future, it may seem that state and particularly city governments have little room to maneuver.
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, chaired by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is trying to illustrate just how powerful cities can be. The group released two reports on Tuesday that record detailed information about greenhouse (GHG) emissions in 42 participating cities across the globe and shows the impact of specific actions from mayors on those numbers (see full selected data graphs below). Keep reading →
The presence of Canadian electricity in the Northeastern US is often a surprise to consumers. If a number of developers, bankers and regulators get their way, more of that power will flow south.
Here, Breaking Energy correspondent Janet Whitman discusses her story “Northern Star” and the opportunities and challenges that stem from new energy projects proposed for Eastern Canada. Keep reading →
What is the answer for our future energy needs? Do we focus on solar, or wind, or natural gas, or oil, or cleaner coal or nuclear? The reality is that we need to find new ways to make all of these energy sources work together if we are going to achieve the cleaner, more affordable and reliable energy mix of tomorrow.
Renewable energy will be an important component of the future energy grid and governments around the world are putting incentives in place to increase its uptake. Keep reading →
Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state’s participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) late last week.
Last year, NJ earned $65 million from the emissions auctions and some politicians think that Christie should now give that money back: Keep reading →
