Archive for January 2014

Australia's Stranded Coal Assets

January 31, 2014 Add Comment Edit

As a major supplier of coal to China, Australia has made a fortune helping China to meet its energy demands and in the process they have moved the world closer to irreversible climate change tipping points. China is the world's larger consumer of coal accounting for half the world's consumption. Australian...

January 31, 2014 Add Comment Edit

On Sunday, February 2, 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII will go down in history as the greenest such event ever. Everything from energy to food will be green at this year's Super Bowl and the stadium boasts extensive use of recycled materials. There was also an e-waste recycling initiative in the region to...

China's New Year: Smog and Drought Underscore the Contradiction of Pollution and Mitigation

January 31, 2014 Add Comment Edit

As China celebrates its new year festival, many of the country's major cities appear deserted as millions of workers returned to their childhood homes in rural parts of the nation. On the upside the mass exodus has improved air quality in some of China's biggest cities. However, as the New Year was...

January 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The sale of electric car company Fisker is turning out to be quite a soap opera. A decision by US Bankruptcy Court has put the remains of the company up for public auction. A late bid by Wanxiang, China's largest auto parts manufacturer has reopened the bidding on Fisker's DOE loan debt. Although it...

Report - Top 10 Energy Management Predictions for 2014

January 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Do you want to know what will be the major energy management trends that will impact corporates and utilities in 2014? Look no further than this complimentary report. Verdantix has compiled years of research into energy technologies, energy services and power utilities, as well as conducing extensive...

Using Insurance Costs to Advance Action on Climate Change

January 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

One of the best ways of changing public attitudes on climate change is by letting people bear the real costs of insurance. This argument suggests that higher insurance costs may be the best way to advance action on climate change.According to a report by Ceres titled, "Inaction on Climate Change: The...

Freak Weather: Alaska is Warmer than Alabama

January 30, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The weather in the US has been turned upside down with the far north being warmer than the deep south. At the end of January 2014, the temperature in northern Alaska reached an all time high according to the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. While a warm air mass in Alaska is breaking records...

Guide - Physical Risks from Climate Change (Ceres)

January 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

This is a guide for companies and investors interested in understanding the physical risks associated with climate change. It addresses the issues of disclosure and management of climate impacts.Over the last few years there have been hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses due to extreme...

GMO's Top Communications Stories of 2013

January 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Here are the Green Market Oracle's (GMO) top communications stories for 2013 organized under the headings of the 20 most important related subjects.This assemblage of 107 articles is comprised of stories that address journalism, successes, gratitude, narratives (religion), awards (organizations and...

World Economic Forum Report: '"Global Risks 2014"

January 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

The 9th Edition World Economic Forum's Global Risks report, Global Risks 2014 examines some of the most pressing global, systemic risks to development and prosperity. Climate change and related risks feature prominently.The report highlights how global risks are not only interconnected, but also have...

President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address: Summary and Green Highlights

January 29, 2014 Add Comment Edit

President Obama's 2014 state of the union address did reference carbon pollution and the need for more action on climate change, but environmental concerns did not receive the attention that some had hoped for.The President's focus was on continuing to grow the nations economy and provide more jobs....

Examples of Renewable Energy Innovations in 2013

January 28, 2014 Add Comment Edit

Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing and most interesting areas of innovation. The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade. The number and size of investments in research and development, as well as in the growth of markets for these...